acclaim
- "dashing… dazzled like sheet-lightning"
- -The Washington Post-
- "superhuman musicality… Burgstaller even played two trumpets at the same time!"
- -The Syracuse Standard (NY)-
- "full of heart... "
- -Klassik Magazine (Cologne, Germany)-
- "Burgstaller was a true miracle... (!)"
- -Der Neuer Merker (Munich, Germany)-
- "a meteoric career"
- -The Arizona Republic-
- "world-class... breathtaking"
- -Die FrankfurterHoff (Germany)-
- "Burgstaller continually delighted the audience with his musical dexterity... indefatigable..."
- -The Ann Arbor News (MI)-
- "gorgeous flugelhorn... superb arrangements..."
- -AllMusicGuide.com-
- "flashy, perfectly executed solos... awesome on the piccolo trumpet."
- -Times-Union (Tory, NY)-
- "a dazzling display of what could be done with a trumpet."
- -Stratford Beacon Herald (Ontario, Canada)-
- "delighted the audience with an amazing display of skill and technique, a virtuosic performance, plus the passion of a display of superb musicianship."
- -The Pine Bluff Commercial (AR)-
- "thoroughly enchanted the audience... dazzling technique and artistry."
- -The Paris Beacon-News (IL)-
- "enthralled the audience with an almost unbelievable mastery of his instrument..."
- -The Lancaster Intelligencer Journal (PA)-
- "beautiful, filled with expression..."
- -The Concordia Blade-Empire (KS)-
- "a rare and enriching performance... incredible musical talent..."
- -The Delta County Independent (CO)-
- "Josef Burgstaller's fingers were a blur, with every Gatling gun-style note delivered perfectly on his piccolo trumpet during a Bach number."
- -Argus Leader (SD)-
- "Josef Burgstaller's [original composition] Lullaby is an understated gem"
- -Gramophone Magazine-