Clélia Iruzun

'I strongly believe that contrast is one of the most important aspects of art,’ writes the composer (and in this piece, conductor) in the accompanying note. Stark evidence of that conviction... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

You can never have enough of Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 5, a piece tailor-made to soothe and delight during stressful times. It gets better and better with repeated listenings... We’re... — The Arts Desk, October 2020More…

This is a valuable release and very well recorded…[the Mignone] is certainly more enjoyable than any of those by Mignone’s more famous compatriot Villa-Lobos. You can hear in the course of its... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2018More…

Charming late-Romantic piano quintets by Beach and Oswald, which doff their caps to the European Romantic traditions. Such works could use a more colourful interpretation — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

the highlights are the three Suites Brasileiras in which, as the name implies, the composer proudly wears his national colours, plus the feisty, technically challenging Sonata Breve. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2025, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

A delightful programme of Brazilian works that is every bit as vibrant as the previous volume…The duo has a deft sense of ensemble and Iruzun is a secure and expressive presence throughout.... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

These are vibrant, lively interpretations of music that deserves to be more present in the recorded canon. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2023, 3 out of 5 starsMore…