Onyx

Lugansky's focus in this Chopin prgramme is unrelentingly inward, the surface as polished and immaculate as a Steinway's lid. His tone quality is always singing, pure and richly cushioned — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 2 out of 5 starsMore…

Vigorous playing in these Romantic showpieces, although greater tonal weight and focus is needed, especially in the lyrical moments — BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Rarely do you hear, even in the rarefied world of French melodie and German Lieder, a baritone who sings with such subtlety in shading of dynamic and tone as the Dutch baritone Henk Neven...and... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2013More…

A delightful programme of violin sweetmeats with a gypsyesque flavour… Throughout, Graffin blends the music's various flavours with mouth-watering panache. Bravo! — BBC Music Magazine, May 2009, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

It's difficult to imagine anyone who would not warm now to this deeply Romantic work and its equally ardent predecessor, especially in performances as affectionate and musicianly as these.... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Gringolts shapes the music admirably well throughout — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

readings that are remarkable for their consistency of tone and security of technique. They rattle off fast movements with élan...and serve slow movements well with their rapt concentration — Gramophone Magazine, July 2011More…

Lazić is a fine musician, and plays both solo pieces thoughtfully and imaginatively…The presence of a conductor…might have produced a more integrated and compelling account [of the Concerto];... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars/5 out of 5 starsMore…