A player of chiselled brilliance
I was immediately struck by his great sensitivity and serious preparation. His extraordinary qualities, his intelligence, and his musical taste allow him very personal and fascinating interpretative choices
Hands that shine
Whatever mood Liszt offered, Andaloro penetrated into its heart, and almost made it seem you were listening to this warhorse for the first time
There was no false rhetoric and Andaloro was a master of three of Gyorgy Ligeti's etudes
... Andaloro performed an absolutely superlative concert - it seemed that the piano was a new instrument. Never did it seem to have possessed such sonorities, not even when played by the big names of the international scene
Andaloro's Rachmaninov sent shivers down the spine
Andaloro's polished diction, elegant turn of speech and transparent quality of timbre seem to arise from a miraculous coincidence of manual control and mental control
Andaloro has a big, agile technique that met and conquered Liszt's demands ...with panache and power
He played the four tempi of the Haendelian Suite with lightness and delicacy, qualities that later reappeared in the three tempi of the Haydnian Sonata, performed with elegant touch in the manner that was Michelangeli's
The essence of sensitivity
Andaloro makes a lovely sound, one warm and rounded in fortissimos; he has an abundance of interpretative ideas and commands a range of colours and dynamics
… playing both delicate and fulsome; his fleet fingers spun an intriguing web
Andaloro seems to have a secret knowledge of the piano, able to summon from the instrument a multiplicity of timbres and dynamics never heard before
Andaloro has a masterful touch
He will probably join that small circle of pianists who have left an indelible mark on the history of music
A champion... Andaloro is expressive and elegant
Andaloro's hands moved so fast and accurately that one could only stare in disbelief. The eyes and ears observed this feat, but the reality of the skill was hard to grasp
... golden hands, technical ease, iron memory. Plus lots of musicality...
The lively music of the winner Andaloro, with his clear touch and excellent technique, left a deep impression