Peter Donohoe

[The Piano Concerto] boasts attractive melodies, warmly lush orchestration and technically demanding piano writing. Peter Donohoe revels in its manifold opportunities for virtuosic display,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Alwyn (whose centenary year fell in 2005) is a composer of strong communicative gifts and the best of his music exhibits a disarming emotional candour, generous lyricism, powerful sense of argument... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The pianist’s straightforward temperament and respect for the text emphasise truth over charm...Donohoe’s cogent and articulate annotations bring welcome personal and musical perspectives to... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2023 More…

All are superbly crisp and clean, and David Atherton has his Hong Kong orchestra on its toes. Both the Concerto and the Capriccio demonstrate extra energy just when interest might be in danger... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2018 More…

These fine, dedicated performances are undoubtedly a fitting gift to the composer on his 90th birthday. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Naxos opts for the original version of the Sinfoniaconcertante rather than Walton's revision, with piano writing and orchestration slimmed down. Walton himself, before he died, suggested such... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…