““The sonic brilliance he brought to the work was very impressive. In all registers he maintained a round velvety tone and mastered even the most complex position changes with such a seamless ease. … He did all this with magisterial technical precision.”
Michael Matter, Der Kleine Bund, 5th March 2011
“It isn’t just his technique, though that is astonishing enough. It’s the wit, poise and vivacity in his playing. In short, it is the pure intuition leading him straight to the heart of what he plays”
The Times, London, 17th November 2003
“Julian Bliss was the fluent soloist in the Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto.”
The Guardian, George Hall, 21st July 2006
“The easier tunefulness of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto followed and the young soloist Julian Bliss was nicely lyrical.”
Financial Times, Richard Fairman, 21st July 2006
“The remainder of the evening comprised a fluent performance of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto by Julian Bliss”
The Daily Telegraph, Geoffrey Norris, 20th July 2006
”The performance of the soloist Julian Bliss in the Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto that followed was soft-grained and smooth.”
Evening Standard, Nick Kimberley, 20th July 2006
“Great playing is not really to be expected on a night as awesome as well as so hot. Yet the 17-year-old Julian Bliss delivered a moving account of the Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, almost disturbingly mellow from someone so young, using a basset clarinet with some lovely low notes.”
The Independent, Keith Potter, 21st July 2006
“But the Queen did hear one top-class performance: Mozart’s clarinet concerto, played on the authentic basset clarinet (with its vital extra bass notes) by the 17-year-old Julian Bliss. Sinuous, immaculate and unfussy, he reserved his subtlest powers for the end of the sublime adagio, delivered so quietly that 6,000 people held their breath.”
“A moment of magic in a celebratory night that otherwise didn’t quite take off.”
The Times, Richard Morrison, 20th July 2006
