The Strad April 2005
"The sound of (James Dunham’s) Gasparo da Salo instrument was the aural equivalent of a rare VSOP cognac…" - Dennis Rooney

Dallas Morning News  October 1, 2007
"Violist James Dunham’s warm-toned contributions were…oases of beauty." - Scott Cantrell

Washington Post  January 28, 2008
"(James) Dunham rose to the challenge, reveling in the rich sound of the viola (both round and focused, with a golden timbre). He took the lead where necessary, as though he had been a longtime member (of the Axelrod Quartet)." - Ronni Reich

Washington Post  Feb. 19, 2009
Trio con Brio Copenhagen at Library of Congress
"The rich, loamy sound of violist James Dunham...improved the balance between piano and strings in Mendelssohn's Third Piano Quartet, Op. 3." - Charles T. Downey
 
Diario de Sevilla September 2009
"Just the Adagio from the (Viola) sonata of Shostakovich was worth the whole Festival, thanks to the impressive version offered by Dunham, from the beauty of the sound to the intense expression." - Andrés Moreno Mengibar