Münchner Merkur, Germany 2006
…understands the subtle hesitations and shifts that constitute great expression.
…In the longest offering of the evening, [ Johann Nepomuk Hummel’s Sonata #106, Smith exhibited] sonorous expression and … an exceptionally powerful technique. His flying touch [brought forth] a sudden expressivity and then with a gasp of deep emotion, exhaustion. [In the Beethoven Variations] Smith imbued his renditions of the shimmering emotional pieces with true European feeling. He understands the subtle hesitations and shifts that constitute great expression.
—Münchner Merkur, Elysium Festival, 16 June 2006, Bernried, Germany