"Reflections"
"This debut CD features a sultry "Summertime" and a haunting performance of the theme from "Schindler's List"..."
Newsweek,
July 16, 2007
National Concert Hall, Dublin
"The soloist Gregory Harrington was impressive. This young Dublin born violinist showed natural artistry and an ability to dazzle".
The Irish Times, August 2002
"Reflections", CD Review
"Harrington combines velvet smoothness with intricate passion... This player nets you gently, and you will find you have listened to every note. It doesn't get much better than that."
Waikato Times, April 2008
"Reflections", CD Review
"... an inheritor of the Heifetz tradition… The theme from Schindler's List rivals Perlman's justly famous recording."
Audiophile Audition, May 2007
Salk Institute, San Diego
(with the San Diego Symphony under Thomas Wilkins)
"Harrington delivered a virtuoso performance"
La Jolla Light, September 2006
South Bank Center, London
"In James MacMillan's Kiss on Wood, Harrington described its winding contours
with aching tenderness, a profound sense of melancholy touching every phrase.
With Brahms' Sonata in D minor op108, Harrington was in his element, reveling
in its rich sonorities and capturing its underlying tensions with great aplomb."
The Strad Magazine, October 2000
Montauk, Long Island
"Mr. Harrington, a superb emerging player who has yet to be called up to the
Big Dance in violin performance, revealed himself to be a talent to be reckoned
with."
"The concert concluded with a spectacular and moving performance of the familiar
and beloved Chaconne from Bach's Partita in D minor. In Mr. Harrington's interpretation,
we could hear the passion and sensuality of the Spanish dance that underlies
this form. Rhapsodic and rebellious, totally constrained and yet straining at
every turn, this was a Bach I hungered to hear more of. Indeed, I am now on tenterhooks,
awaiting the moment we will be graced with a recording of the entire Bach unaccompanied
violin oeuvre from this master of the violin."
The East Hampton Star, February 2004
Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, New York
"Harrington conveyed a deep commitment to this work [Kiss on Wood], layering
passion, meditation and mystery on top of one another. The simple, monophonic,
prayer-like phrases gently tossed back and forth between the two instruments
were hypnotizing and mercilessly gripping."
The New York Concert Review, March 2003
Merkin Concert Hall, New York
Sosa's [Capricho para solo violin] slow movement alerted the listener to a depth of artistry in both composer and performer. This was a defining moment in the recital illustrating Harrington's gifts both thoughtful lyricist and serious technician.
Messiaen's Louange a L'Immortalite de Jesus gave Harrington his chance also to be warm, engaging a listener with an array of technical and lyrical splendor.
The New Music Connoisseur, October 2004
Leighton Concert Hall, Notre Dame
Harrington, a Dublin-born violinist, performed the haunting theme from "Schindler's List" with
a tender melancholy that raised the bar for the show's duration."
The South Bend Tribune, March 2005
