<…> She plays freely in the melancholic and suspenseful F-sharp minor of Op. 23 No. 1, spins delicate reveries in the major key pieces, and approaches the swirling C minor piece, foaming in intricate passagework, with more of a mysterious veiled quality than – as is often heard – bluff virtuosity. In doing so, Chochieva creates space for infinite crescendos, with ever more clarity and intensity of expression, despite the small size of the concert hall and the imposing grand piano. <…> As for the encores, the No. 6 from the “Études-Tableaux” Op. 39, referred to by Rachmaninoff himself as “Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf,” becomes a game of life and death, flight and fatigue, the likes of which have never been heard before.”
– Tagesspiegel, Isabel Herzfeld