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"Yoshikawa ignited real fire with Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto on the Northside Hall stage .. through its entirety, she held the Norhside audience in thrall. It was stunning to watch such a petite musician send Tchaikovsky's stormy climactic melodies crashing up and down the keyboard."
- Julie York Coppens, South Bend Tribune, 2000
"She made a strong impression with Beethoven's monumental 'Emperor'. From the moment she opened the concerto with her brilliant and swirling cadenza, her technical and emotional command was impressive ... It was like reading a romance novel ... the Adagio - intensely personal .. her Rondo, an exciting rock-solid finale that drew the warmest of ovations from the orchestra and her audience."
- Justin Romine, Penticton Entertainment, 2001
" ... a stunning and scintillating performance by a beautifully poised young Canadian rising star ... a fine balance of sensitivity and virtuosity"
- Deanne Zisman, The Observer, 2004
"... a wonderful, collective experience of virtuosity, breathtaking control and warmth from three world-class artists [Cassals Piano Trio] ...a finale of super-human speed, precision and power."
- Bill McCrory, The Echo, 2004
" Christine Yoshikawa is brilliant both as a concert performer on the piano and as a scholar. Seldom do we see a doctoral candidate take the initiative in establishing a concert career to the extent Christine has. Her accomplishments and busy concert schedule continue to grow and amaze. She is an exemplar in each of the many tasks she accepts, and is among
the most promising students I have taught in 35 years."
- Robert Hamilton, Concert Pianist, Steinway Artist, and Professor of Piano at Arizona State University in an interview with Journalist Dennis Durband, Arizona State University Press Release, 2002
"From a petite young pianist came a performance of remarkable endurance, refinement, precision and authority. Yoshikawa's electrifying performance of the Rachmaninov Op. 28 was captivating ... with shimmering passages of brillant and delicate technical display, beautiful phrasing, lush sensual tones in the utmost tender passages, and finally, bravura - an explosion of absolute pure power that nobody expected from such a slender and elegant pianist."
- Oliver Moore, The Georgia Straight 2001
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