Paul Howard Burns' Concert Reviews

“VISITING U.S. PIANIST DELIGHTS AUDIENCE HERE”
“...Paul Burns displayed the light and flexible touch essential to the effective rendition of Scarlatti Sonatas...and revealed great sensitivity of touch and expression in highlighting the subtleties of Mozart's Sonata in B-flat, K.333...He again thrilled his listeners as with considerable skill and dexterity he portrayed the romantic features of the Chopin Mazurka and Waltz. ..Mr. Burns climaxed the recital with the Schumann Toccata, Op.7, in which he employed great control and refinement of touch and expression in executing the runs and passage work with animated drive...This stirred the audience to a spontaneous 'encore.' He responded by playing Chopin's Etude in C, Op. 10, No.7 and so brought the curtain down on a most enjoyable evening of music.”
        ~ THE LABOUR SPOKESMAN,    ST. KITTS, BRITISH WEST INDIES

“INITIAL SUCCESS FOR YOUNG MUSICIAN”
“A pianist of ample technique and artistry ...His most impressive attribute is an ability to clarify the melody lines ... He played the last movement fugue of Beethoven's Sonata, Op.110 expertly...The two Preludes and Fugues of Dmitri Shostakovich came off well, giving Burns a chance to show his ability with modern polyphony...an individual style of playing.”
         ~ JOHN GUINN, MUSIC CRITIC   DETROIT FREE PRESS 

“PIANIST GET STANDING OVATION”
“His technique was well-developed and he had a good sense of articulation and tone colour” “...There were many sensitive moments.” “...His interpretation of the Baroque pieces [the Rameau Gavotte in a-minor with Variations and Scarlatti Sonata in E-major] was stylistic and knowledgeable. He had a good feeling for melodic phrasing in the slow passages, combined with precise execution of the ornaments so prevalent in music of this era.” “...The audience was impressed with the technical difficulty of the Schumann Toccata. This final piece brought them to their feet as they gave him a standing ovation.”
         ~ THE DEMOCRAT,     ST. KITTS, BRITISH WEST INDIES

"IMPRESSIVE"
“Paul Burns' strongest asset is a warm, full tone ... He displayed impressive tonal shading in the slow sections and ample dexterity in the quick tempi of the Schumann Humoreske, Op. 20.”
        ~ THE ECCENTRIC,     BIRMINGHAM, MICHIGAN

"A REAL TRIUMPH"
“The performance of the Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals at the Meadowbrook Music Festival Youth Concert radiated youthful vitality...(and)...reflected well on the pianist, Paul Burns...a real triumph.”
         ~ SUSAN RACCOLI, MUSIC WRITER    THE FLINT JOURNAL