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“Thrilling, inspirational performance….  Unlike some celebrated names, Sekino displayed complete engagement with the [Rachmaninoff Third] concerto’s ripely romantic heart, bringing spirited freshness and enthusiasm to this surging music.
…Time and again, Sekino illuminated familiar passages, as with her quicksilver cadenzas and the steady cumulative acceleration in the breathless closing bars.  The Intermezzo was especially inspired, with an inner glow in the ruminative pages and a nicely playful touch in the scherzando section.”
— Lawrence A. Johnson, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

 

“Beyond creating music, one senses that she communicates with the piano, discovering the notes, nuances and colors as she played.” [read more]
— Sibylle Barrasso, Boston Musical Intelligencer (Boston, MA)

 


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“Elegance of line, leaping energy…her playing has life and sophistication.”
— Richard Scheinin, Mercury News (San Jose, CA)

 

“Yuga Cohler and Karina Canellakis led a strong rendition [of Elliott Carter’s Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Piano] that illuminated the various intricacies, with the tricky keyboard parts deftly played by Daniel Pesca on harpsichord and Yukiko Sekino on piano.”
— Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times (New York, NY)

 

“[Corey] Cerovsek’s bravura performance was matched by the sensitive pianism of Yukiko Sekino.  In the final movement [of Chausson’s Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet], her digital dexterity was strikingly impressive in wide-ranging octaves that rang the house.”
— Lawrence Budmen, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

 


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 “The [Bright Sheng] Piano Trio was exquisitely played by violinist Yoo-Sun Park, cellist Milena Mateeva, and pianist Yukiko Sekino”
— Richard Dyer, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

 

 “Yukiko Sekino dazzled in the bravura piano part [of Stravinsky’s Petrouchka], the composer’s musical personification of the puppet Petrouchka.  (Indeed the keyboard writing suggests a full fledged concerto at times.)  Sekino’s digital agility and subtle musicianship was often stunning”
— Lawrence Budmen, Entertainment New & Views (Miami, FL)