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There’s a steeliness and control to Pochekin’s playing that’s ideal for these dark, brooding concertos, and the Russian National Orchestra is alert to Shostakovich’s manic rhythmic and dynamic... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

It would take a stone-hearted listener not to be charmed by these arrangements for mandolin or domra (a Russian member of the lute family) and piano. The works are largely familiar, the playing... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

A glorious account of Beethoven's (for me) greatest concerto, with Casadesus and Wand engaging in excitingly complementary approaches. The Haydn Symphony is almost massive, but convincing;... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Instantly recognisable from the horn solos of the Oberon Overture, as softly piercing as dawn light, or the trumpet-call to launch Rienzi, the Staatskapelle is the hero of the set, not excluding... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2016 More…

Pochekin takes the Tchaikovsky Concerto at a very stately pace in a performance that’s more deliberate than exciting, though every note is as clear as a bell. His tone is particularly dark and... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

the small ensemble...is so closely attuned to the warmly shaped interpretative style of the pianist...Litvintseva responds with playing that has grace as its foundation but which also combines... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2015 More…