JUHO POHJONEN
“Pohjonen shaped and floated his part with clarity and point, and the distinguished chamber-scaled backing kept Saint-Saëns’s more sentimental impulses under wraps.”
—Los Angeles Times, September 2014
“(...) what he did to illuminate the familiar Romantic concerto [Chopin Piano Concerto No 2] was remarkable. Pohjonen's pearly tone, articulate touch and supple legato phrasing gave pleasure to the ear (...) His sensitivity in unfurling Chopin's intimate musical grammar was always evident.”
—Chicago Tribune, June 2016
“Pohjonen really stood out for me as one of absolute best. Described by an American newspaper as “a beast, a daunting player”, and by another as “utterly delightful”, I can only echo this.”
—Bournemouth Echo, December 2015
“The one constant in these scores is the piano, and pianist Juho Pohjonen was the linchpin of the concert, in no small part responsible for the superb performances throughout. Pohjonen played with clarity and rhythmic sureness. He was both a sensitive accompanist and a firm, but unobtrusive, leader.”
—New York Classical Review, July 2015
“Mr. Pohjonen’s pearly touch, singing tone and sensitivity also enhanced Beethoven’s Trio in E-flat, given an impeccably elegant interpretation beginning with the introspective opening — rendered with a quiet, simmering tension.”
—New York Times, July 2015
“Pohjonen has both impeccable technique and a cleareyed approach to music, unleashing the fugue with stunning clarity and precise dynamic control (…)”
—The Washington Post, March 2013
“The programme included Grieg’s Piano Concerto, with a fast-rising Finnish star, Juho Pohjonen, as the delightfully unassuming but bewitching soloist.”
—The Guardian, December 2015
“Juho Pohjonen, the Finnish pianist performed with unbelievable fluidity and dexterity, but never overpowered the other instruments or became buried under their collective performance.”
—Albany Times Union, August 2015
“Juho Pohjonen’s piano playing was full of colour and imagination: he was discreet when appropriate, and impressively incisive, without harshness, when the instrument was called on to take the textural lead.”
—Seen and Heard International, March 2016
“The best music-making of the evening actually came in a piece that was not by Sibelius. Grieg’s piano concerto was given a beautifully shaped performance by Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen (…).”
—Telegraph, December 2015
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Schubert Fantasy – Benjamin Beilman, violin and Juho Pohjonen, piano
