Frederick Chopin Institute

The predominant tone is of simple lyricism, and Kurzak captures it beautifully with her glinting soprano, moving easily between melancholy and shy eroticism...Kwiecien sings with soft-grained... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 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…

There are at least three good reasons for investing in this fine recording. First, there is the prospect of hearing 10 of Paderewski’s best works for solo piano played on his own instrument...Second,... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2018 More…

Richard-Hamelin is a supremely artistic, highly sensitive young pianist, whose strikingly original ideas remain true to the spirit of Chopin…[he also has] the emotional reservoirs to back them... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2017 More…

The effect of this single-span work [Messages] is hypnotic, especially in the hands of Poland’s young Apollon Musagète Quartett, who convey all its originality…The dynamism of this performance... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…