Press
CHOPIN CONCERTO NO. 1 IN E MINOR WITH THE ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
“The supreme artistry of Aristo Sham put the Chopin Concerto No. 1 on an altogether higher plain. His brilliance of technique was mesmerising; the palette of tone colours that he elicited from the notes and the poetry with which he infused the musical line were bewitching.” –Ilkley Gazette (UK)
NEW YORK INT’L PIANO COMPETITION WINNERS CONCERT
“Mr. Sham is a young phenomenon. As First Prize Winner at the New York International Piano Competition he dazzled with Scriabin’s Sonata, showing passion and but also logic and clarity. Every note had a decisive place in the grand scheme of things. Mr. Sham also won the award for Best Performance of Commissioned Work by Lowell Liebermann. It would be difficult to imagine it played more compellingly. He was an able champion for the work, showing tremendous command, meditative lyricism through its melancholy sections, and fierce intensity through its contrasts.” –New York Concert Review
PHILLIPS COLLECTION RECITAL
“This young artist’s potential is boundless. In knuckle-busting repertoire, he can already hold his own with the best.” –Washington Post
EMPEROR CONCERTO WITH THE ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
“Sham gave a thrilling performance of Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto, with an impressive density of sound and texture and a fire quite in keeping with the temperament and spirit of the composition.” –Leeds Tech
RACH 3 WITH THE MENDOZA PHILHARMONIC IN ARGENTINA
“El joven de 19 años, considerado como uno de los grandes prodigios de la música del mundo, brindó este sábado un concierto que pocos olvidarán. Durante 50 minutos puso al público a sus pies, maravillado por el virtuosismo y la belleza con que interpretó una de las obras más desafiantes y complejas del repertorio del compositor y director de orquesta ruso. De contextura pequeña e impecable presencia, el instrumento frente a él parecía un mundo inabarcable al que rápidamente conquistó recorriendo la partitura como si sus manos fuesen alas sobrevolando las teclas. El joven gigante, demostró así no sólo maestría con el piano, sino también, una gran capacidad para transmitir belleza.” –Sitio Andino