"Yuri Gandelsman can undoubtedly be rated among the great violists of our time. His tone is pure, strong and resounding, his intonation is perfect…"
Jerusalem Post - Israel

"Yuri Gandelsman…stole the show. Like lightning on a clear day, he flashed through a performance of Harold in Italy…like a romantic hero from a novel who catches you by the throat."
Yediot Acharonot - Israel

Of his performance in "Don Quixote":
"…a fine musician who stood out from his peers in skill and depth of feeling: violist Yuri Gandelsman…is a great player."
The Ann Arbor News - USA

"The climax of the evening came with the amazing performance by Yuri Gandelsman, the violist of the country…a great artist with perfect virtuosic artistry and wonderful interpretive ability…"
HaMishmar - Israel

"Gandelsman not only showed first-class instrumental skill, he also gave the impression that the music was flowing out of him. It was a strong and immensely persuasive performance."
Jerusalem Post - Israel

"Yuri Gandelsman's masterful and profoundly involved rendition (of Alfred Schnittke's Viola Concerto) contributed much to bringing this demanding work closer to the audience."
Jerusalem Post - Israel

"a sensitive artist…intense playing enormous sound which is a wonder in its beauty"
Yediot Acharonot - Israel

"exquisite tone"
Voralberger Nachrichten - Germany

"Gandelsman excites us anew in every performance with his sweeping musicality…"
Zomet Hasharon - Israel

"one of the most prominent musicians in Israel"
HaAretz - Israel

"He gave a mesmerizing and subtle performance of Berlioz's Harold in Italy under the baton of Zubin Mehta."
Jerusalem Post - Israel