Browse: Vassily Primakov (piano)

The fount of creative energy that has sustained Poul Ruders since the late 1960s shows no sign of running dry. Or so, at least, this trio of works from the past decade affirms...Imagine [Gubaidulina's]... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2011 More…

The piano playing is of exceptional quality: refined, multi-coloured, elegant of phrase and immaculately balanced, both in itself and in relation to the effortlessly stylish orchestra. The rhythm... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This well-chosen anthology...is well up to standard, displaying not only keyboard brilliance but also deep understanding of the music in hand...Primakov's interpretation of Rachmaninov's Second... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

…Vassily Primakov's playing is… personal and distinctive to… performances glowing with affection, never more so than in the slow movements where, to quote Chopin, he is every inch "a dreamer... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2009 More…

the playing is of exceptional poise and finesse - the phrasing exquisitely shaped, the melodic lines both caressed and directed in ways that testify to fertile musical imagination and abundant... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Primakov stays close to Dvorak's version and is certainly up to all its challenges — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Primakov delivers some exceptionally fine Rachmaninov playing in this generously filled recital. All the necessary ingredients are in place from the opening barnstorming bars of the B flat major... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…