"Charles Russo, as first clarinetist (with Alexander Schneider at Carnegie Hall), was spectacular. His sound is fresh and wonderful and he is a top-ranking musician with utmost sensitivity and ensemble awareness." -NEW YORK TIMES
	"The Mozart Clarinet Quintet brought one's focus of concentration on the purity of the approach, and the eloquence of musical understanding in this performance. The beauty of Mr. Russo's tone was alone worth the evening." -NEW YORK TIMES
	"Charles Russo again demonstrated in the Brahms Quintet that he plays just about the most flexible, expressive clarinet among present-day wind virtuosos. He can achieve and hold any level of sound, and any tone color. He managed an absolutely perfect blend with the (Juilliard) Quartet. The performance by all hands was breathtakingly beautiful." -MIAMI HERALD
	"Here is a musician of top calibre. He has a magnificent but non-showy technique, a wonderfully sweet tone, and the ability to blend with absolute perfection into such a work as the Mozart Quintet. The clarinet in this work is often over-penetrating, but not when Mr. Russo is handling it. He is capable of the finest shadings and the most easy roulades. The work could not have been more marvelously played." -MIAMI HERALD
	"I cannot conceive of a more beautiful performance of the Mozart Quintet for Clarinet and Strings." -MUSICAL AMERICA
	"In the melting lines of Schubert's ‘Die Hirt auf dem Felsen’ with Adele Addison, Russo played with utmost distinction. His work in the Falla 'Concerto for Harpsichord' and the Stravinsky 'Pribaoutki' was also of the highest calibre." -WASHINGTON POST
	"The clarinetist Charles Russo who has an entrancing style and clear, softly nuanced tone deserves the highest compliments." -SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
	"Russo played with impeccable artistry and irridescent brilliance." -KNOXVILLE JOURNAL

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