“Sergey Khachatryan captures the Brahmsian warmth and weariness perfectly – his playing transforms into a nostalgic longing for a lost world. […] The audience erupted in triumphant applause, with the orchestra joining in by stamping their feet.”

-Dino Villatico, il manifesto

“[…] Sergey Khachatryan makes his entrance, astonishing listeners with his luminous tone that blends perfectly with the lyrical sensitivity of the orchestra. […] This first movement of the Concerto, with its beautiful interplay of light and shadow, culminates in a cadenza performed with serene virtuosity that visibly moves the audience.”

-Mario Dal Bello, OperaClick

“[…] an exceptional soloist like Sergey Khachatryan, violinist of impeccable technique, who can absorb, develop, and intensify the ideas coming from the podium with refined sensitivity.”

-Antonino Trotta, L’ape musicale

“[Khachatryan] has now reached great maturity as an interpreter, allowing him to present with confidence and conviction his personal (yet never arbitrary) interpretation of this Concerto. […] Delicately measured with chamber-like intimacy, the central Adagio was a moment of magical suspension – slightly melancholic yet simultaneously of the purest, most pristine beauty – that severed all ties with the material world and immersed us in a purely spiritual experience.”

-Mauro Mariani, ARCHI magazine

Photo by Musacchio, Pasqualini / MUSA