“The key to a succesful duo is a the match between the players and their understanding of each other's musical intentions. Alessandra Russo is an expressive musician whose endeavors are completed by Ave Kruup's deep and clear playing. They blended into one and the ensemble playing was enjoyable. The concert allowed the audience to experience playing of very high standard and tasteful music-making.”

“Ave Kruup chose an unadorned and multifaceted pianistic narrative style, and gave each Ballade its own character.”

“The young pianist took such an ambitious work (Bach's Goldberg Variations) for this concert and managed it with with bravura.”

“She shaped the melancholic Adagio's poignant simplicity with great depth despite her young age.”

“In Chopin's Etudes Op.25 she could display her virtuosity, but was also inwardly expressive where needed.”

“Ave Kruup gave the audience at her concert in Kulturscheune a taste of her virtuosic skills.”

“She demonstrated technical precision as well as the ability to bring out all the harmonic pivotal and crucial points despite the fast tempi.”

“The pianist convinced, besides her musical ability, with a very natural charisma.”

“She gave [the fast movements] a great brilliance, built long lines, and allowed with much sensitivity the thundering fortissimos to fade down into gentle pianos.”