“Trevor Stephenson brings all the elements of authentic performance together: the interpretation, the instrument, and the tuning”
– Owen Jorgensen
“Trevor Stephenson’s recital in Old First Church offered a special treat for those of us who appreciate the less bellicose sounds of that instrument [harpsichord] over those of the piano or organ. Besides being a virtuoso player, Stephenson is also an authority on early instruments.
[The recital] proved a major success . . .
Heuwell Tircuit – San Francisco Classical Voice
“A fortepiano sound I find very, very delightful”
– Richard Knisely, WGBH Radio, Boston
“Stephenson played with just the ease and intimate scale of the music and the occasion. … Stephenson’s fortepiano … was ideal for the music.”
– Tom Strini, Milwaukee Journal
“Chopin’s ‘ideal’ piano sounded quite different from today’s grand. Perhaps the best period instrument recording is that of pianist Trevor Stephenson, whose instrument recreates the delicate crystalline sound of the piano in Chopin’s day”
– Arthur Houle, Director of Keyboard Studies, Mesa State College
“I have never enjoyed Chopin more. A simply great CD!”
– Continuo magazine review of Music of Frédéric Chopin