Laks

First up is the famous Chopin, which in Wallfisch's hands flows like a river of silk, pulsing with a burnished warmth, spontaneity and vigour. His long partnership with York is shown at its... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the star of the album, Stravinsky apart, is undoubtedly the Pole Szymon Laks, who ended the war conducting the prisoners’ orchestra in Auschwitz...The playing in all these pieces, and in Ibert... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Poland’s young Messages Quartet play with warmth and bring out the true qualities of Lak’s quartet writing, including the transparency of No. 5…the slow movement of No. 3 is wistfully haunting.... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

In the hands of this outstanding young American ensemble, who bring a musical glow to everything, the slow movement may not sound its most desolate, but the finale reinforces the title of this... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…