"The first concert given by the orchestra under their new music director did not surprise the audience. It completely dazzled them. Because Schiffman has it all: a beautiful and precise technique, stage presence, and a natural authority, breathing new life into the orchestra - one of cohesion and impressive vitality."
-La Provence, October 7th, 2007

"Schiffman offered proof that classical music can be reinvented and be made attractive to the younger generation."
-Il Gazzettino di Padova, March 16th, 2005

“Deserving first prize in the Pedrotti Conducting Competition Jonathan Schiffman convinced the jury thanks to his uncontestable musicality."
-L'Adige, September 18th, 2004

"The National Orchestra of France produced a magical kaleidoscope of orchestral color under the poised direction of Jonathan Schiffman"
-Le Monde, February 17, 2006

"This is a name to watch… Schiffman intensified, emphasised and conjured up the images so vividly, that you could reconstruct the storyline of the fairytale even if you had never heard it before."
-Südkurier, October 23, 2009

“Impeccable technique and quasi-virtuosic gestures”
-Trentino, September 17th, 2004

"Schiffman revealed a remarkable musical maturity for his young age."
-Il Tempo di Roma, November 4th, 2005