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Although she is amply equipped with the requisite virtuosity, Berrut distinguishes herself as a musician with bold ideas of considerable originality and possessing the courage of her convictions.... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2018 More…

There are plenty of deft touches here, but the music does not always flow — BBC Music Magazine, July 2014, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Her playing is consistently elegant and assured and...sounds quite modern. We are not so much transported back in time as brought up to date...Technically assured, she is nevertheless physically... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2011 More…

Ophélie Gaillard is an eloquent and elegant soloist possessing pleasing tone in the Cello Concerto No 2 in B flat major, lively and reflective in nature as required. — Classical Ear, 16th June 2016 More…

Well recorded and stylishly performed. Anna Lucia Richter has some of the most beguiling arias and she delivers them with lightly articulated expression and delicacy of phrasing…I hasten to... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

These young French musicians clearly have these works deeply ingrained in their musical thinking, and that familiarity shows in the total lack of preciousness in their performances...There’s... — The Guardian, 6th April 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This is an inspired performance, full of humor and nonchalance. The players make it all sound effortless, but in reality they navigate thorny technical passages and other challenges with sprezzatura.... — Fanfare, May/June 2022 More…