Kapustin

As Yuja Wang fuses the disparate music into a single, coherent arc, she annihilates any fears of randomness. How does she do it? — Gramophone Magazine, June 2024 More…

Sitting across the gap between classical and jazz, Kapustin’s Concerto for Piano and Violin is largely bluesy in feel, while the Fourth Piano Concerto almost has a touch of rock about it. In... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This is not the first recording [of Concerto No. 5], though the only other version – performed by Masahiro Kawakami (on Exton) – is hard to purchase outside Japan. In any case, this new recording... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2023, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

…Kapustin's… a Russian (b1937) who's had the bright idea of combining classical forms with a jazz idiom. …the music is full of virtuosity which Marc-André Hamelin handles effortlessly. He... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2004, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Hamelin's amazing technique and clarity of sound means that the music sounds as spontaneous as it can, though there's still a lingering doubt that it's all just a bit too knowing and clever. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The young British pianist Clare Hammond is fast building a reputation as a stylish interpreter of the new or less familiar... The real interest is the set of six Etudes by Unsuk Chin (b.1961),... — The Observer, 18th January 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Engaging, often witty, jazz-inspired works that are highly recommended, especially to lovers of Gershwin or Billy Mayerl — Gramophone Magazine More…