...strong, nuanced keyboard articulation...New York Times
Mr. Vonsattel used his razor-sharp technique to make the older works sound as adventurous as the more recent ones.New York Times
Vonsattel is without fail immersed in his music-making...this was exactly how a piano recital should be, of a sort that will leave indelible memories and impressions. Mr. Vonsattel's new CD is a document that reveals an exceptional talent.Neue Zürcher Zeitung
The big news is that Mr. Vonsattel is a superb pianist...he produced a pure and singing tone...everything, always, was in balance.New York Sun
Gilles Vonsattel...summoned an eminently fluid and sensual touch in order to bring to life the harmonies of Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit and then galvanized his colleagues in the Schumann Piano Quintet.Le Temps
Most amazing was Vonsattel's ability to weave in and out of such different styles with ease and authority...Vonsattel has that complete mastery of himself as well as the instrument.San Francisco Classical Voice
...a pianist well worth watchingNew York Times
He has a way of taming the piano without ever raising his voice, [with] a firm caress that eloquently and softly moves through his hands. In chamber music, this predisposition is marvelous. For Mozart it fits like a glove.Le Temps
At once he plays like clockwork...underneath his ornamentation and striking sonic architecture is a wellspring of substance...from unabashed ardor to a musical communion that seems to come straight from whatever heavens he believes in.Timeout NY
This was a sterling performance of the concerto, the fearsome technical challenges met in a clear-eyed way and with the courage and the physical strength needed for the big moments....the piano tone was full, rich and generously projected, and without a hint of hardness. The rapturous slow movement was as successful as the framing movements - a thing of beauty.
Calgary Herald
The discovery was the Swiss-born, American-raised and -trained Gilles Vonsattel...he mesmerized for minutes on end.Houston Chronicle
...utter ease, fluidity, and calm amid the most technically challenging music.Houston Chronicle
He seems to balance intellect and feeling perfectly. There's no hint of haze in his Debussy and Ravel, but rather a finely chiseled elegance...his tone somehow manages both crystalline clarity and a core of warmth.Dallas Morning News
Swiss-born Gilles Vonsattel was dazzling in some insolently difficult Liszt and Gottschalk. If any doubt remained as to Saint-Saëns's capacity to (sometimes) write great music, surely Vonsattel and Edward Arron put it to flight with 1872's wonderful first Cello and Piano Sonata.
David ShengoldOpera News
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Vonsattel possesses a dazzling technique that can storm the heavens or sing in poetic introspection.... An impressive artist and dynamic virtuoso, Vonsattel left an indelible mark in a terrific Miami debut.Miami Herald
With his heart and soul fully engaged with the keyboard, the enormously talented pianist Gilles Vonsattel gave a knock-out performance.Danbury NewsTimes
Sovereign techniqueSüddeustche Zeitung
From the beautifully and sensitively played first-movement cadenza to the concerto's stunningly bravura ending, Vonsattel turned in a performance that had the packed house at Dawson Auditorium on its feet almost before the final notes died away, and rightly so.
Daily Telegram
Having to convince audiences that his interpretation of a great work of art is not only valid but of special interest seemed like child's play to the evening's guest artist, Gilles Vonsattel... every note was played with unflinching certainty.Naples Daily News