Alim Beisembayev review – intimacy and conviction in programme of Romanticism Moving from Schubert through Chopin to Liszt, the young pianist brought deep interpretative insights The Guardian - UK · Mar 30
The week in classical: Proms 30: Sinfonia of London/Wilson; Prom 31: Dialogues of the Carmelites; Oxford piano festival – review The Albert Hall swooned to the sound of the Sinfonia of London and was silenced by Glyndebourne’s semi-staged Poulenc, while in Oxford you couldn’t move for great pianists The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023
Prom 30: Sinfonia of London/Wilson review – this was Walton on steroids The vivid immediacy and virtuosity of John Wilson’s Sinfonia made each piece sparkle and thrill, while Leeds winner Alim Beisembayev was a fluent soloist in Rachmaninov’s second piano concerto The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023
Alim Beisembayev review – mature and intelligent playing from a future piano star With a programme of Haydn, Beethoven and Liszt, the Kazakhstan-born winner of last year’s Leeds Piano Competition confirmed that he is a musician to watch The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2022