Jennifer Koh

When in 2000 violinist Jennifer Koh first encountered the music of Kaija Saariaho, she felt an immediate affinity with her unique synaesthetic soundworld. Since then, the pair have developed... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2019, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Hogwood developed a passion for Martinů’s music while a student in Prague in the 1960s, as is evident at every stage in this wide-ranging collection. He seems most at home in the earlier, baroque-inflected... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Koh’s sound is toasty warm, a golden darkness to her lower register, with lashings of vibrato. Her reading of the Concerto is expansive. Like the river in Winnie-the-Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood,... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2016 More…

A fascinating, satisfying programme...Jennifer Koh and Shai Wosner have clearly made great efforts to enter the expressive world of all the composers, and the performances show a high level... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2014 More…

An imaginative programme, beautifully played, but just lacking that last ounce of flexibility in the Bach. Koh is more at home in the Saariaho and Mazzoli. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…