“Scratching,” an hour-long “action and sound work” created by Kleijn and co-presented by EXPO Chicago and the Chicago Athletic Association, a onetime gentlemen’s club whose former pool—reconfigured as an event space—hosted the performance. Dressed in stilettos and a flesh-toned, sequined bodysuit, Kleijn performed using the cello, her body, and two HoneyTone mini amps.” - VAN Magazine
"Of Tuesday’s concertos, the most overtly seductive was Dai Fujikura’s Cello Concerto, written for Katinka Kleijn, a player of formidable expressive gifts. Pretty without pandering, it contains fleeting allusions..." read more - The New York Times
“…An otherworldly soundscape played with literally crunching virtuosity by CSO cellist Katinka Kleijn.” – Chicago Tribune
"Musician Performs Duet with Her Own Brain" - Time Magazine
“Cellist Plays A Duet With Her Brainwaves, Cyborgs May Be Real” - Buzzfeed
"Music of the Hemispheres" - Chicago Reader