"The most astounding solo, though, was Mr. Shiozaki performing Akira Nishimura's Sonata II, Trance Medium with demonic fingering. As if The Devil's Trill had been updated 300 years with every possible digital inhuman technique... he astonished us."
- Harry Rolnick, "Was Beethoven a Zen Monk?", ConcertoNet (September 2016)
"An ambitious violin concerto closed the evening... The violin part, magnetically rendered by Alex Shiozaki... benefiting from his pristine, formidable technique."
- Bruce Hodges, "Closing the Focus Festival with a Valentine to Takemitsu", Seen and Heard International (February 2015)
"The commanding soloist here was Alex Shiozaki."
- Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, "Gray and Stormy Palettes Mirroring Reality", The New York Times (February 2015)
"Mr. Shiozaki was joined by the pianist Nana Shi for a spellbinding performance of Birds in Warped Time II..."
- Anthony Tommasini, "Music, Meeting at the Crossroads", The New York Times (June 2012)
- Harry Rolnick, "Was Beethoven a Zen Monk?", ConcertoNet (September 2016)
"An ambitious violin concerto closed the evening... The violin part, magnetically rendered by Alex Shiozaki... benefiting from his pristine, formidable technique."
- Bruce Hodges, "Closing the Focus Festival with a Valentine to Takemitsu", Seen and Heard International (February 2015)
"The commanding soloist here was Alex Shiozaki."
- Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, "Gray and Stormy Palettes Mirroring Reality", The New York Times (February 2015)
"Mr. Shiozaki was joined by the pianist Nana Shi for a spellbinding performance of Birds in Warped Time II..."
- Anthony Tommasini, "Music, Meeting at the Crossroads", The New York Times (June 2012)