Shalygin: Canti d'inizio e fine

“Multi-talent Maya Fridman knows how to create an amazing performance in an urgent and concentrated way, that leaves a long-lasting deep impression. Especially Abbadon, the devilish ruler of the dead, leaves a deep dramatic impression.”

Jan de Kruijff, Musicalifeiten

“Cello and voice are [in Todesfuge] remarkably close to one another, to form an inseparable unity. And yes, Shalygin succeeds, especially in this movement, in making us reflect on the horrors of the Holocaust, also thanks to the breathtaking performance of Fridman.”

Ben Taffijn, Nieuwe Noten

“About the performance, I can, no I have to be very short, because Shalygin practically wrote the piece on her, and that – how could it be otherwise – she is the ultimate interpreter of it, she has to be.”

Aart van der Wal, Opus Klassiek

“… the music is penetrating in its intensity, the beauty and the perfection in Fridman’s performance. In the epilogue everything comes together, melting vocal cords, bow and strings together in one breathtaking fusion.”

Frits van der Waa, de Volkskrant (40 Best Albums of 2019)