“Er ist einer, der den Rahmen der Konzeptionen halten und seinen Vorderleuten eine absolut zuverlässige Basis für ihre Einfälle geben kann”

“The awesome technical polish of Konstantin Shamray (b. Novosibirsk, 1985) stands out, even amid this group of superbly trained young professionals. With an almost photographic fidelity to the text, Schumann’s Carnaval is delivered with dazzling technique in a seamless performance.”

“Gales of applause elicited encores in which Shamray's hands moved up and down the keyboard as casually as if dusting the furniture.”

“In a highly ambitious recital programme that harked back to those by the late great Russian masters of Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels, Shamray simply shone. “