"One of the violin
greats of our era" (Newhouse Newspapers), Stephanie
Chase is among the most accomplished and distinguished American musicians
before the public today. A top medalist of the International Tchaikovsky
Competition in Moscow and a recipient of the prestigious
Avery
Fisher Career Grant,
her performances as guest soloist with the world’s
most eminent orchestras - including the New York Philharmonic, Chicago
Symphony, and London Symphony Orchestra - are acclaimed for their “elegance,
dexterity, rhythmic vitality and great imagination”
(Boston Globe), in cultural capitols such as London, Vienna,
Chicago, Milan,
San Francisco, Hong Kong and New York.
“stunning power”
and
“explosive, 1,200-horsepower playing that precisely matched
the scale and soul of the music”
(Louisville Courier-Journal)
“no other violinist
plays more truly or musically than Chase”
(San
Francisco Chronicle)
“elegance, dexterity, rhythmic vitality and great
imagination”
(Boston
Globe)
“makes each work a new
musical journey, riveting the audience’s attention from
beginning to end”
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
“great sense of style,
matchless technique and flawless intonation”
(BBC
Music Magazine)
"one of the
violin greats of our era." (Newhouse Newspapers)
"preceded by an impressive resumé, the violinist
(Stephanie Chase) confirmed that she is a concert musician of class: faultless as to
technical domination of the instrument, malleable and personal in the
phrasing, and resolute with authoritative mien whether in virtuosic
aspects or the ample singing passages in the Mozart concerto."
(La Provincia, Pavia, Italy - February 2007)
"though
basically light salon music, (Friml's pieces) have so much elegance that their
unabashed romantic sentimentality never seems cheap or saccharine.
These performances are greatly helped by
Chase's technical control, beautiful sound, rhythmic flexibility,
unerring taste, and natural stylistic affinity. Avoiding
condescension and exaggeration, the players bring out the charm...
of the music." (Review of
Bygone Days, Strings Magazine - February 2007)
"surely the season's most dazzling program...."
(San Francisco Chronicle - March 2007)
"one of the twenty most
outstanding performances in the (Beethoven Violin Concerto's) recording history”
(‘Beethoven: Violin Concerto,’ Cambridge University Press)
“supreme inner radiance”
(NPR)
“refreshingly stylish”
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
"rich, passionate tone, dead-true intonation throughout,
and virtuosity galore”
(Gramophone)
"the first half... featured violinist Stephanie Chase playing
(Beethoven's) Concerto in D Major. This alone was worth the price of
admission." - Springfield News Sun