press
"His body language shows him as a passionate conductor with intelligence who has a beaming smile to give away. […] Devotion seizes every musician on this evening. Faces and gestures show that.”
Bietigheimer Zeitung, 25.4.22
“Wallinger creates this descent into hell, reminiscent of Vivaldi thunderstorm passages, with controlled vehemence. In nuanced use of signs, he works out the dynamic contrasts, combines jerky, energetic impulses with sensitivity"
Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung, 29.4.22
"Wallingers interpretation [of the Haydn symphony] follows the interpretation pointing in the direction of music theater and emphasizes the scenic-spatial effect of the music - the final Presto has an enormously three-dimensional effect."
Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung, 29.4.22
"Simon Wallinger mastered the enormous pianistic and creative challenge [Bach's Goldberg Variations] with bravery - and by heart. With the utmost concentration, the 24-year-old from Maulbronn-Zaisersweiher managed the huge arc of tension with organically breathing transitions, each individual variation down to the smallest detail illuminating."
Mühlacker Tagblatt, 20.6.17
"His rendition [of the Goldberg Variations] was like a demonstration of sovereign creative power. With good technique [...] and with a differentiating sense of sound as well as a feeling for the symmetrical architecture, Wallinger embarked on a wonderful sound journey."
Pforzheimer Zeitung, 20.6.17