“… (Tull) most far-ranging and creative performance in well over a decade, thank in good part to the group’s special guest… (Micarelli)… brought a new kind of life and pluck to it all…  introduction (Micarelli).. the dynamic changed… brought a sensual element as well.” 
Buzzine, Hollywood, CA

“… whose ability to play is nothing short of magical.  Watching her perform is as mesmerizing as listening to her play her music.  Barefoot and beautiful she gracefully plays her instrument with extreme passion and intensity.  Her magnificent performance … evoked cheers from the audience and gave me chills.  She brought the crowd to their feet...”                                                         Resident, Stonington, CT

“Hand picked special guest violinist Lucia Micarelli—she needed to convince and sure as hell did….  had rogue classical appeal:  clearly the best musician for miles, but too feisty for another’s baton.  Her contributions counted for the night’s gems.” 
Village Voice

Lucia Micarelli - Music From A Farther Room (143 Records / Reprise)

The violin can engage or irritate. In the hands of young wunderkind Lucia Micarelli it soothes and inspires. Micarelli made her mark in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra & with popster Josh Groban as a guest soloist. Still in her early 20s, her playing on Music From A Farther Room is mature beyond her years.

Her choice of songs is eclectic to say the least. David Bowie's Lady Grinning Soul is followed by Ravel's String Quartet In F Major. Rodgers & Hart, Sibelius & Queen also populate the disc. A standout track is the lovely traditional piece She Is Like The Swallow with a delicate guest vocal by Leigh Nash that would give Sandy Denny shivers. Micarelli's playing is sensitive to each song: delicate when necessary, an angry swarm of bees when called for. Music From A Farther Room shows a player with decades of great music ahead of her. The CD you need for your next dinner party.
http://progsheet1.hypermart.net/CDReviews.html

“…. Micarelli is a very animated player and an interesting foil to Ian Anderson,…  The crowd went nuts for a fierce cover of Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir.”                    
http://progsheet1.hypermart.net/ConcertReviews.html   

Violinist adds fresh sound – and fresh look – to rock legends

“The latest surprise came in the form of Lucia Micarelli… who brought a bust of energy and, let’s face it, a bit of visual relief to a band that has been around for nearly forty years.  During her on-again, off-again appearances, she also fit in quite well with the band, equally at home playing an excerpt from a Sibelius concerto as she was helping propel ‘Locomotive Breath.’

… standing next to Anderson to Ian Anderson as she played, while furiously attacking her violin and throwing her body into every note, it was almost like opening a time capsule of Jethro Tull’s front man as he looked in 1968, wild hair flying as he somehow conjured up rock ‘n’ roll with the unlikeliest of instruments.

Micarelli also brought a sense of adventure to a band that has been almost militant in its refusal to play non-Ian Anderson songs, leading them through instrumental covers of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ ‘The Love Theme From the Godfather’ and most successfully, Led Zeppelin’s ‘Kashmir.’”                   
The Austin American Statesman

“The exotic beauty with Asian/Italian heritage enhances her stage presence with a penchant to perform barefoot only adding to her dramatic accomplishments. The violinist held the audience spellbound, standing in a single spotlight,”        
Good Times Magazine (Long Island, NY)