… "What came after the intermission was unheard of – the 17 year old Clarinet-twins Daniel and Alexander Gurfinkel are celebrating a meteoric career which is guided by none other than Zubin Mehta himself. It was simply phenomenal to hear them upgrade Mendelssohn’s uninspired Konzertstück No. 2 in d minor with freshness, vitality, and virtuosity. In Gershwin’s jazzy “Rhapsody in Blue” they were a brilliant shining soloist duo"...

... "The Matinee on Sunday brought two surprises: the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Israeli Clarinetists Daniel and Alexander Gurfinkel. The twins, only 17 years young, have all one would wish for in terms of technique and musicianship. They differentiated beautifully and subtly in such diverse pieces as Mendelssohn’s “Konzertstück” op. 114 and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”…