Natalia Schachowskaja Olga’s professor at Moskow Tschaikowski-Conservatoire:
" she is a special musical talent and she can surprise her audience"

Daniil Shafran (met in Florence 1990):
"It is a beautiful surprise to listen to her music, she plays with will"

Zara Nelsova (met in Milano 1996 and Salzburg, Zürich 2001):
"marvelous talent, she plays terrific"

Mstislav Rostropovich (met in Mailand 1997, Paris 1998)
"...natural talent!"

Prof. Johannes Goritzki
"...Olga is a fantastic cellist, she's got all a soloist needs..."

Georg Faust first solo-celloplayer Berliner Philharmoniker, Master class
"...Olga is an excellent musican and cellist with a romantic temperament. She builds up a strong emotional atmosphere while playing. Her occupation is an enrichment for cultural life."

Press:

Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, Germany (translated) "Solo cellist Olga Kotchenkova played the famous Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor. Her performance on the cello created a perfect explosion. In the following movements her playing ranged from expressive and stormy to tender and sentimental. She brought the audience under her spell from the first to the last note of her convincing, very personal playing."

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