Onyx

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…

Moog has the virtuosity to negotiate Reger’s finger-twisting demands, as well as the tonal resources for the chordal textures of the other intermezzi. If you like the idea of Brahms on steroids,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2022, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

this fabulous instrument hasn’t been played regularly for a century, so his achievement in coaxing it to life is impressive indeed. Like old wine, it has depth, complexity, unpredictability,... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

This is a performance on the wing, as is evident in his use of rubato, and his willingness to modify dynamics to maximise projection. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2016, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Karabits and Ehnes share a powerful idea of [the Britten's] narrative, and each scene is vividly realised...Karabits draws searing clarity, balance and detail from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra...his... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2013, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Everything is beautifully phrased, and Pascal Rogé has a fabulous touch, difficult passagework often pouring out of him like a stream of glittering gemstones. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2007, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Dausgaard exhorts the BBCSSO to milk the music for its intensity, conjuring a suitably claustrophobic and lurid setting...In general the transition moments are well handled and Dausgaard carries... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

First-rate, spry and sensitive playing makes Graffin's and Blanken's advocacy persuasive. — Gramophone Magazine, October 2011More…