"Erickson plays with a wonderful sense of style.  What a pleasure.  The clarity with which he shapes phrases and leads the ear suggests that he thinks and interprets like a composer.  …The effects he achieves are quite stunning." 
American Record Guide (of “American Eclectic”)

"The frosting on the cake was the performance by the guest piano soloist, Clipper Erickson of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major In this, his second appearance with the NBSO, he again displayed an incredible mastery of his instrument…breathtaking"
The Standard Times, New Bedford

"Like a true heroic pianist, Erickson approached Liszt with power, precision and Romantic abandon.  A take-no-prisoners rendition of the “Waltz from the Opera ‘Faust’”
Washington Post

"Thoughtful marvels of color and phrasing"
Philadelphia Inquirer

"He played with extraordinary dash and power and he never let flamboyance obscure art."
Los Angeles Times

"Clipper Erickson plays all of this music superbly, calm and caressing when called for, and explosive and brilliantly virtuosic by turn."
Philadelphia City Paper (of “American Journey”)

"Erickson seems so attuned to the coloristic and dramatic... A man with a full orchestra at his command rather than a mere keyboard."
Indianapolis News

"A formidable technique....some very beautiful and poetic playing."
Santa Barbara News Press

"Conceptual vision....Original interpretation."
Press Bulletin of the International Tchaikovsky Competition

"A performance that conveyed both fervent dramatics and emotional intensity."
Sacramento Bee

"He delivered the two Gershwin works with great energy and panache ..seeming to let the music come from his own inner strength."
Allentown Morning Call