“…In the opening Allegro Bronfman astounded with the lightness of his touch, there followed a lyrical, poetic Adagio unpoco mosso, neither rushed nor dawdled; and to finish, an ebullient and rhythmic Rondo: Allegro, the final movement. Bronfman impressed in the muscular passages, Beethoven in heroic mode, with masterful trills, phrasing and well-judged dynamics – a perfect swift performance for the ages. …”
 

“Bronfman has power and precision, to be sure. More important, he plays with a real sense of gesture-filled space and articulate weight, far beyond mere notesmanship.”

“Few pianists since Vladimir Horowitz have scaled this awesome pianistic mountain with such artistry, dazzling technique and patrician musicality.”

“Yefim Bronfman just about tore our heads off with his reading of Prokofiev’s fresh and fierce sonata. “Passionate” doesn’t begin to describe his take on Op. 82…”

“His energy emanates from his fingers and swirls out of the piano with such perfection that every note grabs the ear with an expressive, singing quality. When his hands swept the full length of the keyboard in arpeggios and scales, Bronfman made it all look effortless.”

“Bronfman is well known as a powerhouse pianist with a tone of crystalline clarity. When he turns the volume down, each note stands out like a perfectly shaped pearl. When he doesn’t, look out. You might get hit by flying chords.”

“Yefim Bronfman combined fire and poetry…his fingers have always burned up the keyboard, but his lyricism has become more remarkable with age.”