Press Reviews
UK/European Concert Performances
"I have painful memories of playing the recorder at infant school, but in Piers Adams’ hands it is transformed into a dazzling virtuoso star. His bravura approah has the true spirit of the baroque.... It’s the aural equivalent of an acrobat on the high-wire, delivered with such panache, precision and easy grace it took my breath clean away. Now that’s what I call spectacular. "
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
"It's not easy to make the recorder a sexy, extrovert instrument yet Adams' virtuosity is breathtaking and presented with unfettered showmanship."
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
“His stage presence is simply unbeatable; he moves around in a way that demands the audience’s attention. Coupled with this of course, his playing is stupendous; simply awe-inspiring. He combines implausible speed with sensitive variation in articulation techniques and a warm, rich, blossoming tone to create a performance that keeps the audience’s attention bolted to the stage.”
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"The concerto could not have been better played than it was by the engaging Piers Adams· he bent to the knees like a jazz trumpeter to squeeze every last breath of air out of his lungs· we cheered loud and long for a repeat."
EASTERN DAILY PRESS
"Here is a performer whose success is surely guaranteed by a winning combination of technical genius, expert product marketing, and above all, the compelling power of a truly top-class entertainer over his audience."
THE RECORDER MAGAZINE
"This English recorder-wonder is a virtuoso with powerful emotions; his secret lies in the combination of unbridled musicality and unsurpassable finger technique. He raises the music to new dimensions of dynamic surprise and compositional innovation, and shines his individual light on perennial favourites."
DIE REIN PFALZ, GERMANY
"A jeu d'espirit, especially as played by the recorder virtuoso Piers Adams, who juggled with no fewer than five instruments, occasionally playing two at once, in this witty beautiful, action-packed piece... dazzling."
THE SUNDAY TIMES
"Apart from being a superlative musician, Piers is a born communicator, and his immense energy inspired everyone from the youngest child to the oldest viola player into giving the performance of a lifetime. His Telemann Concerto.....was one of the most exciting pieces of musicianship the audience had ever heard!"
OXFORD TIMES
