“ Thank you for the beautiful music......at Gracie Mansion. Everyone greatly enjoyed the selections.....You helped to make a special evening even more memorable. Your talent is truly a gift.

Rudolph W. Giuliani

 "Alston made a compelling case for this music, which calls for all the keyboard virtuosity for which Hummel was celebrated.

Michael Redmond,

The Star Ledger

“Thank you so very, very much for the Arensky CD! This healthy romantic literature I had not known before. You have performed a great service in bringing it to light..........you play so totally musically! It is a splendid recording !

 

Dominique-Rene de Lerma

Professor of Music

Lawrence University

 "Alston makes music in a most natural way, totally without affectation. He has a fine technique at his disposal. His execution of the pieces at hand showed that he had original ideas."

 

Raoul Abdul,
NY Amsterdam News

“Piano virtuoso Richard Alston had wrapped the audience around all ten of his flying fingers.”

 

Sally Young,

Classical New Jersey

 “Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 .........Mr. Alston once again exhibited his solid technique and musical discernment from the opening declamation to the ending fiery octave passages. He is a formidable musical narrator, for he has a discerning grasp of both the large and small musical pictures.”

 

Nan Childress,

Classical New Jersey

 “Samuel Coleridge - Taylor’s Petite Suite de Concert......has a finale that Alston dashed off with the panache to make it a sure crowd-pleaser, it was in the slow movement that we learned of the pianist’s artistry. It would be so easy to turn it into sentimental salon music. But Alston emphasized the unpredictable harmonies, brought out inner voices expressively, and finaly produced a most delicate ending.”

 

Paul Somers,

Classical New Jersey

"An electrical music presence who brought assurance, brio, unflappability and unfailing
eloquence to the proceedings. Somehow 'Maestro Alston' sounds just right."

 

Michael Redmond
The Star Ledger (NJ)

 "Pianist Richard Alston performs impeccably. His sympathetic approach allows characterization of the individual works, providing all the time a sense of stylistic unity to this diverse collection."

 

Journal of the American Liszt Society

   "His playing of the Grieg Concerto was astonishing. This talent continued with tremendous momentous...the audience understood Richard Alston's great talent and accomplishment and gave the young man a standing ovation."

 

The Chautauquan Daily

"Pianist employs grace, intelligence in recital"

 

(Headline) Peter Spencer, The Star Ledger