Gerard Schwarz, Conductor Laureate, Seattle Symphony
"I heard Hal Grossman play and was so impressed by his musical and technical work as well as his gorgeous sound."
"I heard Hal Grossman play and was so impressed by his musical and technical work as well as his gorgeous sound."
"Grossman played (Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending) with enviable purity of tone and conveyed the atmosphere with refined feeling. His long fade to silence was magical and beautifully assayed."
"Hal Grossman opened the program and with the first singing sounds of his violin he began to transform the somber concert hall into a magical castle in which the audience heard extraordinary, meaningful and magnificent music."
"In the Mozart Concerto #4 Grossman captured the ear with his vibrant tone and crystal clear sounds...the listener was not conscious of the faultless technique but rather was aware of the beautiful musical results."
"A scrupulous performance"
"The music was brought to life by means of superb technique, outstanding artistic sense, and a great deal of inflection."
"Violinist Hal Grossman plays with tremendous virtuosic technique, which the Khachaturian (Concerto for Violin) demands, but he offers more than that. While making it appear effortless, his music sparkles, sobs hopelessly, rages angrily and shouts joyously."
"The violinist Hal Grossman is an excellent and sensitive virtuoso with brilliant technique who makes each of his violin strings sing."
"Violinist Hal Grossman turned out beautifully crafted phrases that were poignantly expressive."
"Hal Grossman was deft and decisive in delivery of the 20-minute composition."
The important violin solo was gorgeously played by Hal Grossman