JONATHAN OSHRY - NEWSPAPER REVIEWS

“Oshry produced one of his best performances in the solo part of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 3 in C Minor… The playing was masculine without transgressing a sense of Classical scale, the interpretation nicely balanced between exuberance and repose; the articulation in scale and arpeggio passages was always clean.” – The Citizen

“Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No 2 … Without doubt, this was the best performance of this difficult concerto I have ever heard.” – Sunday Tribune

“The best performance of the evening was undoubtedly Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit in which Oshry captured most effectively the variety of textures and wonderful atmosphere in the music, particularly in Le Gibet, as well as the demanding technical virtuosity of Scarbo.” - Natal Mercury

“Liszt Mephisto Waltz No 1 and the encore, Prokofiev’s Toccata, were solidly exuberant.” – The Star

“Oshry’s performance of the demanding Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini was nothing short of dazzling.” – Saturday Paper

“Violin/Piano duo performance – What sets these two apart is a precocious sensitivity and musicality, an ability to interpret what lies behind the notes on the page and a maturity of understanding far beyond their years. Technical virtuosity goes without saying, of course.” – Sunday Times

and reviews from some music societies:

"Faversham Music Club supporters were treated to a breathtaking performance from young South African pianist Jonathan Oshry. He romped through Bach’s ‘English’ Suite, displaying a truly dazzling range of technique. This was followed by a deeply expressive treatment of Beethoven’s ‘Waldstein’ Sonata. These were followed by Chopin: the Ballade in F minor, and a set of Etudes. The latter were composed to test and develop a pianist’s technical skill. Mr Oshry polished them off with consummate mastery. ‘Brilliant’, ‘marvellous’, ‘tremendous’ ‘best for years’, were some of the comments from audience members after the performance.
The concert was sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust." - Faversham Music Club

"Key player with plenty of talent: Music lovers who did not come to the Horsham Music Circle concert at the Drill Hall missed a most enjoyable concert. It was given earlier last month by Jonathan Oshrey, a 27-year-old South African pianist, who obtained post-graduate diplomas at the Royal Northern College of Music and degrees at the Guildhall School of Music. Referring to the lack of programme notes, he gave an excellent lucid explanation of the works he was playing... He followed this with Gaspard de la Nuit by Ravel, giving an imaginative and compelling performance. It consists of three sections: Ondine, where his delicate fingerwork came to the fore; Le Gibet, with lovely gradation of tone with the bell tolling; Scarbo where his technical ability in a very difficult work with its quirky rhythms and double-thirds produced a brilliant performance. After the interval, Jonathan Oshrey played the 24 Preludes of Chopin... To bring the whole set off in a public concert requires a good technique and good touch with a real understanding of Chopin's music. Here we had them all." - West Sussex County Times

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