“What the gifted musicians of ”Borsch4Breakfast" do with their instruments, how they perfectly arrange the connection between jazz, folklore, folk songs, classical music, and popular music, and how outrageously charming and musically irreverent they are in crossing boundaries with the most magnificent timbres is not only fascinating, but also musical excellence. [...] Rehorst's humorous moderation is also wonderful, contributing to the relaxed concert evening."

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Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, November 25, 2024, Music that doesn't fit into any category

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“With their Serbian, Czech, Romanian, and German backgrounds, they cheekily, perfectly, and hilariously combine folk songs with classical and modern music, [...] parodying their musical idols in new arrangements with the kind of irreverence that only comes from loving what you do.” 

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Riehener Zeitung, August 23, 2024, Wonderfully irreverent musical satires

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"The artistic profile of Borsch4Breakfast is multifaceted and changeable; the ensemble cannot be pigeonholed in any conventional way. Stylistically, the four musicians know no boundaries, combining classical and avant-garde, jazz, swing, folk, and popular music in their performances. They elicit the most wonderful timbres from their instruments, which, in ever-changing combinations, compel the listener to listen."

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Walldorfer Rundschau, June 28, 2024, “Unbridled joy in making music”

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"The musicians are committed to ensuring that folklore and folk music do not fall into oblivion. [...] With their natural, likeable stage presence and virtuosity, the four musicians won over the audience in no time at all. [...] Each individual instrument presented itself, but only developed its full radiance when all four played together."

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Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, July 1, 2024, "Musical experiments in the library courtyard"

 

“The young ensemble impresses above all with its innovative power: partly well-known melodies and tunes from different cultures, but above all from Eastern European musical traditions, are woven together into new, independent compositions. [...] Giving the familiar new brilliance with unusual means is, in a sense, the quartet's core competence.”

Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, August 2, 2023, “They get everything out of their instruments”

 

"They succeeded in blending them into a fascinating soundscape, usually spiced with a generous dash of jazz. [...] In the brilliant sections, the ensemble's playing almost lifted the audience out of their seats. Not least, Christoph Rehorst's humorous moderation contributed to the relaxed atmosphere."

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Augsburger Allgemeine, Unterallgäu Kultur am Ort, September 18, 2019, “World music resounds in the Kaisersaal”

 

"The musicians, all in their twenties, mastered their instruments to perfection, coaxing gentle, soothing sounds from them, then wild and cries.
[...] They repeatedly succeeded in building suspense, which the audience listened to attentively. The instruments complemented each other, “listened” to each other, and at the same time were independent elements in a varied performance."

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Wochenblatt Bruchsal, January 9, 2020, “Music against the winter blues with Borsch4Breakfast”

 

“Spirited dance with electrifying rhythms and melancholic melodies full of longing. […] And, of course, intoxicating virtuosity. A mixture of everything, seasoned with a good dash of jazz.”

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Badische Neueste Nachrichten, April 5, 2022 “A rapid rebirth”

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“But it is the musicians of Borsch4Breakfast who have mastered this mix of styles to perfection. In Ionel Ungureanu, they also have a true virtuoso violinist. An expert in Balkan jazz.”

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Mannheimer Morgen, April 26, 2022, “A cheerful potpourri of styles to bid farewell”