This relatively young orchestra has time and again been critically acclaimed as one of the finest string ensemble in Russia today, which is to suggest that it is arguably one of the best in the world. Misha Rachlevsky has molded these young players into a sonorous whole, amazingly greater than the sum of its seventeen parts. Conducting with his eyes closed, he is connected like a wire to each of his players and pulls from them a flawless execution that astounds audiences the world over. Indeed, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin is Rachlevsky's creation, for in its conception he has achieved the blending of both the incomparable historical character and the present day vitality of Russia's musical talent.

As The Frankfurter Allgemeiner said, summarizing its review of the orchestra's debut at the Frankfurt's Alte Oper: "The evening with this ensemble, which boasts to be made up of Moscow's best musicians, completely eliminated any doubts with regard to this statement."