“One finds oneself in the presence of a great artist.”
Gazette de Lausanne (Switzerland)

“Tryon‘s art is one of proportion and taste, deriving its strength from understatement. Her extensive technical resources are used with enormous restraint in a style which, clearly by choice, avoids both brilliance and flamboyance. She possesses virtuosic control, particularly over the lower end of the dynamic scale. Her ability to play passages of intricate fingerwork with lightness and rapidity is truly magical. She never strains—even the most fiendish sections seem simple in her hands.” The Washington Post

“Valerie Tryon began with a cogent performance of the Bach-Liszt A minor Prelude and Fugue, this being all the more enjoyable because in these puritanical days such arrangements are not quite respectable...“Au bord d'une source” sparked demurely, “Czardas macabre” glowered darkly, while the Dante Sonata received a performance of great force and pungency. Alas, it is not possible even to note all the pieces by the absurdly neglected composer that Miss Tryon gave us, but we shall be lucky if this feast of magnificent piano playing is surpassed in the entire festival.” The Times (London), Wigmore Hall – Liszt Festival

Net proceeds from this concert are in benefit of the Guelph Youth Music Centre.