“Lina is a vibrant entertainer and as warm and welcoming to her audience as she is to her playing partner – and that makes for compelling viewing.“ - Stage Whispers (2024)

“When Rehfuss leaves the stage the eye turns to Andonovska, her musicmaking always physically engaged and never in stand-and-deliver mode. She impressively utilises a broad range of extended contemporary techniques, such as slap-tonguing and multiphonics…” The Irish Times (2023)

“A member of four‑time Grammy Award‑winning ensemble ‘Eighth Blackbird’, Australian flautist, Lina Andonovska is lauded not only for her acuity of vision regarding new music but also as an orchestral player and concerto soloist.” Reviews Hub (2023)

"It is rare indeed to be transported by music so glorious, so seemingly endless that your only wish is to capture the moment to avoid the inevitable ending of an enthralling experience." Eugene Weekly, USA (2023)

“Australian flautist Lina Andonovska is a kindred spirit, toggling happily between orchestral music and maverick music-makers such as Bang On A Can, Crash Ensemble and, at the Brilliant Corners festival in March, in duo with drummer Matthew Jacobson, who guested on A Way A Lone A Last (Diatribe Records, 2020) Andonovska and Kimura first came together on an Improvised Music Company 'blind date,' an innovative lockdown series which paired two unsuspecting musicians together, divided by a curtain so that neither knew who they were playing with. Such was the chemistry between the two that day that they have carried the adventure forward.

For forty uninterrupted minutes, Kimura and Andonovska engaged in a dialogue of subtly unfolding contours characterized by sotto voce whisperings, dramatic peaks, and sumptuously lyrical middle ground. For improvised music, this was remarkably melodic at its core, pockets of icy impressionism or minimalism aside. From time to time, one or the other would adopt the lead role, but for the most part the dialogue was one of contrapuntal improvisation, two voices interweaving, prodding and cajoling, locking into sync and riding the wave, then surrendering to the bravest of bare-bones exchanges.

At the extremities the music was boldy avant-garde and arrestingly beautiful. The places in between, where the duo pulled this way and that, never settling into patterns for any length of time and always asking questions, was every bit as riveting. Andonovska and Kimura are both masters at drawing myriad textures from their respective instruments— plucked, tapped and plosive sounds, percussive rhythmic pulses that all underpinned the broader narrative. Their alchemy held The Black Box audience gripped in a hushed trance until the applause erupted in a spontaneous and enthusiastic show of appreciation at the end.

All About Jazz (2022)

“The musicians of Eighth Blackbird were mesmerizing to watch and utterly committed to the music. They played with exuberance…” Cincinnati Business Courier (2022)

“A Way A Lone A Last, (features) five new works written with (Lina’s) unique aesthetic and technical abilities in mind...The recording is stunning: a rich, resonant setting for luscious sounds, all of which results in an exciting, beautifully performed and very impressive exploration of flute timbre and sonic possibility.” - ★★★★ Limelight Magazine (2020)

“Andonovska’s control of her instrument is immediately applaudable and the cyclonic energy of her playing commands an intensity of listening that is rare to encounter.” - Music Trust of Australia

“Contemporary yet timeless, A Way A Lone A Last is an absorbing blend of cerebral concept and visceral, playful execution. Andonovoska's fine debut is brimming with energy and bold textures, though marked throughout by nuance. A name to watch out for.” - ★★★★ All About Jazz (2020)

“I was wowed by the playing in A Way A Lone At Last, which featured flautists Lina Andonovska and Claire Chase, and percussionist Matthew Jacobson…” - The Irish Times (2020)

"we are treated to a brief yet brilliant rendition, largely thanks to … flautist Lina Andonovska who drives the performance with wonderfully extroverted command throughout...bolstered with remarkable accuracy by the (Deutsches Kammerorchester) via Dean as conductor, Andonovska’s wunderkind display is a real highlight this evening."...Drowned in Sound (2017)

“The image of thousands of people coexisting in neat blocks is given musical form in Beat Furrer’s Presto con Fuoco. The motoric flute and piano parts interlock precisely, filling each other’s silences. Bent at the knees, ready to spring at the dense score,  Andonovska’s charged, athletic performance keeps the entire audience on the edge of their seats.” - Reel Time Arts (2016)

“Superbly played, (ranging) from sustained ‘somebody-please-get-that-tea-kettle’ squeaks to the flit and flutter of its beautifully lilting trills…” Rolling Stone Magazine, (2013)