- "New Zealand's International Chamber Music Festival..."
- “...the only music festival in New Zealand that can foot it with the best in Europe…” Dominion Post
- "...it’s a world-class festival, it’s a top-drawer festival…”
James Campbell, clarinet virtuoso, Canada - "Wonderful music, beautiful venues, summer sunshine, fine wine and food, wild places…"
- “...the Salzburg of the South…”
- "Immerse yourself in a world of intimate music making..."
