“For Ann Schein, the all-Chopin group which she chose was a foreshadowing of her appearance Sunday in Constitution Hall, where she is to play the Chopin f minor Concerto with the Hague Philharmonic conducted by Willem van Otterloo….She already has achieved international kudos as a Chopin interpreter. One of her most enthusiastic fans is Arthur Rubinstein. Her Chopin is a rare combination of poetry and strength, its lines firmly shaped and its internal architecture crystal-clear. There are very few pianists who can equal this sort of exquisite Chopin playing. The brief concert was a genuine musical event and one of the most impressive displays of young American musicianship to be heard in the White house…after President Kennedy took office.”

The White House

“Ann Schein began the music with a Chopin group that included the f minor Ballade and a Nocturne and an Etude in c-sharp minor. Today she is a mature artist, musically alert and poised with a distinctive personality in her playing. Her Ballade was full of nuance, a sensitive account in which phrase after phrase glowed with meaning. The Nocturne was equally persuasive and the Etude a demonstration of controlled power. In addition to her technical finesse, I was struck by the fact that Miss Schein drew the loveliest singing tone I have heard anyone achieve on the White House Steinway.”

The White House