Press criticism

Music for piano four hands is special and requires a perfect balancethe touch, the dynamics and the way of playing should fit perfectly. No problem whatsoever for the duo Michiels-Spinette. 

Michiels playing in all of these works Bartók-cd is brilliant detailed, layered, nuanced and powerful, he’s given superb assistance by Inge Spinette.

You could think that splitting up the composition of Haydn ‘7 Letzte Worte’ by putting other music in between, could harm this masterwork. Nothing is less true (…) Michiels’ programm was clearly built with a vision that was convincing not…

Michiels brought off a colossal accomplishment during this unforgettable evening. (concert with Ligeti, Bartók, Goeyvaerts concerti a.o. (De Morgen, 07/10/1996)

Michiels gives you the impression that this music (Ligeti, Kurtág, Janácek, Bartók, Debussy) cannot and may not be played in any other way.

I esteem Jan Michiels as an extremely gifted pianist who possesses exorbitant possibilities. 

Jan Michiels gets to the heart of Bartók.

Brahms doesn’t ask for pianists, but for musicians. You can hear one here.

You hear an unique diversity of colours and the figurative language of Debussy comes to the foreground in a fantastic way. A renewing version – an international standard.

Jan Michiels delivers a visionary look on the tormented spirit of Liszt. 

He gave to this score a superb dramatic and sonorous form.

In the Concerto for piano and winds (Stravinsky), Sian Edwards could relay on the support of Jan Michiels, who raised as a soloist the performance to a high level.