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“ Vivid and beautiful playing ”
—The New York Times
Vivien Schweitzer
“ Her attention to detail and clarity is as impressive as her agility, balance and velocity. ”
—Washington Post
Joan Rheinthaler
“ Astonishing virtuoso with tremendous suggestive power and imagination. ”
—Neue Zurcher Zeitung
“ Yang’s technical ability was impressive. In the outer movements, the chords and octaves were handled with weight and depth of tone; and in the slow movement, the finger-work was dazzling ... The HKPO on the other hand, led by maestro Edo de Waart, played in equal partnership with Yang and unabashedly pushed the orchestra to the full-blooded boundary of the romantic manner to good effect. ”
—Time Out Hong Kong
“ The sound is bold and modern, yet restrained. The precision of the fingerwork is astounding. ”
—BBC Music Magazine
“ In a world of dime store piano virtuosi, all with impeccable technique, she seems like something out of Tiffany's special collection. ”
—TheaterJones
Gregory Sullivan Isaacs
“ But it was Joyce Yang, in her San Francisco [Symphony] debut, who delivered the stunning level of excitement everyone experienced, with her performance of the Rachmaninoff. This Korean-born, New York-based pianist, brought forth from the San Francisco audience as visceral and sustained a standing ovation as I've heard in response to a concerto. And it was deserved. ”
—Berkshire Review for the Arts
Steven Kruger