Decca

Uchida's explorative spirit and strength in finding the inner voice of the music remain undimmed. This is an album that will provoke conversation about the music and the musician, and which... — Matthew Ash, Presto Music, 24th July 2026More…

Her Diabelli Variations are a triumph of wit and character…Yet it's in her handling of the profundity lying beneath that Uchida makes her *Diabellis* stand out. Underneath the constantly changing... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

There are surely no more charismatic young performers in this country today than violinist Nicola Benedetti, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, and together they make... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2024, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Her voice reminds me now of Birgit Nilsson’s at the same stage, an Elsa and Sieglinde who is a Brünnhilde in waiting, with the same thrilling edge to her top register, though she isn’t lacking... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

She is surely vocally ideal for [Carmen], offering both character and taste in numbers that can sound overblown, or even clichéd. Instead, Akhmetshina supplies delicacy and grace, though she... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2024, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording)More…

Listen to Freddie De Tommaso at full throttle and you’ll need to lie down in a darkened room. Passione is singing in the tradition of De Tommaso’s hero Franco Corelli: stylish and heartfelt,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 5 out of 5 starsMore…