Browse: Katya Apekisheva (piano)

Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva have plenty of spirit to their playing, whether in the quirkiness of Poulenc’s Capriccio or sublimities of his Sonata for Two Pianos. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Rysanov, the tone of his 1780 Guadagnini viola a miraculous combination of dark vigour with the translucency of a viola d'amore, has the most idiomatic partner in Jiri Belohlavek conducting the... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

…I found Rysanov's performances of both Sonatas compelling, vivid and packed with moments of great musical insight. The two trio performances are also extremely enjoyable… — BBC Music Magazine, January 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The two have been playing together for just over 30 years, and it shows: the subtle give-and-take, the wonderfully precise ensemble and the feel of long acquaintance with the music. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2018 More…

Apekisheva has fabulous technique, with lovely rounded sound and deeply wrought legato… — BBC Music Magazine, October 2008, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The contrasts are sharp, bright, and witty, and the manically-driving tempos whirl us along. These players relish both the virtuosity required, and the chance to convey comedy; the Enchantment... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Apekisheva certainly takes nothing for granted and brings several individual touches to Pictures...As a whole, though, Apekisheva's interpretation comes across as over-calculating and deliberate...Generally... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Mints and Katya Apekisheva are passionate and dedicated guides to Schnittke’s expressive landscapes as they evolve from late-Shostakovian grimaces to polystylistic melanges of neo-Baroque stylisation... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2016 More…