The Sunday Republican (Waterbury, CT), May 9, 2004

By VADIM PROKHOROV

Juxtaposed to [the] spatial level [of John Adams's violin concerto] is the narrative of the violin part, which inhabits time - the natural medium of music. This narrative tells a highly charged story, exceedingly personal and Romantic. This persistent Romantic "seizure" ideally suits Midori's style of playing. ... She rarely, if ever, distances herself from the material, instead being intensely immersed in the emotions of the work and music-making. One could call this approach Neo-romantic; another, old-fashioned. Yet Midori has always created tension that compels listeners to follow her story telling.