[1] In a performance of Hector Berlioz's Harold in Italy in May 2015 Tamestit was wandering through the orchestra while playing the viola solo part.

[5] Music critic Andrew Clements of The Guardian described the viola concerto as a "substantial piece" with "outstanding virtuosity".

[2] Tamestit's biography at New York Philharmonic states, that Widmann's Viola Concerto is "among the most important works Tamestit has premiered"[16] Angela Kratschmer wrote in the Journal of the American Viola Society: "travel narrative for the twenty-first century" and "postmodern viola-as-actor".

("Der gegenwärtigen Konzertpraxis ist mit diesem Bratschenkonzert etwas wirklich Neues hinzugefügt worden.

")[3] Le Figaro: "The work is made to measure for Tamestit, his style of playing, his tone, his personality.