"Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in D minor thus begins with bouncy Bachian rhythms, followed by rapid passages, leaps and chords, mastered effortlessly by the evening's soloist Nikolay Madoyan. In the subsequent lyrical Andante, full of Mendelssohnian tonal magic, Madoyan clearly demonstrated his interpretive ability. Also, In the third movement, an Allegro in a casual gavotte style, the soloist mastered the swift tempos and cadences with brilliant elegance and exceptional technical skill."