“as if the composer [Beethoven] were at the Keyboard”

”Weiss emerges.... as if rising from another world”

“remarkably powerful and intense… fine technique and musicianship in the service of an arresting array of music”

“her technical skill was dazzling, and in the softer, more intimate conversations between piano and orchestra, her depth of feeling and delicacy of touch were mesmerizing [Frank Symphony Variations, New Beford Symphony Orchestra]”

“The work was commissioned by Yael Weiss, who gives the most sparkling performance imaginable [CD release of Aviv Piano Concerto by Joel Feigin, Toccata Classics]”

“The piano solo in the second movement [Ravel concerto] provided a glimpse into Weiss’s ability to make her instrument emote the feelings beneath the composition…
The third movement picked up the pace with energy befitting a presto and called upon Weiss to exhibit fantastic fingering skills”

“Yael Weiss showed herself to be a pianist who delves deeply and tellingly into that cloudy area where fantasy morphs into improvisation, inventiveness being common to both.”

“Pianist Yael Weiss played with a golden touch that could do no wrong. What refined nuances of color and dynamics!”

“Ms. Weiss is a spunky, compact woman who radiates energy, and that translates both to a startling clarity in her classical-style runs and the sort of jovial spirit this piece needs…Ms. Weiss’s walking bass line, topped with a right-hand aria, reminded me of Richard Goode’s sparkling Mozart, but her voice had a different sensitivity, which showed itself in the harmonic crises of the third movement: There was an impulsive fire in each Romanticized fermata that foreshadowed a surprise ending”

“Every moment felt new”

“Weiss played these pieces [all-Schumann recital] with as much nimble sensitivity, as much thoughtful sympathy, as anyone could wish for”

“Weiss’s sensitivity to Brahms – indeed, to the profound and subtle gestures of late Brahms – was made ravishingly clear by her performance of the three Intermezzi, Opus 117. The C-sharp Minor, in particular, was played with infinite somber delicacy: an autumnal vision of life’s tragedy, in which all grief has been pared away, and nothing is left but a resigned, welcoming sadness”

“Yael Weiss presented a passionate performance of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. Her touch and temperament found its fullest expression in the melancholy second movement , which she played with notable concentration in a dreamy contemplative, soulful manner”

“No technical complexity seemed to deter her, nor was her playing at any time devoid of temperament. Weiss had mastered every tortured twist [Copland’s Piano Variations], the pounding octaves, the quixotic runs… Here was bravura pianism”

“The Ghost Variations are interpreted beautifully by Weiss – embodying the vulnerable, passionate side of Schumann while also capturing his complex, introspective emotions. …a musical triumph”

“Soloist Yael Weiss also danced with panache up and down the piano keyboard. Her fingers were perfectly choreographed for incredible Promethean runs through Beethoven’s [Third] Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.
Weiss gave us melody and fireworks at the same time. Each note rang with clarity and sparkled with feeling, especially in the quieter moments like the entire second movement.
Her playing was meditative, like slow-motion choreography in perfect balance. All the while, orchestra’s calm strings underlined the piano, making it appear to dance on clouds.
The third movement was both ballet-like and sprightly as soloist Weiss and the Greater Bridgeport Symphony dancing chorus happily skipped along with sunshine in their hearts”

“Weiss is a consummate musician with an impeccable technique and an effortless approach”
”She exhibits a fine musical craftsmanship, shaping the overall work with ease and clarity”
”I admired the fluidity of her tone and phrasing, and her depth and variety of colour through the soft end of the dynamic spectrum”