Already at the age of seven years he was a prodigy who caused a real sensation, and at the age of fourteen years, the press declared him "The new Anton Rubinstein" and "a pianist who always connects with the public." I do not need to add any qualification more or other phrase to these lines which I am quoting. They afford a concise but a very true reflection of the merit of the artist to whom we were lucky enough to listen

Exquisite and romantic feeling, a supreme conception
of musical natures, and the most beautiful expression, insuperable merits which bud forth
spontaneously and sincerely as he performs

Critics praise Spivakovsky to the clouds

The entertainment could not have been more
enjoyable or more complete

The public's enthusiasm actually took them to the very doors of the Coliseum as a sincere tribute of farewell to the artist who had been able so well to win them over and ovecome them