"... a work of great originality, daring, and disturbing power"
— The Baltimore Sun

"searing ... a traumatized silence clung to the Fishman Space auditorium ... Death casts a long shadow over the recent work of Mr. Hersch, who lost a close friend to cancer while battling the disease himself. But in 'On the Threshold of Winter' Mr. Hersch has given himself the space to burrow past anger and incomprehension in search of an art fired by empathy and compassion."
— The New York Times

"a masterpiece" — Cotidianul