"In the opening Allegro the violin entered with the roar of the timpani, and it was quickly evident that Manoukian plays with fire tempered with taste. In the Adagio ... the violinist smiled as the final Allegro began flashing its moods, which sometimes tended to almost merge the violin with the orchestra. Manoukian's playing of the famous cadenza in the finale was inspired."

"Especially in the beautiful adagio movement, Manoukian's playing was as masterful and soul-satisfying as one could wish - warmly expressive sound, exquisitely turned phrases, fine shadings of color. Her assertive, tossed-off virtuoso patterning in the first and last allegro movements was impressive as well."