“Edward Ahlbeck Glader unites musical maturity with sincere playing and a passionate expression. His generous musicianship and strong charisma always feels spontaneous and his interpretation is created in the moment.” "Edward demonstrates a rare ability to shape a cohesive whole and give the music both direction and presence."

“First up was 18-year-old Edward Ahlbeck Glader, a Swedish pianist who was brave enough to tackle Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata. With such a young artist, one often expects youthful exuberance, but Glader chose a different approach. His playing was remarkably focused, structured, and serious, and one had the impression that he was listening to the work rather than demonstratively conquering it. [...] Particularly impressive was how naturally he shaped the fugue in the finale. There was no academic harshness, no forced rhetoric, but rather a conversation with Beethoven that required attentive ears and a steady hand.”

“Glader provided outstanding piano support, never intrusive, able to blend his instrument into the overall sound mixture with elegance and precision. The balance among the four performers was perceived on every page, in a unity of purpose that provided formal coherence and expressive tension to the entire quartet.” [about the performance of Brahms' Third Piano Quartet at the

Verbier Festival]

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