...Though the chamber orchestra played decidedly well, there is no doubt that the young Israeli solo clarinetist Shirley Brill stole the show with her performance. Her cheerful playing and calm demeanor enchanted the audience. Shortly into her performance, there was no doubt that the audience was wholly on her side, as they were completely captivated by her playing...
- Frankfurter Neue Presse

...Shirley Brill's performance of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto was fine. Her sound was velvet-soft, flexible and colorful in all registers...
- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

...Brill embodied such intimacy with her instrument that Mozart's Clarinet Concerto left no one untouched. She is on a fast track to making an international name for herself...
- Prenzlauer Zeitung

...Elegant. Magical. Just Perfect. Shirley Brill in the season's most exciting concert!
- The Haifa Magazine

...Brill mesmerized the audience with her charismatic and joyful demeanor - even before the first note had been played...
- Lübecker Nachrichten

...Equipped with a clear and full sound, she is brilliantly beguiling, performing with an intimacy that comes from deep within. She gently intonates the high notes in order to allow the full bass to emanate crisply and without effort. Runs, trills, staccatos and legato lines - everything flows with mellifluence. She converses happily within the rapid movements; her Adagio sings...
- "Kultur" Magazine

...Shirley Brill, the soloist of Brahms' Clarinet Quintet in the Aviv quartet's program was a veritable discovery for those who had not yet heard this young musician. Surprising, at this tender age, was her maturity of approach, understanding and interpretation of this demanding work. Brill takes her time, savoring fully each note and phrase without ever rushing forward, shaping melodic units with a long, patient and sufficient breath, producing a singing instrumental tone with a vocal timbre, and playing her part with pleasing, natural flexibility...
- The Jerusalem Post

...The haunting melody of the third movement's clarinet solo seemed to pose a philosophical question to the audience. Rising tones emerged from nothingness, leading to birdsong passages. Performed in the exquisite atmosphere of an open-air basilica surrounded by the sounds of actual birds, the music became mystical, striking the deepest inner chords...
- Giessener Allgemeine

...A fruitful partnership was already evident in Weber's Grand Quintet for clarinet and string ensemble, with Brill unswervingly firing up the ensemble. The Mannheim audience was enraptured with the young woman right from the beginning with the masterful opening Allegro. In the second movement, Fantasia, the strings wove a tapestry, both melancholy and menacing, on which Brill expressively embroidered a lyrical melodic line. She uttered the final spell with a solo sequence out of thin air, as only a clarinet can. In the third movement, too, Brill's clarinet sounds enchanted the audience. Though composed for clarinet and string quartet, the chamber orchestra version of Weber's Quintet assumed festive qualities.
Brill and the orchestra played Dott's Concertino passionately, with sparks flying...
- Die Rheinpfalz

...The young artists rendered the work's spirit with surprising maturity and deep understanding. Playing with one soul and one breath, their performance was a completely sublime experience...
- Giessener Anzeiger

...The Brillaner Duo's performance was brilliant. The two are a superior duo, performing Poulenc's sonata with humor and esprit, yet not overlooking the hidden moments of sorrow...
- Lübecker Nachrichten

...Fascinating mixture of two dazzling artists...
- Ensemble Magazin

...They are a couple both onstage and off. No wonder that their playing is so marvelously harmonious...
- Berliner Morgenpost

...An utterly wonderful clarinet performance was the centerpiece of the Brillaner Duo's treatment of the "Thema con Variationi" by Jean Françaix.
The clarinetist dove eagerly into the acrobatics of her part, teasing out the quintessential French esprit from this inspired piece...
- Giessener Anzeiger

...Brill displayed vitality, endearing charm, and intense lyric expression in her clarinet playing. Moreover, she successfully answered the demanding challenges of emulating the legendary Benny Goodman. Aner emerged as an ensemble pianist with a real presence. Far from remaining in the shadow of a mere accompanist, he recognizably emphasized the characteristic features of these works' highly independent piano parts. The maturity with which these four players performed Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time" was much beyond what one would normally expect of such youthful musicians. One could only marvel at their sensitivity in capturing the spirituality of this elusive masterpiece...
- The Jerusalem Post

...The two artists have just won the Possehl-Musikpreis - much deserved, as everyone present was able to hear. Brill plays the clarinet with great confidence, sensitivity and wonderful lightness. Even in the softest pianissimo, she demonstrates full control over her sound - which is quite admirable, for example, in the second of the "Four Pieces" by Berg. No phrase is too simple or inconsequential for her to overlook; she plays each one beautifully. A descending scale in the middle section of the Brahms F-Minor Sonata's third movement is simply delightful to experience. In her spirited rendition of Bernstein's Sonata, Brill also hints at the passion resonating within.
Aner is in no way second to his partner - he is certainly more than just an accompanist. His playing is distinguished by elegance and lightness, and by the precise arrangement of leading and secondary voices...
- Lübecker Nachrichten