“He connects with audiences like very few contemporary pianists: direct, honest, and possessing overwhelming talent.”
ABC“A brilliant communicator who makes classical music accessible, exciting, and necessary.”
The Guardian“Rhodes has created a new concert format: intimate, irreverent, and deeply human.”
BBC Music Magazine“A dark, melancholic sound world… a hypnotic legato worthy of Sviatoslav Richter.”
Gramophone“An artist who makes audiences experience classical music as something alive and contemporary.”
La Vanguardia“James Rhodes breaks down barriers and opens classical music to audiences who had never set foot in a concert hall.”
The Independent“James Rhodes is a revolutionary in classical music, a performer capable of breaking conventions without losing an ounce of artistic depth.”
The Times“Rhodes’s fusion of instinct, mindfulness, and individuality would make his talent stand out in any era… intelligent and provocative in the best sense.”
Gramophone“This guy knows how to play… and he has a lot of personality. I’m interested.”
Rubén Amón, El País“He approached [Bach] with assurance, creating a distinctive atmosphere that fully immersed the audience. Perhaps this is Rhodes’s greatest virtue: his attitude. He manages to convey the emotion he feels when he lets himself be carried by the piano keys—first in a fragile, thoughtful way, and then making the space resonate.”
El Mundo“Performances of such natural ease and brilliance that no one can resist.”
The Times“James Rhodes hypnotizes with his piano.”
ABC“One of the most charismatic and inspiring musicians of our era.”
El País“The British pianist based in Madrid, James Rhodes, works miracles.”
ABC“His piano and his words turn every concert into an unforgettable emotional journey.”
Financial Times“A triumph of the antihero on the concert stage.”
Toronto Star“The dialogue was punctuated by the pieces James performs with exquisite mastery at the piano.”
El Mundo
