April 2011: "Anton Kuerti, the Beethoven pianist of Canada…. was on stage for an “Emperor” Concerto which was more poetic than belligerent… sustained elegance …. splendidly phrased playing." [Montréal Symphony] Le Devoir

April 2011: "But the hero of the evening was Kuerti. I have heard Kuerti play Beethoven, I don’t know how many times; the concertos, the sonatas, in concert and on recordings. I have rarely been disappointed. This time he revisits the “Emperor”, one of those works one imagines one can no longer listen to….. Contrary to all expectations, this was a continually stimulating experience. Kuerti has so completely immersed himself in Beethoven’s music, during all these years, that he has come to resemble the composer!…..the Toronto pianist delivers an “Emperor” with ever profound intensity, and a stunning pianistic freshness….in regard to such a genial result, a few wrong notes don’t have the slightest importance." [Montréal Symphony] La Presse

March 2011: "[Beethoven's Concerto No. 1 was] presented to the listeners by Anton Kuerti with tenderness, I would even say with love. The pianist knows well how to make the instrument sing. His legato is like velvet. Above all one sensed that the Orchestre Symphonique of Quebec, the conductor and the guest strove to play this music for the right reasons, which is to take leave of everything that makes life ordinary and to rediscover what makes it extraordinary, to escape the noises of everyday and open the ears to the fullness of beauty and harmony. It was not a coincidence that the soloist was recalled to the stage three times." [Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec] Le Soleil