Frederick Chopin Institute

The sheer musical brilliance of Alena Baeva’s collaboration with the Orchestra of the 18th Century under the baton of José Maria Florêncio makes their performance of the [Wieniawski] Violin... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2022, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Impossible, of course, to match the varied colours of soloists, choir and orchestra, but Vadym Kholodenko manages eloquently with the resources at his fingertips, displaying impressive agility... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, 4 out of 5 stars More…

He is, in any case, a superb Mozart player who, unlike many others (no names, no pack drill), lets Mozart do all the work for him. His limpid, singing tone on Polish Radio’s Bechstein is a joy. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2023 More…

this new release...offers something uncommonly fresh and entrancing, a journey through the world of Polish character pieces...from before, during and even after Chopin's time...Koch's understanding... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[The Zalenski] could hardly wish for more ardent and inspired advocacy than it receives from this young Polish team, who shape even the most generic of phrases with a haunting memorability.... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…