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Press
Features Critical acclaim Her performances with trumpeter, Chris Botti were described as ''heart-stopping" and "enchanting"... “If Anne Akiko Meyers was Barry Bonds, she would have broken Hank Aaron's record with performances that were nothing short of brilliant.” “Meyers does not simply interpret music-she feels it, she becomes empowered by it and she expresses it. Meyers' tone, inflection, technical skills and passion are mesmerizing. Her passionate play is creatively impulsive and truly does take you on a story-filled journey with each passage.” “It's hard to imagine that Meyers could play with any more energy, confidence and imagination than she showed. Her breakneck brilliance completed an awe-inspiring interpretation.” "Meyers is a powerful, charismatic musician....the performance wove a spell that took the audience to another sonic realm.” “Her playing was unspooled with impressive refinement, emotional freedom and tonal depth” “A special gift from the moment she played the first note. She seduced us with her exquisite musical sensitivity and created continuous musical magic.” “Meyers is a passionate performer whose passion becomes an invitation to enter into the music and our own humanity more deeply.” “She can play the violin like a house afire. No one wanted to let her off the stage.” “She brought vivid imagination infusing the concerto with personality and stunning finesse, casting a spell from the outset.” “Meyers spoke through her instrument” “Meyers was determined to coax everything from the orchestra that could possibly be coaxed. Her playing was inspired, technically perfect, impassioned and compelling.” “The way she gave each note a tiny story en route was enchanting-a splendid, breathtaking performance.” “A thousand sensitive tones…Anne Akiko Meyers captivated her audience immediately with her finely spun tone, which was capable of marvelously subtle transformations.” “Meyers seemed not only a consummate fiddler but also a whole bevy of singers, from a lush operatic soprano to a raw-throated honky-tonk belter.” “She played like a woman possessed.” “One of the most remarkable interpreters of her generation” “Her playing captured the Puccini-like yearning and tenderness with the naturalness of a great singer and which brought at least one listener close to tears.” “Playing that flows from the heart.” “Meyers was like an enchantress. And her violin seemed to conjure the forces of nature. Fire, water, wind and even stillness all were within the command of her bow.” “Her sound was beguiling and deep-she has a lyrical gift, combining sonority and expressiveness.” “Vigorous mastery, unflinching technical skills and stylish elegance.” “Can take a meandering train of thought and spin it out into a melody of exquisite beauty-this is playing of rare sensitivity.” “She is not afraid to take risks-there seems to be no limit to the colors this violinist can draw from her instrument.” |
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