Perspectives

Haefliger's innate affinity for Beethoven's largely lyrical Op 28 Sonata manifests itself via the pianist's relaxed tempi and ample tone. — Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 More…

Haefliger is impressive in the fugue [of the Hammerklavier], but his opening movement is rather careful, stressing strength at the expense of sweep and momentum...The subtlety of Haefliger's... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Particularly impressive is the Brahms F minor Sonata. Its main slow movement, inspired by a poem describing a moonlit love scene, is quite beautifully played, and the finale has all the verve... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…perhaps the most striking playing of all comes in the Brahms where Haefliger delivers an interpretation of formidable granitic strength that nonetheless manages to encapsulate the work's more... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

…an attractively planned recital, intelligently and musically played. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2004, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Haefliger’s rich and varied tonal colouring provides tremendous music rewards in the Berg…The coruscating flourishes in the Liszt are vividly despatched…A good deal of the Beethoven is really... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…