Leon Botstein

[No. 8’s] main point of interest is its slow movement – a serene piece of Romantic ardour, played with admirable poetic warmth by Piers Lane…[in No. 9] Lane manages the seemingly endless cascades... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 3 out of 5 starsMore…

Rubbra’s Piano Concerto in G major is something special…Piers Lane’s solo playing throughout is a phenomenon of tireless technical strength, always beautifully aligned to each work’s different... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2020, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

Naturally in jumping from string quartet to orchestra courtesy of George Szell that intimacy is exchanged for a more expansive outpouring, which The Orchestra Now handle with aplomb. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2026, 3 out of 5 starsMore…