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"In both the Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1 the Messiaen Oiseaux exotiques, Chi not only played with technical brilliance but an almost romantic musicality that enhanced the performance of both works." [Columbus Symphony with Zeitouni]
Columbus Dispatch

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Katherine Chi, a most elegant player...Chi’s performance was delightful — polished technique, satisfying phrasing, a lovely knack for making each and every note sing out."  [Beethoven & Ries Concertos with the Grand Rapids Symphony and conductor David Lockington] mlive.com

"Katherine Chi... valiantly stepped in and appeared unfazed by the situation's added pressures... she is blessed with no shortage of talent and adroitly handled the concerto's considerable technical demands."
[Prokofiev Piano Concerto #3, with the Colorado Symphony]
Denver Post

"remarkable not only for her command of the brilliant passages but for the beautiful shaping of the melodies. Chi was able to bring out the rich sentiment of the music, but avoided the pitfall of sentimentality. Everywhere there was a control of rhythm and pacing that gave the performance a remarkable sense of majesty and Olympian grandeur." [Rachmaninoff Piano Concert #2, Calgary Philharmonic]
Calgary Herald

"Ms. Chi displayed a keen musical intelligence and a powerful arsenal of technique."
The New York Times

"Chi's playing was electric, alternating between ricocheting expressionism and mechanistic intensity."
The Boston Globe [more]

“...not just the most sensational, but, better, the most unfailingly cogent and compelling Prokofiev Third I have head in years.”
The Toronto Globe


"...her playing is all warmth, power, command and fantasy..."
The Boston Globe

"The Comeback Kid"
Toronto Globe & Mail

"Difficult Russian concerto handled with aplomb"
Ottawa Citizen


"Pianist Calls Attention to Vivid Contrasts in Style"
New York Times

"Chi plays with control and warmth" Boston Globe


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San Antonio Express-News October 2012 San Antonio Symphony with conductor Ramon Tebar
"grace, intelligence and marvelous expression"

Richmond Times Dispatch February 2012
Richmond Symphony with conductor Danail Rachev -- "appropriately daring"

Letter V - Virginia Classical Music Blog  February 2012 Richmond Symphony with conductor Danail Rachev -- “bright tone, energy, precision and clarity”

Boston Musical Intelligencer  September 2011 -- with flutist Paula Robison -- "a formidable musical duo”

Columbus Dispatch March 2011 Columbus Symphony and conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni -- "technical brilliance... romantic musicality"

Grand Rapids Press/mlive.com Feb. 2011 Grand Rapids Symphony and conductor David Lockington -- "delightful — polished technique, satisfying phrasing"

Showtime.ca October 2010 "control and warmth" -- Katherine Chi with I Musici de Montréal

Third Coast Digest June 2010 Katherine Chi with the Fine Arts Quartet in Milwaukee

Worcester Telegram May 2010  "lickety-split technical dazzle"

Boston Globe April 2009 "Chi's playing was electric”

Boston Globe
November 2009 -- Stockhausen's Mantra at the Gardner Museum

Boston Musical Intelligencer November 2009 ”one the best concerts of this young season”

Calgary Herald June 2007 Calgary Philharmonic --  "a remarkably compelling pianist"

Penticton Herald 2008

Denver Post  2003 Colorado Symphony Orchestra --

Opus Pocus [CD Review] 2005

 

"Although there is not a hint of clowning in her stage presence, Katherine Chi's treatment brought out all the fun in this outrageous piece, as though the spirit of Victor Borge were in the hall." Showtime.ca
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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