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"Blown Away By Chuquisengo…In his hands Ravel’s ‘La Valse’ actually sounded more frightening than I have ever heard in any orchestral version... furious throughout with electric energy . A most welcome combination of analytical musicianship and urgent virtuosity….an impressive recital”
The Washington Post

The hall of Seefeld’s castle became an energetic field which contained moments of maximum spiritual contemplation and immediate explosions of virtuosity…His musical narration has an epic breath, captivating…frantic applause
Süddeutsche Zeitung

A piano performance of utmost power, courage and intensity…his fantastic performance of awfully difficult Gaspard de la Nuit was marvelous, covering every shade, every detail and atmosphere. A thrilling tour de force!”
The Ottawa Citizen

…His performance is loaded with such intensity that it gives the impression that the works were created on the moment…His personality transforms into music, that’s why he feels always at home no matter what the style or who the composer is
Südkuerier Stuttgart

The Brahms’ Variations’ were conveyed in a perfect equilibrium of logic and ecstasies, of overwhelming majesty and tenderness
Die Welt Tifilis

…Brahms’ Piano Concerto was presented in an insurmountable manner…everything followed in a flow as intense as consistent, it made one think that the musical work was coming totally new into life in the moment…An extraordinary quality of musical recreation, a triumphal performance
Süddeutsche Zeitung

A great and imposing talent was showcased here…Whosoever gets to perform with such authority the peak works by Mussorgsky and Ravel, can only mean the highest pianistic and performing mastery
Generalanzeiger

‘…a magnificent version of Mozart’ Piano Concerto which showed all its richness and complexity…A touch full of sensitivity, technically above all difficulties, with great empathy in all characters and when needed, full of crushing energy…a complete delight
The Journal, Helsinky

…The audience witnessed an exceptional pianist…a touch rich in shades, perfect technique, a frightening confidence of musical proportions and an power of expression become intense and moving experiences which convey the audience at the deepest level…
Münchner Merkur

Chuquisengo creates the impression that the whole space of the keyboard is charged with energy and takes part in the sonorous event…the result: below his hands the piano sounds the way the orchestra sounded under his mentor, the legendary genius Celibidache
Volkskrant, Holland

…Chuquisengo is characterized by an astonishing talent: each of his performances is absolutely his own and individual, but at the same time arises the powerful sensation that this can only be played in this way, like an objective reading of the work…a surgical precision of conception joined by utmost intensity and sensitivity…
Kieler Nachrichten

The brilliant climax of the evening was the performance of ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ which Chuquisengo transformed into a true event…With full self-confidence, sensitivity and iron sureness he carried organically the happening of the work…an electric performance.
Abendblatt, Hamburg

‘Chuquisengo has developed the art of assimilating sound in all its shades and dimensions, of making it flow through the body as a source of energy…In his performance of Schubert and Betthoven he made us review almost an entire life…It was sheer musical delighte...
La Razón, México

By listening to his performance of Bach Partitas one could experiment the miracle of a musical meditation. This pianist has the capacity to unveil the inner treasure of music and reveal it in all its grandeur and depth
El Comercio Lima