“Campbell, for neither the first nor the last time, proved herself to be an artist of remarkable commitment and insight.
She burst out with explosive torrents of sound at one moment and singled out judiciously chosen clusters of notes the next. She erupted in big keyboard glissandos or forearm smashes; she dove into the innards of the instrument to pluck individual strings.” —Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle
Excerpt of Concert for Piano and Orchestra by John Cage, featuring the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players and choreographer & dancer Antoine Hunter.
“And “Ellis Island,” delivered with crisp, sinuous clarity by pianists Kate Campbell and Taylor Chan, trades rhythms back and forth in a close-drawn textural weave …
Time shifts and shimmers; intellectual boundaries briefly dissolve and realign. Something always feels subtly different in the aftermath.” — Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle
Excerpt of Ellis Island by Meredith Monk, performed by Kate Campbell and Taylor Chan
Parlour Games by Meredith Monk, studio recording by Kate Campbell and Taylor Chan.
“The glorious main point of the evening was [Julius] Eastman’s Gay Guerrilla, a 30-minute tour de force of technique and expressive intensity.
In a fervid but impeccably controlled rendition by pianists Kate Campbell and Allegra Chapman, the composer’s ingenious bravado came to the fore.” — Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle
Excerpt of Gay Guerilla by Julius Eastman, performed by Kate Campbell and Allegra Chapman
“A focused and beautifully sculpted performance”
— San Francisco Classical Voice
wed by David Lang, live performance
“Brilliant Pianist”
— Financial Times
Etude No. 2 For Solo Piano by Don Byron, performed live
“Powerful Player”
— Santa Cruz Sentinel
My Lips From Speaking by Julia Wolfe, for 6 pianos (recorded and performed live by Kate); a frenzied homage to “Think” by Aretha Franklin