FOUND: 2 - What They Never Told You

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

Prom 27: Yuja Wang / BBCSO/Mäkelä review – whoops, thrills and a virtuoso masterclass

The star pianist’s control of Rachmaninov left the audience exclaiming ‘How cool is she?’ – while partner Klaus Mäkelä and BBCSO kept up the excitement with a rattling Belshazzar’s Feast

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2023

Prom 16: Hallé/Elder review – orchestra and conductor seem to think, breathe and feel as one

Mark Elder marshals huge forces to bring compelling depths and power to Rachmaninov’s The Bells and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony in an unmissable performance

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023

The week in classical: Benjamin Grosvenor, RLPO/ Wong; Kirill Gerstein, LPO/ Szeps-Znaider; Seong-Jin Cho – review

In a busy week for star pianists, Benjamin Grosvenor takes a late-romantic warhorse and runs with it, while the RLPO try out their latest gleaming acquisition…

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023

Trio reunites for an evening of classics

Three exceptional musicians will reunite in Bangkok for an enchanting evening of classical music, "London Tokyo Piano Trio", at Sala Sudasiri Sobha concert hall, Lat Phrao 41 yaek 7-2, on Sunday starting at 4pm.

Bangkok Post · Feb 14, 2023

Bergen Phil/Gardner/Ólafsson review – crowd-pleasing but never dangerous

Edward Gardner led the orchestra in a controlled performance, with an exquisite but tentative Víkingur Ólafsson on piano

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

BBC Proms: CBSO/Yamada - an exemplary performance of Ethyl Smith’s subtle and original work

The orchestra’s handling of both Smyth and Rachmaninov’s work was revelatory in different ways

Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2022

Dissonance: Rachmaninov Songs review – fierce expressionism dripping with drama

Soprano Asmik Grigorian and pianist Lukas Geniušas bring a full-throated intensity to these 19 searing Rachmaninov romances

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2022

‘A vortex of thinking’ – inside the LSE’s brawny, brainy new building

A game of squash, a quick Rachmaninov concert, a brew with a view and then back to studying … the £145m Marshall Building has got the lot, says our writer, even its own Old Curiosity Shop

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2022