Quartz

The barnstorming theme is set out with pointed determination, only to immediately fall away in a shadow of itself. Kholodenko’s carefully contoured opener is followed by five variations that... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Ksenia Bashmet… often brings out a soulfulness and even, in the spacious calm and depth of tone of the Anne Frank excepts, a quiet grandeur that suggests late Beethoven as an influence I hadn't... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…this recital is full of powerful music played with passion and skill. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2006 More…

Here is a pianist who uses a superlative technique to project performances that glow with an inner light of understanding... Negishi’s performance is warm and compelling – she is a born storyteller…Negishi’s... — International Piano, September 2022 More…