“This Mahler Five was spine-shudderingly good… there was also much sumptuous, idiomatically Viennese string playing to admire — and especially the silky deftness, free of cloying over-sentimentality, that Znaider encouraged in the Adagietto.”

Richard Morrison, The Times Apr 7th 2013

“You could pick out strands of soloist Nikolaj Znaider’s musical DNA – the sweetness of Fritz Kreisler, the muscularity of Zino Francescatti, and his own exquisite wisdom for setting off the poetic against the prosaic”

Peter Dobrin, Philly.com Mar 9th 2014

“Znaider is a genial presence on the podium, conducting with the minimum of fuss and very precise gestures… There was no shortage of fireworks throughout the symphony and the Scherzo was particularly brilliant in this respect.”

Peter Marks, Bachtrack Oct 7th 2013

“…his technique is impeccable and his intonation spot-on… And if any soloist is going to do battle with an orchestra and come out on top, it’s probably going to be Znaider, who can project his sound better than just about any other violinist on the scene today. He tore into the first movement’s double stops and arpeggios with abandon but turned, a few bars later, and delivered a sweet, gentle account of the movement’s opening theme. The rest of his performance revolved around and between those two extremes: focused, polished, straightforward.”

Jonathan Blumhofer, The Arts Fuse May 6th 2013

“Znaider is a wonder. His tone is so varied, but always full and rich. His pianissimo passages are very quiet indeed, but miraculously full and present. In speedy virtuoso passages, he articulates every note with hard-edged specificity. Most important, he understands the drama in the music.”

Tom Strini, Third Coast Digest Jan 22nd 2010