Reviews
'Martina Filjak played her concerto of Mozart KV 449 clearly with more sovereignity, she simply knew professionally what mattered. She showed her capability of producing a long and carrying sound with all the sensitivity of nuances needed. Additionally, she knew how to balance her play with the orchestras, so that each entry worked perfectly together ...She managed to play the second movement with an intense flow within the musical content...'
The Ravel concerto played by Martina Filjak can only be compared to the performances of young Ivo Pogorelich – very special, extremely personal and as artist bursting with energy, charisma and self confidence.
...performing Grieg's Concerto in A-minor, Martina Filjak was a real discovery. She was educated in Zagreb and Vienna and is currently the only student of Stephen Kovacevich ...her playing unifies power, lots of nuances and clear articulation that fitted greatly to the romantic expression of Grieg...
The surprise of the evening was the appearance of Martina Filjak, a young lady that equally flew over the keyboard as she powerfully used it in an incredibly virtuous and strongly emotional performance of Schostakovitchs 1st piano concerto op.35.
...with outstanding virtuosity and dedication, with forcible rhythms, wild fireworks of technical brilliance and a fine sense for elegiac moments she gave an overwhelming impression...
The artists performance of Mozart's music has the qualities of a great sens of form, an easy and soft velvety tone ...a particulairly succesful Andante movement showed an inner piece glowing out of the masterly shaped musical frases ...an approach obvious in the interpretations of one of her teachers Stephen Bishop Kovacevich