"Ava Ordman is one of the leading brass instrumentalists in America"
-The Brass Herald

"Sunday’s audience greeted Miss Ordman’s virtuosity with justifiable enthusiasm”
-Bernard Holland, New York Times

"Ava Ordman performs brilliantly, displaying both refinement and sensitivity when appropriate in addition to great power and emotion when required"
-Neil Bennett, ITA Journal

"Ordman gives an exemplary rendition, playing throughout with commitment and panache"
-Alissa Reit, Journal of the IAWM

"It took a home-grown soloist, longtime LSO principal trombonist Ava Ordman, to administer the ultimate 'pinch me' moment of the year"
-Lawrence Cosentino, CityPulse