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Listening to her five minutes of Liszt left me eager to hear
her approach to an entire Mozart concerto. –Stephen Smoliar
Vardanega has already compiled a resume that most people won't achieve in a lifetime.
–Michael Katz
Vardanega's
tone reminded me surprisingly of jazz pianists in the Stride tradition. –Michael Katz
Audrey Vardanega captivated on the piano, playing with
a composed maturity so fluid that I could practically feel the keyboard under my own fingers. –Rebecca
Wallace
It's hard to believe she's so young because [Audrey]
plays with an astonishing beauty and maturity beyond her years –George Cleve
Audrey is an enchanting young lady with an endless capacity to move me
musically. She is an extraordinary pianist as well as a highly accomplished violinist. In the two years that I have known
her she has matured into a compelling artist. And all this without a trace of attitude. It is a privilege to work with her
– George Cleve
Audrey Vardanega, a gifted young Oakland musician with
a dexterous keyboard technique and a way with the music's harmonic depths -Joshua Kosman
Remarkable not least of all because of fourteen-year-old Audrey
Vardanega's performance of the Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467. I don't believe I have ever heard a teenager
play with both the facility and understanding that Ms. Vardanega displayed. Leaving her age to one side, she played with the kind of freedom, authority and strength, especially in the first
movement, that one expects from the world's finest pianists. The movement of her hands during the Allegro maestoso was as
beautiful to watch as the performance of a great dancer, while the notes flowed from her fingers with a brilliant poetic logic. -Ira Steingroot
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