Press

"A Memorable Performance..."

— Alejandro Fernández / Music Critic

"Ilya Itin performs explosive wartime Prokofiev..."

— Alan Becker, South Florida Classical Review

"...borderline unbelievable in its combined power and accuracy which is achieved with the minimum of physical effort. Remarkable pianism...which all readers should experience at least once..."

— International Piano Magazine

"...I'd go and hear him play the phonebook..."

— BBC TV

"His interpretation was beautiful and clear, he let the music breathe.... He left no doubt in his virtuosity and musicality.... The result was a triumphant success."

— Wiener Zeitung (Vienna,Austria)

"The perfect pianist, Ilya Itin succeeded in transforming the romantic revelry of Rachmaninov's 3rd piano Concerto into rhythmic force and compactness."

— Der Standard (Vienna)

"There was no doubt that Itin was the outstanding performer, with a wonderful range of color, a truly imaginative way with texture and phrasing, and a supreme technical command."

— The Guardian (London, England)

"A pianist of formidable accomplishment..."

— The Times (London)

"Itin is a master : his tone graded to the tiniest detail and embued with wide expressive range indeed."

— The Jerusalem Post (Israel)

"...pianist Ilta Itin illuminated the concerto he played with unquestionably perfect technique and sensitive understanding of the art (music)."

— Der Tagesspiegel (Berlin, Germany)

" Mr. Itin's sound was lovely and delicate, obviously a gifted performer..."

— New York Times (USA)

"A delicious and rare talent..."

— The Washington Post (USA)

"He plays marvelously with all his body and soul: a very gifted pianist and musician."

— Le Figaro