“It is the cellist who needs to take the lead in the Triple Concerto, and certainly Michael Petrov did so, with singing tone that captured the spiritual eloquence of the slow movement.”
John Allison, The Telegraph / Beethoven Triple with the Philharmonia at the Brighton Festival 2019
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“Above all the playing fully delivered the wit of the work and the virtuosity on display at times and particularly in the final movement was thrilling.”
Leicester Concertgoer Diary
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“...an astonishing cadenza from Mr Petrov where you could hear a pin drop, so alert were the audience to the passionate tones he produced from his 1846 J B Vuillaume cello...The Variations are a great vehicle to show off a bravura performance and Mr Petrov did that with apparently effortless ease. He brought out the humour of some of the cheekier variations and the solemnity of the andante sections. No sheet music, no grand gestures; just a thoughtful and disciplined performance that held the audience spellbound”
The Real Chrisparkle / Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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“THE COMBINATION OF DEEP EMOTIONALITY AND VIRTUOSITY RENDERS HIM A SPECIAL CHARM CAPTIVATING THE AUDIENCES.”
Art Studies Bulgaria / Barber Cello Concerto with New Symphony Orchestra in Sofia
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“THE INTERPRETATION OF THE CONCERTO, ESPECIALLY THE CADENZAS, BUT ALSO THE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SOLOIST AND THE ORCHESTRA, WAS SUPERB”
South Wales Argus / Haydn Concerto in D with Sinfonica Cymru
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“HE HAS HIS AUDIENCE HOOKED FROM THE VERY FIRST NOTE ... IT'S ALL THERE: A MELTINGLY WARM, SMOOTH TONE, AN EASY VIRTUOSITY, A CAPTIVATING MUSICAL TEMPERAMENT AND A DIRECT ELOQUENCE, AS IF SPEAKING THROUGH HIS INSTRUMENT”
Die Welt / Laeiszhalle Hamburg
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“MICHAEL PETROV PLAYS WITH THE BRAVURA AND CALM ASSURANCE OF A LONG-ESTABLISHED MAESTRO. AT HIS RECENT PERFORMANCE OF SHOSTAKOVICH'S 1ST CELLO CONCERTO AT THE BARBICAN PETROV DOMINATED THE ORCHESTRA EFFORTLESSLY.”
The Daily Telegraph / New Music - Ivan Hewett
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“SAINT-SAËNS CELLO CONCERTO WAS BRIGHT AND SPARKLING, JUST AS IT SHOULD BE, WITH THE MOST ASSURED PLAYING FROM MICHAEL PETROV WHO DISPLAYED A CONFIDENCE WELL BEYOND HIS YEARS, AND WHICH WAS BLESSED WITH MASSES OF PASSION...”
