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There are already more transcriptions of Bach’s D minor Toccata and Fugue BWV 565 than you can shake the proverbial stick at, but Humphreys’s version astutely curates more of Bach’s original... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2024, 5 out of 5 stars More…

From Emily Howard’s elegant, linear melody to Sally Beamish’s craggy soundscape, Humphreys channels Paganini’s virtuosity. She also displays playfulness and a light touch in pieces such as... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, 5 out of 5 stars (Perfrormance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Recordings are as precise and committed as expected from conductors Pablo Urbina and Michael Seal, the spacious acoustics of Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall doing full justice to the composer’s... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2024 More…

Humphreys mines the repetitive melodies for subtelties of colour, rather than drama. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019 More…

This is a deeply thought-through, bewitchingly rendered succession of interpretations…This is also one of those rare albums truly conceived as a whole listen from start to finish…Whatever Silverstein... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2018 More…

Lea Birringer’s tonal radiance and sparkling articulation captivate the senses throughout an ingenious programme celebrating the seemingly inescapable creative impact of Bach’s solo violin music. — The Strad, December 2021 More…

A 12-year-old boy treble with a delightfully pure, untroubled voice...The title is the Welsh word for “star”. He certainly can ping home the top notes, though Handel arias might best be left... — The Times, 3rd April 2020, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Brocal is a musician of distinction whose imaginative, intelligent and cultivated piano-playing is at once seductive and authoritative. In fact, the perfection and maturity of his Ravel is little... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2018 More…