Christina Mok  VIOLINIST 
 
REVIEWS

Alongside Beethoven we had Brahms unfolding some of his most prolonged melodic lines, played out through Mok’s impeccable sense of phrasing...This was one of those dual purpose recital.  Through Mok’s interpretation one could readily appreciate what made each of these sonatas an outstanding contribution to the history of chamber music.  On the other hand, those just beginning to develop a taste for chamber music were presented with a clear case of why chamber music fans get so excited over this genre.  Mok clearly appreciated the foundations of tradition on which each of these sonatas was constructed, but her interpretation still caught the adventurous spirit with which each of these composers sought to take that tradition in new directions(SF Examiner 5/31/11)

Christina Mok's "Four Seasons" was a lock-it-down performance of Vivaldi's Baroque warhorse....Mok's playing sang out. It was rock solid and it told stories. It also expressed great sentiment without being sentimental... richly mellow, nimble and fast moving, and taking judicious liberties with ornamentation. It was a dynamic performance: Sometimes a warhorse gets to display its original brilliance, and that's what happened here.  (The Mercury News 12/7/09)

 

Christina Mok shines at the Symphony Silicon Valley - She was a spellbinder as she dug in and let it fly...There was no need to long for Itzhak Perlman or Gil Shaham.                     (The Mercury News 10/17/08)

 

Christina Mok took center stage as soloist in the Mendelssohn, making the great concerto her own. Mok set her tone for the performance at the outset, drawing a broadly phrased line and reinforcing it throughout with strong tone and no small degree of the virtuosity that the score asks for.  (Metro 10/22/08)

 

Violinist Christina Mok and pianist Lori Lack made Suite Italienne’s virtuosic demands and effects seem easy as pie.  (San Francisco Classical Voice 12/4/07)

 

The performance was a perpetual-motion display, throwing sparks all over.....Mok seemed to relish the Paganini-like flourishes and Piazzolla's fondness for jazzy string slides, tossing them off with ease and virtuoso aplomb.  (San Francisco Classical Voice 7/18/06)

 

Christina Mok deftly handled the violin pyrotechnics. Her tone was excellent and intonation.  (Stockton Record 9/17/05)

 

There's integrity in her playing, of a most admirable sort.                                                (San Francisco Classical Voice 9/2/05)

 

Christina Mok provided solid leadership, as well as excellent solo work, throughout the program.  (Metro 11/3/04)

 

She performed the work with enormous artistry and superlative technique.                 (Stockton Record 2/7/04)

 

Mok dazzled the packed audience with technical maturity and artistic excellence rarely found in a young performer. (The Korea Herald) 

 

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