International Press Acclaim
“A LIGHTING SPARK? At the Kreisler competition in 1992, he won the first prize: now, the Vienna Philharmonic presents Florin Croitoru (25 years old) as a soloist at the membership concert in the Musikverein Hall, performing Prokofiev second violin concerto. The Romanian is technically perfect. He presented Prokofiev's piece of art, without any mistakes.”
Neue Kronen Zeitung
Vienna, AUSTRIA
“...Endless applause salutes the Romanian violinist Florin Croitoru, after a memorable evening – Paganini's 24 Caprices for solo violin, an enterprise that very few violinists in the world can attempt. Perfect technique, extraordinary intonation and a physical and mental endurance out of this world... ...He transcended the pure acrobatic aspects of these caprices, succeeding to show their pure musical qualities, in a continuous manner, which greatly contributed at maintaining the atmosphere and the audience for 75 minutes, in a silent, absolute attention... ...The encore piece, Nel cor piu' non mi sento, the sum of all the possible technical difficulties that one can perform on a violin... … ...an evening of rare intensity...”
Il Piccolo
Alessandria, ITALY
“Noble Presentation. A phenomenal soloist brought the needed power. Florin Croitoru did not only master all the difficulties of this romantic piece of music, but also brought in a touching, sensitive tone with which he let all the beauty of this work bloom...”
O.Ö. Nachrichten
Linz, AUSTRIA
“Florin Croitoru from Romania has a phenomenal technique. What made his performance of the Tchaikovsky so very striking though, was the poise that his technique gave him. He interpreted with absolute freedom and conviction because it all seemed so relatively effortless...”
Pretoria News,The Star
Pretoria, REP. of SOUTH AFRICA
Florin Croitoru's magical violin...
LA STAMPA
Torino, ITALY
“It takes elements of egotism and daredevil fearlessness to play Nicolo' Paganini's 24 terrifyingly difficult solo violin Caprices in one sitting. Friday night at the Romanian Embassy, Florin Croitoru proved, above all, it takes technique. After 65 minutes of grueling fiddling, he walked away tired but triumphant”
The Washington Post
Washington DC, U.S.A.
“Romanian, Florin Croitoru, who not only has a phenomenal technique, but also produces a voluptuous tone and turned the two movements of Bach's unyielding Solo Violin Sonata in A minor, into a thing of great beauty”
THE EVENING POST
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND