Vassily Primakov

The fount of creative energy that has sustained Poul Ruders since the late 1960s shows no sign of running dry. Or so, at least, this trio of works from the past decade affirms...Imagine [Gubaidulina's]... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2011 More…

This well-chosen anthology...is well up to standard, displaying not only keyboard brilliance but also deep understanding of the music in hand...Primakov's interpretation of Rachmaninov's Second... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

the playing is of exceptional poise and finesse - the phrasing exquisitely shaped, the melodic lines both caressed and directed in ways that testify to fertile musical imagination and abundant... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Primakov stays close to Dvorak's version and is certainly up to all its challenges — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Primakov delivers some exceptionally fine Rachmaninov playing in this generously filled recital. All the necessary ingredients are in place from the opening barnstorming bars of the B flat major... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

These performances, taken from public concerts in 2005-08, ably document Vassily Primakov's technically secure pianism. To my ears, however, the pianist does not invariably find his way into... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 3 out of 5 stars More…

thoughtful performances from a young musician who is more than a virtuoso. — International Record Review More…

His performance of Kreisleriana, in particular has all the impulsiveness and poetry the music needs… this well-recorded Schumann recital is one that gives rare pleasure. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2010, 5 out of 5 stars More…

…Vassily Primakov… shows a special sense of a Slavic melancholy and gaiety at the heart of what is surely Chopin's most deeply confessional diary. Hyper-sensitive to mood-swings, his poetic... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2009 More…