“it’s like [Nicole] transcended into a different plane as she played”
E60: “Personal Branding” by Kevin Berrier - Five Dubs Podcast - March 27th, 2024

Interview in Stories & Insights - CanvasRebel - “Meet Nicole Brancato,” January 14th, 2024

“[a] visionary artist”
“MONET'S GARDEN THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE to Present Nicole Brancato in an Immersive Concert Experience” by Chloe Rabinowitz - Broadway World - New York, NY, February 22, 2023

“this festival is just wonderful!”
Episode 150: “Seven Hills Chamber Music Festival” by Hilary Seabrook - Harmonious World Podcast - Co-director and Artist in Residence at the Seven Hills Chamber Music Festival, Interviewed in February, 2023

“redefining the very notion of classical music”
"reimagining the role of the concert pianist”
“Nicole Brancato, a Classical Pianist Like No Other” by Frederic Dannen - Atención San Miguel - Harmony of the Spheres solo recital, San Migeul de Allende, Mexico, August 25, 2022

Article in Boleto City - House Concert with Nicole Brancato and Ken Bichel SOLD OUT, San Migeul de Allende, Mexico, September 2, 2022 

“Chamber music festival brings unique annual concert series to Lynchburg” by Shannon Kelly - News & Advance - Co-director and Artist in Residence at the Seven Hills Chamber Music Festival, Lynchburg, VA, August 18, 2022

Televised interview with Ava Braatz in Living in the Heart of Virginia - WSET ABC 13 Television Station - Co-director and Artist in Residence at the Seven Hills Chamber Music Festival, Lynchburg, VA, August 9, 2022

“Origins Music Series” by Ted Potrikus - All Otsego - Cooperstown, NY, June 9, 2022

Televised Interview on “MDR THÜRINGEN JOURNAL” – German MDR Television –  New York-Weimar Project at the Franz Liszt Conservatory, Germany, November 13, 2021

Interview on “Open Air” – California Public Radio –  The Illustrated Pianist project, KALW, September 11, 2021

Interview on “Revolutions per Minute” with Sarah Cahill – California Public Radio –  The Illustrated Pianist project, KALW, September 11, 2021

Feature in San Francisco Chronicle –  Curator, producer, composer, and pianist in “The Illustrated Pianist,” San Francisco, CA, September 11, 2021

“Ray Bradbury Gets a Fresh Reading in ‘The Illustrated Pianist’” by Jasmine Liu - San Francisco Classical Voice –  Curator, producer, composer, and pianist in “The Illustrated Pianist,” San Francisco, CA, September 11, 2021

Feature by Steven Smith in “Goings On About Town” – The New Yorker – Curator, producer, composer, and pianist in “The Illustrated Pianist,” New York, NY, May 31, 2021

“The Illustrated Pianist” by John Sebastian – The New York Optimist – Curator, producer, composer, and pianist in “The Illustrated Pianist,” New York, NY, May 5, 2021

Feature by Paolo Carradori – Giornale della musica – Pianist in “SatiePandémie” Teatro Miela, Trieste, Italy, May 12, 2020

“piano virtuoso”
"Mostly Modern Festival blends entertainment, education" by Geraldine Freedman – The Daily Gazette – named “piano virtuoso,” June 6, 2019

“impressive… immense talent”
“Nicole Brancato Comes Home for the Holidays: The Accomplished Musician and Savannah Native Returns for a Concert at Trinity,” Interview by Sean Kelly – Connect Savannah –  Dec. 19, 2018

Interview on “Making Waves” – New York Public Radio –  Pianist in 2Squared Piano Duo, WJFF, Feb. 19, 2018

“[the music] was a beam of light bouncing off the walls of the theater”
Review by Joshua Barone – The New York Times –  Pianist in marathon performance of Satie’s Vexations, The Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, Sept. 29, 2017

Review by Andy Battaglia and Andrew Russeth – Art News –  Pianist in performance of Satie’s Vexations, The Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, Sept. 29, 2017

“Critics’ Picks” – Time Out New York – Pianist and lead arranger in “The Titanics,” The Cutting Room, New York, NY, May 16, 2013

“Brilliant” in the “Approval Matrix” – New York Magazine – Pianist and lead arranger in “The Titanics” performing the special show “Big Band Dolly,” The Cutting Room, New York, NY, Sept. 12, 2013

Photo spread and feature in “Goings On About Town” – The New Yorker –  Lead arranger/pianist in “The Titanics,” Ace Hotel, New York, NY, Oct. 1, 2012

“Critics’ Picks” by Ethan LaCroix – Time Out New York – Pianist and lead arranger in “The Titanics” performing the special show “Big Band Madonna,” Ace Hotel, New York, NY, Sept. 20-26, 2012