"In the Bach prelude and fugue Mr. D’Agostino drew mighty and attractive sounds from Tully Hall’s Kuhn organ and extended his unobtrusive but imaginative embellishments even to the fugue subject."

THE NEW YORK TIMES

"[Haydn Organ Concerto] … Celebrated in all his pointed glory …Gregory D’Agostino played the solo part gamely and well on a portative organ, and Mr. Crawford’s period-instrument band kept pace."

THE NEW YORK TIMES

"The Casals Festival 2012 constituted a true achievement in its selection of this performer …the entire program was shown in all its clarity by an interpreter of evident artistic stature.”

EL VOCERO, SAN JUAN

"D’Agostino met his challenge brilliantly in a program reaching from the German and French Baroque to Liszt, Ives, and Dave Brubeck jazz …with impeccable articulation, D’Agostino underscored Bach’s pulsing rhythmic inevitability …"

THE WASHINGTON POST

"[Poulenc Concerto] …crushing power when needed, and sensitivity to the music’s dark, filmy atmospherics."

THE WASHINGTON POST

"D’Agostino performed beautifully at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall and in Minato Mirai Hall in Yokohama, always winning the enthusiastic applause of the mesmerized audience. The allure of D’Agostino’s performances drives from his particular way of shaping the notes, from subtle delicate tones to the most solid powerful climaxes."

MAINICHI SHIMBUN, JAPAN

"PICCOLO SPOLETO SERIES SOARS, SINGS IN ORGAN CONCERT …a major accomplishment by any measure."

THE CHARLESTON POST AND COURIER

“Widor’s Symphony V was showy but also supremely musical, slowly building toward a gorgeous climax in which Mr. D’Agostino let himself and his versatile instrument bring the house down."

THE AMERICAN ORGANIST

"…alternately grand, exuberant, exquisitely lyrical, and blazing with rational energy."

SAN DIEGO READER

"…a resonant success, a reverberant breakthrough …the concerto was a baroque delight"

SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE

“D’Agostino and the orchestra played the Mozart sonatas with exactitude and sensitivity."

SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE

"…memorable performances of the year …Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra conductor David Atherton and organist Gregory D’Agostino in Handel’s splendidly reverberant Organ Concerto in F Major …"

SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE

“In Gregory D’Agostino’s performance, it has all the verve, vitality, elegance …and the virtuosity to fool the listener into believing that its performance is equally automatic and effortless."

TEMPO MAGAZINE

"…entertainment of the highest order …performed with uninhibited brio."

AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE “MUSIC IN CONCERT”

"Gregory D’Agostino plays with aplomb …total commitment, conviction, and virtuosic precision."

THE AMERICAN ORGANIST

"…highlight of the disc, [Locklair’s] Ere Long We Shall See Organ Concerto …exciting and compelling performance …a gorgeously ethereal mood. Gregory D’Agostino deserves special acclaim. Highly recommended.”

MUSIC & VISION

"…bright, firm sound …expansive …wonderful …real panache. A recital that is as easy for me to recommend as for you to enjoy."

FANFARE MAGAZINE

"…Gregory D’Agostino brings a considerable amount of flair to his playing …a total success."

THE DIAPASON

"My own favourite is Manifold Music for organ …it tootles along quite chirpily …struck me distinctively."

GRAMOPHONE

"Manifold Music, for organ, is all ajitter with chords. Gregory D'Agostino does it proud."

THE NEW YORK TIMES

"…aplomb and great musicality …imaginative program …highly recommended."

THE AMERICAN ORGANIST

"Gregory D’Agostino has emerged as one of the most prominent and enthusiastic voices in the premiering and recording of American contemporary organ literature."

ORGAN ALTERNATIVES

"…the organ partakes in the rather jazzy musical material …D’Agostino acquits himself well and is crisply rhythmic."

CLASSICAL MUSIC WEB

"The charismatic athleticism of organ virtuoso Gregory D’Agostino …He shared the bliss of organic immersion, effervescent and majestic …almost too great for the audience to receive. 'Dr. Magnificat' brought glory and grace to the Hudson Valley."

KINGSTON DAILY FREEMAN

"Manifold Music, for solo organ, is wonderfully played by Gregory D’Agostino . In it, Babbitt creates whirling textures that fully exploit the tremendous dynamic and registral potentiality of the pipe organ, while retaining clarity for the various linear voices."

SPLENDID MEDIA ONLINE

"[Locklair Organ Concerto] …a fine recording from performance and technical standpoints. Highly recommended."

CLASSICAL VOICE NORTH CAROLINA