“Pianist Victor Goldberg has technique to burn… he clearly didn't feel any muffling of dynamics was needed in Scriabin's Piano Sonata No. 5, which played beautifully into his emotionally frank style.”

“World-renowned, multiple-award-winning Victor Goldberg is Israel Cultural Ambassador. Hailed as the new Horowitz, [he] is fast becoming a musical legend.”

“Pianistic and Poetic Wonder”

“Israeli piano prodigy [who] will bring honor not only to his own country but also to the world of music.”

“Victor Goldberg has been compared to the legendary Horowitz... He was incomparable; amazing, in a class by himself.”

“[Goldberg's] playing cannot help but elicit the strongest images of the young Rubinstein and Horowitz... Gusts of passion were interspersed with moments of dream-like spirituality, and the music dissolved into the web of wondrous harmonies. ”

“His performance, full of light and radiance… may at once be transformed as called on by the music, accumulates extraordinary power and audacious excitement... The spontaneity of such musical expression is no less than mesmerizing... great musical celebration which cannot be missed.”

“Victor, a pianist of the highest caliber, is a master of the keyboard, one of those rare yet exciting and addictive performers whose playing engulfs his audience from the very start and then proceeds to take them on a journey unique in the musical world. This young man in his early thirties has a magician’s power greater than Gandalf and more momentous than Merlin.”

“Saving the best for last, Goldberg turned in a performance of Brahms's Handel Variations that mined the piece for the widest range of expressive color. Crisp in its neo-baroque variations and broodingly romantic in others, this was a young composer's music infused with all the youthful energy and feeling it demanded. ”

"Victor Goldberg is an excellent pianist with a formidable technique, a powerful tone, and a romantic soul [whose] intensely expressive performance had a powerful emotional impact."

“[Goldberg] astounded the audience with his dazzling technique, speed, and nobility of his playing… he brought a one-of-a-kind experience to piano lovers.”

“Victor Goldberg’s performance last night in the completely filled Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall was a tour de force... Meditating musically is Victor Goldberg’s specialty—meditating not on changing the world or persuading others of his point of view, but meditating toward deeply apprehending the reality that’s already here and allowing us to apprehend it, too… This is the gift that Goldberg gives us.”

“Goldberg demonstrated unsurpassable breadth, power and fire. The sweep and force of the chords were tremendous; the rippling runs were produced by incredibly dexterous, nimble fingers.”

“As soon as the Russian-born Israeli, tieless and sleeves rolled up, strolled out to make his way to the piano, there was something different in the air. His warm smile, unassuming presence, and gracious bow exuded an ease rarely, if at all, seen on recital stages.”

“Mr. Goldberg is an artist of smoldering intensity – the immediacy of focused emotion, cajoled from the piano, has exceptional presence and individuality… his special qualities deserve an important place in the musical world.”

“Occasionally, and very occasionally in a lifetime, a person experiences one of those peak experiences… a moment of total ecstasy and fulfillment so rare and precious. That is what happened when Victor Goldberg struck his first powerful and dynamic chords… ”

“Mr. Goldberg is a very beautiful talent whose Piano Playing is full of Poetry… he is a favorite of audiences.”

“It was a great joy to watch his relaxed piano playing and elegant manners that elated the audience to the world of his music, as if hypnotizing them or making them drunk... His spiritual energy conquered the audience.”

"Domenico Scarlatti‘s famous E major Sonata [was] played with filigree delicacy, crystal-clear runs and elegant leaps... Mr. Goldberg has a wide range of nuances and colors, which he used with great skill and imagination."

“In the Scriabin Sonata, the diversity and range of the dynamics, the tonal richness left an enormous impression. Incomparable technical prowess was spellbinding; artistry was of the most sensitive.”

“Keyboard brilliance… What a dramatically effective interpretation!”

“Goldberg and the piano were obviously inseparable the entire evening... His playing engulfed us, bathed us, imbued us in light. Sudden bursts, those the French call éclats, sparkled, brilliantly lighting up the Debussyian landscapes.”

"The program‘s highlight was Brahms‘ Variations on a Theme by Handel, one of the most daunting masterpieces of the repertoire. Goldberg met its instrumental and musical challenges with masterful technical and tonal command. Combining careful planning with spontaneity, austerity with romantic passion… it was a most impressive performance."

“The whole recital was a canvas of distinctive color, elegance and solid craftsmanship by a unique performer and true professional. The highly appreciative audience rose to its feet… in recognition of the great artistry of this man, already being labeled the new Horowitz by some critics.”

“I was immensely impressed with him… as a performer whose stage presence communicated his ideas… with an intensity that compelled the audience to listen to every nuance of interpretation but above all as an artist who reveals the very soul of the art which means so much to him.”

“Goldberg’s playing brought out the warmth and charm of this music… his body and soul were involved in the music, [breathing] life even into the simplest phrases. His fluid style was marked by lightness and agility.”

“Mozart’s heavenly melodies were enhanced by Victor’s delicate touch and expression performed joyously flamboyant with dainty staccatos and well-delineated phrasing in agile virtuosity. Before the frisky third movement Rondo interpreted with a lot of verve but with that heavenly touch, Victor charmed the audience with his tender rendition of the second Andante movement. His [Scriabin] left the audience breathless and speechless before they erupted in a roaring ovation! ”

““Des Abends” and “Warum?” were treated with loving care, slowly enough to feature subtlest details… He conveyed passion, while remaining faithful to the score, honoring composer and audience alike. Listeners in return honored him with rapt attention. ”

“The pianist’s instinct for weaving the yearning, the spirited, and the ecstatic through all of their minute and bold confabulations held the living room audience in a state the composer intended... the audience rose to their feet in recognition of this most remarkable recital. ”

“Victor is a major musical and pianistic talent, with explosive intensity and poetic qualities too!”

“His accomplishments speak for themselves. He has this rare capacity to perform the ‘big works’ with masterful distinction.”