"When the entire world lost a sense of harmony, composer Iosif Andriasov has not only not lost this sense, but added to harmony a
new quality."
    - Dmitry Shostakovich

"Iosif Andriasov is an extraordinary talent."
    - Zoltan Kodaly

"I never imagined that such talents as Iosif Andriasov could exist."
    - E. K. Golubev, composer, Professor, Moscow Conservatory

"Music of Iosif Andriasov's Second Symphony purifies the soul."
    - K. K. Sakva, musicologist, conductor, Editor-in-Chief of Repertoire-Editorial Board of the Ministry of Culture of USSR

"Beautiful and touching music."
    - Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor Laureate of the San Francisco Symphony and Music Director of the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig

"Iosif Andriasov is a man of profound spirituality and integrity."
    - Ivan Galamian, violinist, Professor, The Juilliard School

"Iosif Andriasov is a genuine talent and a genuine human being."
    - Yuri Usov, trumpeter, Professor, Moscow Conservatory

"Without such altruists as Iosif Andriasov, the world would have ceased to exist."
    - Marina Sabinina, musicologist, Institute of History of Arts, Moscow

"Mr. Andriasov's Second Symphony deserves special praise for its deeply stirring content and masterful realization."
    - Musik und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany

"A great talent."
    - Musicaglotz, Paris, France

"With its beautiful melodic lines, and the sound of bells, Mr. Andriasov's music touches you right down to your heart."
    - Yomiuri, Tokyo, Japan

"In the Soviet Union, a 20th century renaissance may have begun. Iosif Andriasov is part of that renaissance and a central figure in the movement."
    - Ronald Schweitzer, conductor, USA

"Magnificent polyphonic effects, extraordinary orchestral colors."
    - Melodiya, Moscow, Russia

"An outstanding composer - one of the greatest of this century."
    - Newport Music Festival, Rhode Island, USA