Originally uploaded oct 14, 2014. Christopher Janwong McKiggan performs Zhou Long's Wu Kui
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Christopher Janwong McKiggan's piano playing has been called as “masterful, highly contrasted and sharply characterized” (GRAMOPHONE) and he has been hailed as a pianist "[with] astounding technique… startling poise and control" (KANSAS CITY STAR), "[with] astonishing virtuosity and piano coloration" (The CITIZEN), “commanding” (LIMELIGHT), "Outstanding" (BANGKOK POST) and “proving to be Colossus, converting every piece into a virtuoso composition” (The MANILA TIMES). Christopher won a top prize as laureate at the prestigious 12th UNISA International Piano Competition (WFIMC) and won numerous other awards including the Gold medal in the Seattle International Piano Competition, second prize in the Isabel Scionti International Music Competition, first prize in the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition and awards in other national and international competitions around the world. In a review of album “Paganimania” by Fanfare Magazine called Christopher as “the best hope for a global music of the future”. Furthermore, he has performed in venues all around the world, including the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall.
