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“Phyllis Chen’s piano recital on Thursday evening at the Thalia Theater at Symphony Space raised the bar for delightful quirkiness matched with interpretive sensitivity.”
-The New York Times
“Chen’s toy piano playing, in particular, proved a dazzling delight.”
“She is a bold pianist with an excellent sense of color.”
-Los Angeles Times
“Phyllis Chen, the show’s sole instrumentalist…achieves dazzling effects with pianos both standard-sized and shrunken.”
-Financial Times (reviewing a production of 'Coraline')
"Phyllis Chen is one of the most intelligent, musical & interesting players
(& people) I've ever met. She's quite fascinating & compelling both onstage and offstage."
-André Watts
"Chen is an exciting player..."
-American Record Guide (on Phyllis' Debut CD, UnCaged Toy Piano)
“...her captivating performance was animated by unbridled inventiveness...”
-The Oregonian
“...over the past decade she’s become one of the world’s leading proponents of the toy piano.”
-Chicago Reader
“She played with amazing grace, with enviable clarity, and with finger work of both strength and elasticity so that every note, even in demanding trills and runs, emerged fully shaped.”
“…a breathtaking delicacy.”
-The Herald Times (Bloomington, IN)
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New York Times Review (PDF)
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NewMusicBox CD Review (PDF)
New York Times 'Coraline' Review (PDF)
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Concerto Repertoire (PDF)
Looking Glass ReWondered (PDF)
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