“…Cristiana continues to seduce her audiences with her abundant talent, her mastery, her virtuosic touch and her expressive maturity, which can translate a simple score into authentic poetry…”

“…Like a capable jeweler, she presents the lesser know sonatas in a way that transforms them into precious stones that shine in a marvelous way. To achieve this, Cristiana Pegoraro employs the same care, love and passion needed for the “great” sonatas…”

“Ten seconds before the applause, ten seconds between the last note and the clapping of the hands—what is needed for Beethoven’s notes to penetrate the depths of the soul... Ten seconds of magic and then the ovation for a true, great artist…”

“...Ms. Pegoraro played with such brilliance and passion that she absolutely mesmerized the crowd...”

“...With her heavy and passionate articulation, Cristiana Pegoraro wove melodic and harmonic lines together in an implacable pulse. The standing ovation was well deserved. An absolute triumph... the right entree into the pantheon of the music of our time...”

“...Music according to Pegoraro is always beauty, emotion, passion. It's music that speaks directly to the heart and attracts audiences of all ages, cultures and regions. With her inspiring personality, Pegoraro transmits an intensity that is hard to find in concert halls today...”

“...Pegoraro’s highly effective arrangements for solo piano (Astor Piazzolla - Tangos) demonstrated a mastery of the craft...The last selection in particular, entitled Libertango, was virtually overpowering in its relentless intensity...”

"...Cristiana Pegoraro plays not only with brilliance, but with a most engaging finesse...A group of explicitly Spanish show-pieces display both the pianist’s virtuosity and the excellent recorded quality..."

"...An Italian bundle of energy at the keyboard, she unlocks the sounds of old masters from the instrument, in a highly individual manner... "

"...Cristiana Pegoraro enchants the listener with the tools of an undisputed mastery of the instrument and a highly respectable musicality... "

"...An artist of the highest caliber..."

"...She displays coloristic refinements (Ravel) and pianistic elegance (Chopin). An absolute mastery of pianistic skills, a broad spectrum of touch, a sense for nuances and details make listening to this CD an uncompromised joy..."

"...She moves towards piano mastery from music, and towards music from her life, through the prism of her own personality...She brings to the listeners that passionate youthful love for life which is the secret of her artistic charm..."

"...The young artist captures the listener with incomparable passion...Another treasureous proof that classical music can be very lively and seductive..."

"...Her Beethoven possesses the right virtuosic tension and the intuitive genius of someone who belongs to a privileged class..."

"...The Italian artist is not only perfect in her performance, but we find even more impressive the mastery of her interpretations, her temperament and her great musicality..."

"...Cristiana Pegoraro has demonstrated to have technical and interpretative abilities of first order. She has an astonishing range of colors, an enviable stylistic maturity. Her spiritual communication and her phrasing are superb..."