DAVID
GROSS
Pianist
CRITICAL
ACCLAIM
“He is a pianist of strong, brisk fingers and penetrating
mind whose technique is formidable enough to make light of whatever
difficulties Chopin’s music throws in his way.
...his sparkling treatment of the Waltz in A-flat, Opus 42 was the real
thing.” (
“The compelling shaping of Ravel’s
Une barque sur l'Océan convinced as much
as the effective Variations by Hans Werner Henze
and the brilliant virtuosity in the Sérénade
de Don Juan by Karol Szymanowski.” (
“He made the piano notes whisper, twinkle, roar, and
dance; musical phrases rippled and capered, caressed and cajoled.” (
“Boisterously, vigorously, and with relish he dashes
through the three movements. His sound
is clear, willowy, and brilliant, and in the outer movements of a percussive
insistence that evokes the rhythms of folk dances. The lyrical andante movement he shapes as an
impressionistically shimmering nocturne.”
(Potsdamer Neueste
Nachrichten,
“His warm touch and sensitive, sparkling transparency
served Mozart’s work in an inspiring manner.”
(Potsdamer Neueste
Nachrichten,
“It is owing to the engaging and pithy interpretation that this is a fun listening experience.” (Fono-Forum; Lalo Piano Concerto)
“The various parts of Ravel’s Miroirs gave the pianist the opportunity to
demonstrate his perfect control of sound.
His colorful playing made these impressionistic pieces all but
visible. The piano was quasi transformed
into a harp or a glockenspiel.” (Nordsee-Zeitung,
“The young artist presented the audience with a
light-fingered, inspired, and sweeping Mozart.
An interpretation with mind and heart.” (Berliner Morgenpost,