“In the hands of a committed interpreter such as Eve Egoyan, [the music] becomes a pathway to the unconscious” – The Globe and Mail

2009: Ten Exceptional Recordings “The test of a great recording is whether you find yourself temporarily unable to live without it. For certain overlapping periods this year, I couldn’t stop listening to…Ann Southam’s immense, mysterious piano piece Simple Lines of Enquiry.” – The New Yorker 

“A performer whose powers of listening cast a hypnotic spell over her audiences, opening their ears and hearts” – The National Post

Egoyan’s take on new works is stunning…Egoyan’s remarkable playing balanced that delicacy with intense focus, holding all in a net…the spaces in between the notes were still charged with presence…I even found myself confusing sound with touch…so convincingly had Egoyan restitched our reference points. – The Globe and Mail

“Egoyan’s take on new works is stunning…her clear, uncompromising taste was much in evidence in the choice of repertoire…Egoyan’s remarkable playing balanced that delicacy with intense focus, holding all in a net…the spaces in between the notes were still charged with presence…I even found myself confusing sound with touch…so convincingly had Egoyan restitched our reference points.” – Globe and Mail, 2007

“A player of incredible, often very quiet intensity.” – The Wire

“Egoyan is truly an astounding performer.” – I care if you listen

“Egoyan is a visionary musician and pianist who is forging a new path for contemporary solo piano music.” – The Kitchener-Waterloo Record

“Eve Egoyan’s pianism has strengths in abundance, fully justifying Michael Finnissy’s testimony that ‘she illuminates the music she plays; an alchemy, authenticity and fearlessness’.” – International Piano Magazine

“Egoyan’s performance, which shares the multi-dimensional ranges and resonances of the music in exhilarating ways, seems to magically travel through the under-layers of our skin, gently leaving its imprint on our souls.” – Doina Popescu