”...Elvekjaer is master of a technique of utmost vitality, an unstinting lyricism, elegance of phrasing, and the ability to achieve the structural coherence that gives panoramic vision of the work...”

Messagero Veneto, Trieste, Italy

Reviews Jens Elvekjær

"This was regal piano playing."

Kieler Nachrichten, Germany

"Elvekjaer is master of a technique of utmost vitality, an unstinting lyricism, elegance of phrasing, and the ability to achieve the structural coherence that gives panoramic vision of the work . . . "

Messagero Veneto, Trieste, Italy

"Electrifying joy in playing... effervescent energy and the ability to create magical dialogues with the orchestra."

Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung

”......The instrument’s rich spectrum of timbres was evident in Jens Elvekjaer´s magnificent performance of Ravel´s ‘Gaspard de la Nuit.’  With dazzling control of touch he transparently and elegantly presented the piece so that the different sound layers could play with each other on equal terms . . . In Chopin´s b-flat minor Sonata  . . . there was an intense and profound feeling where Elvekjaer made use of the instrument’s dark hues . . . ”

Jyllandsposten

“hushed, evocative keyboard work by Elvekjaer . . . ” 

Gramophone Magazine

"A spellbound audience . . . In Chopin´s B-flat minor Sonata and in Liszt´s ‘Spanish Rhapsody’ one thing was clear: Jens Elvekjaer not only plays the keyboard, he plays with it. The seductive way in which he caressed the keys, and the sounds, was so captivating that all present must have been overwhelmed . . . ” 

Solinger Morgenpost, Germany

"Elvekjaer’s romantic talent combined with a penetrating musicality and an impressive command of the expressive possibilities of his instrument makehim  a Beethoven performer to keep an eye and ear on.”

Politiken, DK

".....There was a true sense of magic in the playing between the soloist and the orchestra...almost a paradisical state.....superb intensity. ""

Jyllands-Posten, DK

”.........Jens Elvekjaer´s romantical talent combined with a penetrating musicality and an impressive command of the expressive possibilities of his instrument make Jens Elvekjær a Beethoven interpreter who is worth keeping an eye and ear on...”

Politiken

"Elvekjaer’s solo CD of French music is among the nominees for the Danish Music Awards, so we’ve hastened to press with this review of what can only be classified as an extraordinary Danish piano release . . .performances radiant with talent . . . ”

Politiken

"[Schumann’s] great piece ‘Carnaval’ . . . was well planned and beautifully played, with a fine sense of variety in the accents and the dancing passagework. This was piano playing on an international level."

Kristeligt Dagblad, DK

"Carnaval’ . . . was, from start to finish, conveyed with virtuosity and sensitivity—a sensitivity which, combined with Elvekjaer’s feel for shaping sounds and contrasting colors, communicated a grand pianism."

Berlingske, DK

".....Elvekjærs Schubertplaying was at the same time brittle, fine and with rich sound, he unites the full sound with a distinct portamento and he forms the musical spirit in true understanding with its dialecticism between monumentalism and flegma......"

Berlingske, DK

"The G-major Sonata was a beautiful experience . . . a strong poetic presence was manifest in the widely-spaced, almost improvisatory chords. And although the touch was always singing, the pianist was able to produce many finely balanced dynamic nuances. The pauses between the movements were almost like expectant breaths...."

Kristeligt Dagblad, DK 

"“Elvekjaer fears nothing, yet never for a moment overwhelms his colleagues.” 

American Record Guide 

“The performance was well headed by great keyboard execution from Elvekjaer.” 

Lincoln Journal Star, USA

“ . . . the piano anchoring the performance in absolute, dynamically sumptuous authority.”

The Louisville Courier-Journal, USA

“[Ravel's ‘Pantoum’] dances gaily around a central melody, which Elvekjaer sang gloriously . . . and how could Elvekjaer make Dvorák's notoriously unidiomatic piano writing seem so natural? . . . ” 

Palm Beach Post, USA

“[Elvekjaer was] virtually dancing on both pedals . . . ”

Des Moines Register, USA