"A mesmerizing performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 3 ...
with his graceful, fluid legato technique and trills to die for, Alan
Gampel made one forget that the piano is a percussion instrument."
--Grand Rapids Press, 2000

"Gampel's recital was a polished gem that brought new luster to Chopin's music."
--The Desert Sun, 1999

"The highlight was 'The Age of Anxiety'… Gampel's playing had a steely center
but a touchingly vulnerable exterior. Utterly clear yet delicately shaped,
his piano line became a vivid character combining loneliness and valor."
--Chicago Sun-Times, 1998

"One discovery for me was the Tchaikowsky Concert Fantasia ...
crisp, fresh ... Alan Gampel negotiated the daredevil solo part with finesse."
--The New Yorker, 1998  

"Gampel revealed a prodigious technique Mozart would have admired,
displaying classical restraint and a delicacy of expression."
--Citizen Times 1998

"Alan Gampel, a gifted pianist with a debonair command of the idiom."
--Chicago Tribune, 1998

"Lyricism - special even by Chopin's standards."
--New York Times, 1995

"Velvety sound and virtuoso assurance."
--New York Times, 1993

"Masterly reading. Breathtaking performance. Dazzling."
--Musical Opinion (U.K.), 1993

"The dexterity of a wizard and his tone quality that of velvet.."
--The Post and Courier, 1993

"An exciting Richterish ferocity ."
--The Irish Times, 1991