….. ” save your superlatives until you have heard Eldar Nebolsin ” …. ” he may well be the Richter of his generation ” …. ” rivals the best ” …. ” close to stunning ” …. ” virtuoso of power and poetry ” …. ” ranks among the finest “…. ” rivaling Rubinstein ” …. ” Nebolsin is the real thing, a genuine virtuoso who can interpret with imagination and style ” …. ” the ideal in the performance of Chopin ” …. ” a tremendous technique and capable of almost finicky precision ” ….

“He may well be the Richter of his generation … There is sheer pyrotechnic display on offer here that rivals the best on my shelf ( Liszt Piano Concertos )… He commands a formidable dynamic range; yet he knows when to caress the keys…”
American Record Guide

“The two Chopin discs are impressive with Eldar Nebolsin comfortably among the finest interpreters of his generation.”
BBC Music Magazine

“These are performances that rank among the finest …. not only can the performances hold their own with the very best of the same three works  ….. but the individual concertos compare with those by the likes of Katchen and Richter. They are that good.” Gramophone Magazine

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 and Concert Fantasia. Naxos. NZSO/Michael Stern. Naxos has already released two highly praised discs featuring the same couple of works. In many respects, this latest recording offers the best of both worlds. Eldar Nebolsin yields nothing in terms of brilliance of technique, but his piano tone is richer and more subtle in its variety of colour. The extended cadenzas in the first movements of the Concerto and the Concert Fantasia exude great atmosphere and maintain a good sense of musical coherence. Nebolsin hardly puts a foot wrong. Performance. 4 stars. Recording. 4 stars. Erik Levi BBC Music Magazine

“His on going cycle of Chopin’s works for piano and orchestra for Naxos will doubtless add to his growing reputation as one of classical music’s great firebrands.”
The Guardian

“Scintillating pianism that rival the greats in this repertoire …. Nebolsin, after his superb recording of the Liszt concertos, proves himself a scintillating and persuasive Chopinist, alive to every detail and, indeed, subtly highlighting a few that are generally ignored, such as the underpinning by the left-hand at 2’22” et seq in the concerto’s last movement. This Rondo is, for me, the highlight of the disc, nonchalantly fleet-fingered, beautifully phrased and conveying a real joy of shared music-making…. rivaling Rubinstein…..”
Gramophone Magazine

“There is no question about his virtuosity and technique: in the outer movements ( Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 1 ), he produced a sparkling, rich sound that was powerful yet entirely unforced. But there was also an appealing measure of consideration in his playing. Even in overtly showy passages, phrases blossomed beautifully, and in the slow movement Mr. Nebolsin used this technique to give the piano line a singing, arialike quality.”
New York Times

“You can spend a lot of time listening to the teeming brood of younger pianists, but save your superlatives until you have heard Eldar Nebolsin…. though possessed of a tremendous technique and capable of almost finicky precision … he finds wonder and joy in the music at hand ( Schumann and Beethoven ) and communicates it without reservation…..”
LA Times