
"Just as the Trio's scoring is unique, so is its
style: a romantic composition in the vein of 19th and early 20th-century
masters... It is a brave thing to do, even in these pluralistic days... The most
important thing, once prejudice about returning to the past is put aside, is the
question: Does the piece work without sounding like a cliche or a pastiche of
old mannerisms ? - It does." (about the Trio for clarinet, cello and
piano)
-Seattle P-I, July
2007
"I don't think I've ever heard a piece fuller of
opportunities for violinistic vamping... as musical spectacle it was pretty well
irresistible - the fast bits and the sultry bits alike." (about Rondo
Macabre for violin and piano)
-San Francisco Classical Voice, May 2004
"In the Yedidia 'Lullabye', we heard a painfully beautiful song...
Simple lines developed into an expressive canvas of emotion that
remains poignant in memory. It's not the complexity that astonishes, it's
the detailed dovetailing of lines, of sounds, of melody, intricately and
luxuriously woven. It was silent serenity, specifically transcribed for
Ahn sound."
-The Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg, April 2003
"The Third Sonata, "Outcries", by the Israeli born composer
Ronn Yedidia... is of an undeniable modernism, but accessible; that
of one who definitely has something to say... the Yedidia transformed
the evening into a real event."
-La Presse, Montreal, Canada, July 1991
"Yedidia's
Concerto recast the Lisztian virtuoso piano concerto in a
contemporary medium... the Concerto lasted just under 30 minutes, but Yedidia's
wealth of invention and compact construction justified the duration. (It
was) comparable with the restless Expressionism of early Schoenberg and
late Scriabin... the composer has his own voice."
-Los Angeles Times, July 1990