Vladimir Feltsman

Feltsman approaches all the music with huge affection...The readings are mostly unfussy, though he occasionally allows himself endearing, almost exaggerated tempo modifications at turning points.... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Feltsman's imaginative and creative ornaments and embellishments consistently delight and surprise...You may not get painstaking dynamic gradations or micro-managed contouring of lines...but... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 More…

Feltsman seems to me to be a pianist without mannerisms: his touch is buoyant and his articulation clean but he does not play mechanically: he is unafraid to make tiny rallentandos without wallowing.... — MusicWeb International, March 2012 More…

I found his playing involving and engaged. One aspect of his playing that caught my ear early on was the strength of his left hand. I can imagine that some listeners might even find some of... — MusicWeb International, 3rd March 2014 More…

his technique is as superb and assured as it is unobtrusive, and in the Waltzes his playing glows with grace and affection...How he excels, no less, in the teasing elegancies and improvisatory,... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2012 More…

Powerful, declamatory and with a fresh and exhilarating expressive range, his Chopin is as honest as it is individual. Uncompromisingly rugged and intense, Feltsman makes few concessions to... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010 More…