Henning Kraggerud

This disc gives us consistently enjoyable performances.
The two young Norwegians play with idiomatic style, and give the impression of expressing every aspect of the music. Their eagerness at... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

Kraggerud, as director of the Tromso Chamber Orchestra, has provided its players with some very attractive repertoire and they clearly respond with enthusiasm, producing performances that are... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2013More…

On this disc [Ysaÿe's Violin Sonatas] are revealed in all their creative ingenuity, force and vibrant virtuosity by one of the great talents of the new generation...All six sonatas make phenomenal... — The Telegraph, 19th July 2008More…

The performances sound as involving as the works themselves, Jensen – and Ole Christian Haagenrud in the Sonata – providing the most gripping performances on the album. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2022More…

Kraggerud plays with a sense of lithe buoyancy in the faster music, although his double stops are not always infallible. But he has a wide tonal palette, and the langorous slow movement, with... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

The orchestral textures are lightly and cleanly delineated, and the recorded sound has enough reverberation to give warmth without compromising clarity…in the Fourth Concerto, there’s a lovely... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, 3 out of 5 starsMore…