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this strikes afresh. The sound is crystal clear, the playing sings, dynamic contrasts stand out (just before the first movement’s recap, the sudden stillness is magical). Never has his woodwind... — Sunday Times, 21st May 2017More…

Schubert's Octet is such an infectiously joyous piece that it's impossible not to feel uplifted by it - especially when it's played as well as it is here. This is a performance that conveys... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

an unmitigated delight…the winner among these works is Symphony No. 3…enchanting in every way, with Schubert's devotion to Beethoven's Second Symphony, in the same key, evident but unstressed — BBC Music Magazine, May 2016, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

With ‘Si ch’io vorrei morire’ – ‘Yes, I would die’ – they find a way to suggest the mounting excitement, and climbing melodic line, of a song which is all about physical coupling. And with ‘Ohime,... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

These are not performances that fall over themselves with an excess of enthusiasm and energ y, but rather convey a mature and graceful stateliness – yet there’s no shortage of joy. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

These energising accounts of Schumann’s (officially) second and fourth symphonies are beautifully judged: Philippe Herreweghe’s conducing treads a fine line that draws forth most of what’s best... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

There are arresting moments, and the playing has a delicate beauty and textual clarity that repeatedly draw one's attention to Mahler's technical finesse - and the slightly soft-focus recording... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2011, 2 out of 5 starsMore…