St. Paul, Minnesota – "I heard an excellent performance of the Haydn C Major Cello Concerto by Paul Kosower with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. It was not only accurate, but vital, expressive, and full of conviction. I would enjoy hearing him play again, for he has much to say and very good equipment with which to say it." Peter Howard, former Principal Cellist, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
New York Times – "Kosower plays honestly and straightforwardly, with appealing musicality and firm technical command."
Cleveland Plain Dealer – "An ensemble of exceptional unanimity."
Switzerland – "Kosower has exceptional beauty of tone, exceptional purity of pitch, and is one of the best cellists of our time." Henri Honegger, Concert Cellist
Milwaukee – "Congratulations on your fine performance of the Saint-Saens Cello Concerto with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. I have heard many comments from members of the orchestra praising your work" - Edward Mumm, former Concertmaster
St. Paul, Minnesota – "Paul R. Kosower performed the Haydn Cello Concerto with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He is a skilled and sympathetic musician, and I enjoyed his performance very much." Dennis Russell Davies, former Conductor, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Terra Haute, Indiana - "A sensitive and accomplished performer. His ease in playing some of the more brilliant passages was impressive."
Manitowoc – Herald Times –"Kosower demonstrated a full rich tone on his cello ‘nice sensitivity’. The vibrato was in excellent taste and resulted in pleasant warmth of tone. "
Arizona State University – The Second American Cello Congress – "To my Dear Paul Kosower with my deep appreciation. Bravo." Mstislav Rostropovich
Cleveland, Ohio - "Mr. Kosower is an extremely fine instrumentalist." Robert Marcellus, former Principal Clarinetist, The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland, Ohio - "Paul R. Kosower is an excellent musician, he plays beautifully with a lovely sound and excellent intonation." - Alice Chalifoux, former Principal Harpist, The Cleveland Orchestra
West Bend Wisconsin – "The musical quality of the performance was as high as we have had here, (and we have had Itzak Perleman and Pierre Rampal, just to name a few." ) - Albert J. Asch, former Chairman Dept. of Music, UW – West Bend
Greenville, North Carolina – "a first rate artist."
Marshfield, Wisconsin – "You are a superior musician, and it was a real joy to spend an evening listening to fine music played so well" Robert Biederwolf, former Chairman Dept. of Music – UW – Marshfield
River Falls, Wisconsin – "first class playing of a difficult program" Donald Nimitz, former Chairman Dept. of Music – River Falls, WI
