reviews (German version "Pressestimmen" in Gallery 3)

. . . thunderous applause from an enthusiastic audience greeted this performance of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in which Elisabeth Kufferrath demonstrated her violinistic talent in most impressive ways: absolute technical security, dazzling virtuosity, sensitive musicianship and playful elegance abounded in her performance . . . .

Hamburger Abendblatt

. . . in the Adagio of the A Major Concerto she succeeded in eliciting a touching, blooming, and pained voice. Temperamental and engaging, her fiery alla turca gave way lovingly to the graceful ending of the final movement.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

. . . her Mozart playing demonstrated a solid technique, consistently dependable intonation and expressive musicianship. Her attractive presence on stage and her overall charming demeanor supported a cultivated and thoroughly convincing interpretation, earning great praise from an appreciative audience. It would be worthwhile to follow this artist’s development.

Rhein-Main-Presse (W.E. von Lewinski)

. . . this young, internationally renowned violinist presents herself with such natural ease, and so unpretentiously did she play Schubert’s often overlooked treasure, the A Major Rondo. Rich in expressive nuance, with power and tenderness, with brilliant virtuosity and inner understanding, she discovered both the lyrical and the darker sides of the work. As an encore to temper the seemingly endless applause, Elisabeth Kufferrath demonstrated what a wonderful composer Paul Hindemith really was with his Andante.

Erlanger Nachrichten

For Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, the versatile Christoph Poppen and the young, winsome Elisabeth Kufferrath were the respective soloists, with Poppen conducting whenever he wasn’t performing. It may be a long, long time before we can hear anything to match the duo’s seamless, flawless, yes, perfect rapport whether in contrapuntal passages or otherwise. What astoundingly close ensemble playing, what utterly exquisite sounds as the Andante opened! …both soloists conveyed the keenest musicianship, sensitivity and artistry…
Manila Press, Philippines

…it’s the string quartet led by Christian Tetzlaff that surprises us most and which appears predestined to become one of the world’s most fascinating chamber ensembles. ..Violinist Elisabeth Kufferrath, violist Hanna Weinmeister and cellist Tanja Tetzlaff all demonstrated a perfect individual command of their instruments. In particular, however, they exhibited a joy in playing the music that revealed a deep assimilation of the work, exceptional personality and a perfect coherence of interpretative ideas…their technical command and imagination in embracing the visionary, sometimes even confusing dicourse of Schoenberg’s work would have been sufficient to convince you that this is really a fantastic quartet…The quartet’s truly fascinating and moving performance of Schubert’s Quartetto in G major was rendered thrilling by chiselled phrasing and compelling dynamics. The performance indeed ended with authentically enthusiastic and insistant applause….
La Nazione, Florence



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