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Cellist Alan Smith expertly made his cello sing with beauty and vibrate with a rare tonal quality. His handling with ease of the most difficult passages... (Saint-Saens Concerto in a minor)....was among the most well received of the night. (The Midland Reported Telegram, TX.)

 

...tone was consistently smooth and unforced....the grand tunes were artfully drawn...his genteel…approach to the concerto generally emerged cogent and poised. (Houston Post, TX)

 

Smith demonstrated immense self confidence, a big singing tone, passionate gusto, virtually faultless technique and a sure grasp of structural design. .....the Chopin sonata gave him the opportunity to stress the gentle and lyrical aspects of this work.   ....Smith's was pure enchantment and song. It was a splendid performance, romantic, impulsive and unpretentious. (Chapel Hill Newspaper, NC)

 

Alan Smith, violoncello soloist, showed fine technique and warm expression in Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme.... (Denver Post, CO)

 

Cellist Alan Smith plays with a broad tone that is just fine for this music.... (Wash.DC Post)

 

Alan Smith plays with an impressive technique... (Shostakovich sonata). Smith played with a singing, warm sound, smooth and unforced and well poised.  ...scale work, arpeggios and glissandi were handled decisively..... (Toledo Blade, OH)

 

(Dvorak concerto)...played flawlessly by guest soloist Alan Smith. Smith showed exceptional ability in playing these difficult passages with ease. (The Lima News, OH)

 

Each one of these pieces had a very high level of interpretation, both in technique and in musicology. The high quality of music was shown in their respect for each composer. In the "Sonata" by Beethoven, there was an extreme mature interpretation and a clear concept of the work. The "Piece in the Form of Habanera" transmitted Ravel's warmth and feeling of sensuality and the most delightful variations by Martinu and they captured the Slavic spirit of the Czech composer. (trans. Andrade/EL Heraldo de Mexico; Mexico City)