review excerpts:
"...plays with great feeling... ...[Ian Maksin] wrings everything he can out of [Piazzolla]...
"...drove the audience into near-frenzy... Greg Stepanich, "Palm Beach Post" , 2006-2007
"...The
intense cello playing of Ian Maksin was at the fore..." "..[The
Khudoyan Sonata] was vigorously played by Maksin, who held attention by
the sheer force of his gutsy projection..." Alan Becker,
"Sun-Sentinel", March 22, 2006
"Ian Maksin provided stalwart continuo support to the violin soloists, the brilliance and precision was astonishing..." Music and Vision Magazine, November 2004
“Ian
Maksin rendered this compelling music with great point and precision, delivering
a starkly focused performance…” “…delivered
the goods with great ensemble cohesion and fine spirit”. Lawrence A. Johnson, Sun-Sentinel, March 11, 2003
“Most
notable was the gorgeous dueted moment between cellist Ian Maksin and
clarinetist Kazem Abdullah. Sun-Sentinel,
October 2002
"...One of the most versatile and passionate players of his generation..." CChannel "Kultura", Moscow, May 2005