Gerstein / Isserlis / University of Chicago
….[Gerstein] showed how virtuosity and soulfulness can go hand in hand.
Chicago Sun Times / Andrew Patner / 8 May 2007
“Piano Recitals with a Difference”
Gerstein / Metropolitan Museum of Art
…the resourceful Kirill Gerstein showed…how to turn the tried-and-true piano recital into something startingly fresh …. Mr. Gerstein played with aplomb…with valiant determination and great effect…
The New York Times
Anthony Tommasini,
23. January 2007
Gerstein / Oramo / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
The Concerto For Piano and Winds…is full of sharp edges, abrupt juxtapositions and skewed perspectives. It’s perhaps the nearest thing to cubism that Stravinsky produced, and Oramo and pianist Kirill Gerstein made no attempt to disguise it’s aggression or raucousness, making everything seem larger and louder than life, and presenting the central largo as a tongue-in-cheek pastiche of a 19th century concerto slow movement.
The Guardian / Andrew Clements, 4. November 2006