Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra

The Lithuanian composer's atmospheric depictions of landscape here rival those of Sibelius and Mahler for imaginative orchestration; there are whispers of the latter’s First Symphony and Wagner’s... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, April 2020 More…

Šerkšnytė’s music is free-flowing in its expression, form and range, offering moments of exquisite beauty and quasi mysticism…While we should be careful to avoid a siloed approach to repertoire,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2020, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Enthralling performances of Pärt’s piano works; in Lamentate, Gražinytė is transfixing, her instrument an equal partner that never peeks above the orchestra’s parapet of sound. Sublime. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

He’s 83 and still writing. Listen up now...The record premiere of his 7th symphony, conducted in Lithuania by Christopher Lynton-Gee, is augmented by three little-known works, each of gripping... — Norman Lebrecht, The Critic, 13th September 2020 More…

It’s high time she received wider international recognition. The four pieces here, dating from 2013-19, reveal a fascination with timbre and texture central to Martinaitytė’s creative purpose…Pianist... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

[The Webern] is finely played here, in what is altogether a warm and affectionate account of this seminal work. The Brahms receives an impressive performance, too...Altogether, this disc was... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…