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Quotes

"(It is) extraordinary that you play so fantastically well...to have the ability to play on the violin and to be a composer as well is quite an amazing thing."

Christopher O'Riley,
Concert Pianist, NPR host

"She is probably the only working violinist who could be mistaken for Heifetz."

Dr. John Birchall
London Independent

"Having the same natural ability of Heifetz... Very few people in the world play the violin as well as she."

 
Erick Friedman, Yale School of Music
Philadelphia Inquirer

"I was most impressed. Her left hand is fantastic...great flair...bright future."

 
Lawrence Leighton Smith
Music Director     
Colorado Springs Symphony

"O
ne of our stars of the future."

Robert DePasquale,
Fmr. Principal Second Violin
Philadelphia Orchestra

"...music has chosen them. It inhabits (her) soul. It is who (she) is."

Symphony Magazine, May 2003

"I wish I played like that when I was 10 years old. I could have retired already!"

David Zinman,
Conductor, Philadelphia Orchestra

Recent Concert Reviews

"With the presence of a fairytale princess and the diverse ability of a virtuoso, she effectively tossed off a repertoire with conviction and verve."

Reviewer
Bedford, PA Performance
May 2008

"Engaged for three years consecutively by popular demand."

Tribune Democrat
May 2008 Johnstown, PA Performance

"Our audiences will forever be saying 'they're no Ann Fontanella'."

Asst. Director
Munson Proctor Concert Series
Utica, NY
October 2007

"Simply - Wow! What a performance! The audience has done nothing but rave about your performance."

Chris Seager
June 2007
Kennet Square Symphony

"One of the top 5 concerts of the season."

London Independent
January 2006
Wigmore Hall Concert

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