What critics, colleagues and friends say about Yuri…

«… rich and impassioned sound».

«La Estrella».
Santa Cruz. Bolivia.

«… unique interpreter of Violin Sonatas by J.Brahms…»
«El Mundo».
Santa Cruz. Bolivia.

Yuri has developed a reputation as being one of the very fine and talented concert performers with high performance qualifications. His playing is very impressive, with emotional depth and significant musicality, artistic maturity and warm lyricism, with deep-toned sound and well-developed technique.
He is a very sensitive and flexible partner in chamber ensemble playing.

Mikhail Kopelman
Leader of Kopelman Quartet.
Professor of Violin,
Eastman School of Music, U-ty of Rochester.
Ex-leader of Tokyo Quartet. New York. USA.
Ex-leader of Borodin Quartet. Moscow. Russia.
Winner of J.Thibaud and M.Long International.
Competition in Paris, France.
Professor of Yale University. USA.

Mr.Zaidenberg is an outstanding exponent of the great Russian school of violin playing. Hi plays with high expression and intensity, particularly in contemporary music. He is not only a fine concert performer, but also a highly trained and experienced teacher.

Leo Wigdorchik.
Professor of Violin.
University of Toronto.Canada.

… he has consistently distinguished himself as a gifted soloist and chamber musician, displaying a profound knowledge of the violin repertoire and stylistic understanding of his instrument. He has always demonstrated a high degree of professionalism. A frequent performer, he has been an asset to the cultural life…

Jaime Paz Weisenblum.
Professor of Violin, York University.
Toronto,Canada.
Violinist of «Canadian Trio».

Very impressive interpretation...depth and warmth of tone... The violin sounds lively and radiant. This is a very exciting recording, which I will certainly buy as soon as it is released (about J.Brahms's Sonata E -flat major Op.120 No.2 for violin and piano).

Roman Nodel.
Professor of Violin,
Manheim Hochschule, Germany.
Winner of the Queen Elizabeth
International Competition in Brussels, Belgium,
International Competition in Montreal, Canada,
J. Thibaud and M. Long International Competition
Competition in Paris, France.

Dear Yuri.
Just had a chance now to hear your recording of Brahms/Schnittke - it's very fine indeed. I did not look at the opus numbers and as the music started, I jumped up, realizing it was the viola sonata in E flat! One season I also decided to play it, and it turned out that many other violinists (Stern, Zukerman ) were also doing it then. I never felt that the violin was an appropriate, because of the inability of using the high register of the instrument, but your performance convinced me of the feasibility.
Best regards.
Sidney.

Sidney Harth
Violinist and conductor, universally acclaimed as one of the world's great artists.
Former Concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Northwest Chamber Orchestra of Seattle and other orchestras.