This month, PENTATONE’s Managing Director Sean Hickey selects Lara Downes’ Hold These Truths as our Personal Pick: “Like the person, Hold These Truths – the latest and most ambitious album yet from pianist and
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August 11, 2026
Cristina Prats Costa in an Interview with Total Baroque
Total Baroque Magazine has published an in-depth interview with Spanish violinist Cristina Prats Costa on her debut solo album, Spiritillo Mediterraneo,...
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August 11, 2026
MusicWeb International: “No Dull Moment” on Spiritillo Mediterraneo
MusicWeb International has praised Cristina Prats Costa’s Spiritillo Mediterraneo, with critic Johan van Veen writing that there is no dull moment,...
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August 11, 2026
Opus Klassiek: “Extremely High” Playing on Spiritillo Mediterraneo
Dutch classical music site Opus Klassiek has praised Cristina Prats Costa’s Spiritillo Mediterraneo, with critic Aart van der Wal writing that the level...
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August 11, 2026
BBC Music Magazine: “Outstandingly Lovely” Violin Playing
BBC Music Magazine has highlighted Cristina Prats Costa’s Spiritillo Mediterraneo, with critic Nicholas Kenyon praising outstandingly lovely violin...
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August 11, 2026
Gramophone: “Polished” Baroque Triumph for Prats Costa
Gramophone has praised Spanish baroque violinist Cristina Prats Costa’s recording debut, Spiritillo Mediterraneo, with critic Charlotte Gardner calling...
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August 11, 2026
The WholeNote: A “Dazzling” Solo Debut for Prats Costa
Canada’s The WholeNote has praised violinist Cristina Prats Costa’s solo album debut, Spiritillo Mediterraneo, calling it a dazzling array of...
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August 10, 2026
Diapason: Five Stars for Sean Shibe’s Vesper
Diapason has given a five-star review to Sean Shibe’s Vesper, praising Thomas Adès’s contributions in particular as ranking among the most...
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August 10, 2026
The Wholenote: A “Startling” New Sound World on Vesper
Canada’s The Wholenote has highlighted Sean Shibe’s Vesper, praising the guitarist’s technique for producing a startlingly wide range of...
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August 10, 2026
Diapason: Five Stars for Quatuor Diotima’s Beethoven
France’s Diapason has given a five-star review to Quatuor Diotima’s recording of Beethoven’s late string quartets, praising an interpretation...
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August 10, 2026
The Strad Recommends Quatuor Diotima’s Late Beethoven
The Strad has selected Quatuor Diotima’s recording of Beethoven’s late string quartets as a Strad Recommends pick in its July 2026 issue, with...
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August 06, 2026
Illia Ovcharenko Covers Pianist Magazine Netherlands with “Manu Sinistra”
Ukrainian pianist Illia Ovcharenko graces the cover of Pianist Magazine’s Netherlands and Belgium edition (July 2026), with the publication featuring an...
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August 06, 2026
Ritmo Awards Critic’s Choice to Bychkov’s Mahler
Spain’s Ritmo magazine has awarded its Critic’s Choice to Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic’s complete Mahler Symphonies box set on...
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