Marina Svetlova (ePub)

York Times reported that "his playing was intimate and imaginative with gently tapered phrases and subtle interpretive strokes. . . . He used his cool tone to fashion soft, subtle phrases, often with eloquent results. (Joseph Horowitz) He cultivates a tonal beauty and lyrical suavity that is rare. (Peter Davis) Limoli has received rave reviews in the international press and was a featured artist in the Mozartwoche Festspiel in Salzburg, Austria.

As a ballet dancer, Limoli's performances were also highly applauded. After performances in Austria, the Salzburger Nachtrichtung wrote: "Der oft minutenlange Applaus swischen den einzelnen programmpunkten und die Bravo-Rufe fur Solisten Dusanka Duricanin und Michael Limoli. The Bloomington Herald Tribune reported that: "Principals Nancy Reed and Michael Limoli were also particularly affecting in this striking ballet. Limoli is first clarinetist of the I. U. Philharmonic Orchestra as well as a leading dancer with the ballet company." Some of his prominent ballet teachers were Edward Caton, Stanley Williams, David Howard, Kent Stowell, Barbara Fallis and Valentina Pereyaslavec.

Additionally, Limoli is a highly respected pianist. He has been an accompanist in many of the foremost Dance schools in NYC, including the David Howard School, the Joffrey School, Ballet Arts and at the Youskevitch School. He also was a pianist for many professional ballet companies, including American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Pacific Northwest ballet the Cleveland/San Jose Ballet and Ballet Hispanico.

Some of the Dance teachers for whom Limoli has accompanied classes include Igor Schwezoff, Alba Calzada, Melissa Haydn, Gelsey Kirkland, Darci Kistler, Therese Cappucili, Eleanor d'Antuono, Kirsten Simone, Anton Dolin, Jurgen Schneider, Nikolas Berisoff, Nathalie Krassovska, George Zorich and Marina Svetlova, to name a few.

Limoli was a Fulbright Scholar and he has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and the Nevada Arts Council. Several well-known composers such as Bernhard Heiden, David N. Baker, John Eaton and Richard Cameron-Wolfe have created works for him. As a writer, Limoli's program notes written for Ballet and Music performances at Skidmore College's Zankel Autitorium have been greatly admired as well as articles on the Arts in several newspapers and journals.