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"This is a big-league recital that I would gladly pay to hear in any venue…. Ms.
Vinokur invites comparisons with many of top pianists of the past 75 years. She
stands up very well and also manages to say something new along the way… I was most
impressed with the Scriabin group. Well-chosen and ordered, these mostly lyrical
pieces show off Vinokur’s touch with a consistent beauty of sound that makes this
young artist someone to watch for."
-American Record Guide, 2007
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"Elegant brilliant playing . . . played freely, smoothly, and with fantasy"
- Prague Harmonie Magazine, Prague, 2008
Ms. Vinokur demonstrated ample technique and musical aptitude for the task…Ms. Vinokur's
polished performance had them resounding handsomely… responded to its fearsome technical
challenges head on… made the most of the larger canvases… the full power of Ms.
Vinokur's strong technique… demonstrated ear for calibrating rich sonorities."
- New York Sun, 2005
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“Vinokur played it with such beautiful phrasing and finesse, ... I found the emotion
of the soloist made it the most stirring.”
- The Woodstock Independent, USA, 2008
"Was well organized and done with spirit and style."
- The Strad Magazine, 2007
"Olga’s bright temperament and deep feeling and comprehension of musical pieces."
- Public Newspaper, Russia
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"Vinokur did not seem to play them, but recreate them – one was more aware of the
music than the playing of them. She captured their introspective and dream-like
moods, making them almost the highlight of the day….Vinokur never lost site of the
musical lines or focus of the music. …was rendered with a beautiful singing tone,
and was exquisitely played...was all but dazzling.
It was a spectacular opening event for the concert association. The restored Steinway
has a rich and glorious sound, which was sumptuously demonstrated by Vinokur's program
and her keyboard prowess. What more could concert goers wish?”
- The News-Times, USA, 2005
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"Pianist Olga Vinokur joined for an empassioned reading of the Dvorak. This was
zaftig music making...Her pianism was excellent.
- The New York Sun, 2007
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“With Ms. Vinokur's precise execution as a solid underpinning, the players made
this music smile….Ms. Vinokur's strong architectural sense held the group together.
All was very well-phrased and tasteful.”
- The New York Sun, 2006
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“Vinokur is certainly a musician of taste…Doubtless we shall be hearing more of
Vinokur in the years ahead. This serves nicely as a calling card of her accomplishments
so far and her strengths in the Russian repertoire in particular.”
- Musicweb-international, 2006
"Negotiated it with style, energy and equipoise..."
- The Strad Magazine, UK, 2005
"I immediately felt a bright romantic and dramatic style and temperamental spectacular
character of this refined, pretty pianist’s play."
- Nash Vek (Our Age), Russia
"There was a commendable straightforward willingness to eschew gesture some rubato
and allow the music to speak for itself… …Ms. Vinokur’s requisitely incisive, aptly
jittery, and well played performance… The fast pieces were superbly well controlled
technically…intoned beautifully….delivered with temperament; along with a rich tone
that remained attractive at all times and never became percussive."
- New York Concert Review, New York
"She demonstrated passionate and bright playing..., her keen large-scaled play is
full of pepper, with global comprehension of the musical text..."
- Ego Magazine, Moscow
"Olga Vinokur, a "young and exiting Russian pianist”, played a demanding program
that included works by Mozart, Chopin, Scriabin, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff. WCSU’s
newly-restored Steinway concert grand was a perfect vehicle for Ms. Vinokur’s lyricism,
introspection and "beautiful singing tone”.
- Danbury Concert Association Newsletter, USA
At the piano she is strong willed. She has a big sound, energy and power. Her play
features two most important qualities-expression and intellect. She aims at comprehending
the essence of the pieces she plays. Her inspiration is to follow the conception
of the composer, and at the same time her performance is emotional and sincerely
opened to the audience.
- Persona Magazine, Russia
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