Reviews
Margarita Kristidhi – Chair of the Piano Conservatory of Tirana
"In her interpretation of Schumann's Carnaval op.9 (winner of the national competition), the student pianist Irma Picari realised complete picture emotional with many tonal nuances, with a very broad technique for all numbers, without falling into fragmentism poetic".
Journal "DRITA" 1982
Pirro Naçe - Critical journalist of art and music in the League of Artists of Tirana
"The pianist Irma Picari, winner of the national competition with Liszt's Sonata in B minor, demonstrated a talent that crosses borders, a promise of our country".
Gazzetta "ZERI I POPULLIT" 1983
Llazar Siliqi – Writer, art critic
"In regards to the interpretation of the instrumentalists, we have a very high level. I want to mention here Irma Picari, the talented student who devote many hours to study".
“Drita” Gazette 1985
Mustafa Krantja– Chair of Orchestra Conducting at the Conservatory of Tirana, art critic, and musicologist.
"One of the most appreciated pianists of Albania. In the National Piano Festival, the winner of the pianist category Irma Picari presents an uncommon page for the first time entitled "Pictures of an exhibition" by Moussorgsky . Irma with her passion, emotion, technique and interpretation is on par with pianists outside the country".
Transmission on Radio Tirana 1986 – E marta muzikore
Giuseppe de Siatti - Germany - critic
"I had the pleasure of seeing the concert of the Albanian pianist Irma Picari in which her musical and artistic baggage, technique, interpretation and her skill stand out. Surely this young pianist is the promise of Albania".
Journal "DRITA" 1988
Dedicated to her works by various domestic composers.
Journal "OVER THE SEA" 1991
Capua is the only refugee reception centre in Campania.
"A particular note is necessary: among the Albanians the presence of Irma Picari stands out, the first Albanian pianist and concert artist, winner of numerous competitions which for obvious reasons have been limited only to the Albanian territory".
Domenico Palmiero - art critic – journalist
"Note after note the unreal magic of a 'Creator of spells' ".
The gazette "Chronicle of Caserta" 1991
Gezim Kabashi – journalist
"The famous recommendations of the bureaucracy have been missing, but the talent and hard work and study of the pianist Irma Picari triumphs in Italy".
Journal "DRITA" 1992
Roberto Zamboni – art critic
"'The Surprise of Albania'[...] Thus we discovered an entire completely unedited evening through the Picari concert, with a program dedicated to Albanian classical composers".
Gazzetta "The Province" - Lecco - 2003
Corriere della Sera dedicates an entire page to Picari with the title "The Albanian Classics and the Albanian Wonder" 2004
"Picari with her piano unites the greats of Albanian music".
American newspaper "ILLYRIA" dedicates an entire page besides first place on the first page of his project-concert in world preview of the great Albanian classics, titling "My Dream" 2004
Vimercate newspaper 2007
"Thanks to the famous Albanian pianist Irma Picari, Keith Jarrett's Kolonia concert lives again".
Hajg Zacharian – composer
"And a wonder...the Picari discovery"
Cesk Zadeja – composer
"All the pianists have performed my concert for piano and orchestra, but today it seems like I'm hearing it for the first time…very good".
Feim Ibrahimi – composer
"Best interpretation of my toccata…finally listening to a non-dramatic toccata, very loud and loud…good".
Kozma Lara – composer
"Picari always gives a twist to the interpretation of my works, in doing so, forcing the listener to stand still and listen to it".
Rexhep Hasimi – composer
"Her interpretations are of a very high artistic level ... there is no second like her".
WORKS DEDICATED TO HER
H.Zacharian - Prelude "Lulja Homine"
R.Hasimi Vals- Pikat and shiut