Press Quotes
»Maximilian Schairer with Beethoven, Chopin and Prokofjew. Stormy momentum and dynamic vehemence immediately swept the audience away. Enthusiastic final applause.«
– theaterkompass, onlinemerker, Alexander Walther, 20.06.2024
»The audience thanks him with a standing ovation.«
– Badische Zeitung, Südkurier, 19.03.2024
»A lot of style, heart and mind.«
– SWR 2 Kultur, 01.10.2023
»A really promising solo debut album.«
– musicwebinternational, Michael Cookson, 23.08.2023
»With liberating power. It is a recording that impresses with its formal unity.«
– onlinemerker, Alexander Walther, 10.08.2023
»Style-conscious – with high pianistic competence.«
– Concerti, Frank Armbruster, 31.07.2023
»Maximilian Schairer inspires the audience with great skill and emotion.«
– Allgäuer Zeitung, 18.07.2023
»Schairer`s nuanced interpretation is able to captivate the listener.«
– Rondo Magazin, Corina Kolbe, 01.07.2023
»His focus is on the mindset and spirit of the composer, and that is the only way music should be played.«
– classicalmusicsentinel, Jean-Yves Duperron, 28.06.2023
»Bravo calls for an encore in a packed Europasaal.«
– Nordbayerischer Kurier, 13.05.2023
»Full house with first-class piano art.«
– Kulturreport Bayreuth, 11.05.2023
»CD “Clair de Lune” – When the Jonas-Schairer duo engages with the repertoire with passion and playfulness, an interaction on an equal footing prevails, paired with a playfulness that knows no bounds.«
– klassik-heute, Stefan Pieper, 12.06.2021
»Even Haydn would smile – The Stuttgart Philharmonic under star conductor Dan Ettinger and the exposed young pianist Maximilian Schairer inspire.«
– Südwestpresse, 04.10.2019
»He does it with a left – Maximilian Schairer, who has already thrilled the Philharmoniker audience with the highly virtuoso Hummel Concerto No. 3, steps in at short notice for Haydn’s Piano Concerto in D major, originally planned with chief conductor Dan Ettinger as soloist.«
– Stuttgarter Zeitung, 03.10.2019
»Musical brilliance on the Buga-stage. Maximilian Schairer delivered what was announced in the program with “extraordinary artistic maturity” and “deep understanding of the work” and impressed the audience so much that they could not help but give him a standing ovation.«
– Heilbronner Stimme, 10.07.2019
»Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra with fast-paced romanticism – With pianist Maximilian Schairer, Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s third piano concerto under the direction of Jan Willem de Vriends became a celebration of mercurial speed, fine lyricism and woodland-dark romanticism.«
– Esslinger Zeitung, 30.05.2019
»The music breathes, speaks and sings – Maximilian Schairer and the JSPE inspire with their joy of playing and high level. Schairer’s interpretation is wonderfully lyrical, virtuosic and confident. Schairer has a beautiful round tone, and it is striking how many nuances he has at his disposal in the quiet range.«
– Winnender Zeitung, 17.10.2017
»Esslinger Meisterkonzerte sks-Russ-Konzertdirektion – In Mozart’s Piano Concerto KV 466, Schairer introduced himself as a young hope of the German pianists’ guild. He impressed with the clarity of his touch right from the start of his solo. He made the beauty of the music shine with a flourishing tone.«
– Esslinger Zeitung, 10.10.2017
»With a lot of imagination – a brilliant concert with a personal style and a new approach to listening with wonderfully varied timbres. This is a joy. Courageous, well thought-out virtuosity in the service of the musical statement. Bravo!«
– Volksstimme Hanseatic City of Stendal, 28.03.2017