In The Press
“It was refreshing to hear playing so passionately personal. Primakov is a personality of welcome distinction and intensity.” -DALLAS MORNING NEWS
“Vassily Primakov plays with the most riveting, sultry passion any pianist can muster.” -SANTA BARBARA NEWS PRESS
“Primakov is clearly a master of classical and romantic style with a musical wisdom far beyond his years.” -STAR-TELEGRAM
“Primakov commands attention. He draws gorgeous sound from the piano, and shapes the music with insight. He has the power to raise the roof and the refinement to hold back his torrents of tone… he entered the heart of the music and poured out its message to the enthralled crowd” -CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
“What a joy it is -and how humbling- to encounter an artist like Primakov, who, through some special alchemy of hands, mind and heart, can show us a fresh, revived, inexhaustible Chopin” -INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW
“Since Gilels, how many pianists have the right touch ? In Chopin, no one currently playing sounds as good as this! This is a great Chopin pianist” -THE AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
“Primakov's empathy with Chopin's spirit could hardly be more complete” -GRAMOPHONE
“One of the great Chopin recordings of recent times. These are performances of extraordinary power and beauty” -MUSIC WEB-INTERNATIONAL