Review - Channel Islands recitals with Huw Watkins
Guernsey Post
- Julia Meredith
“Mathilde exudes a passionate energy - as volatile as thistledown, as irresistible as the incoming tide… her phrases speak to something we can’t translate, but completely understand.”
“The glorious cantabile of Mathilde’s tone was luminous, each note distinct but radiant… I’m not sure I can expect to hear the work better played.”
“Mathilde’s playing carries a tang of risk; truly exciting to see this in a musician who appears to be a perfectionist.”
“Mathilde leaned into the phrases, drawing us forward with her; this power to create anticipation, even as satisfying it, makes it impossible for attention to wander.”
“Barely exchanging a glance but umbilically joined. Their phrasing was assured and deeply expressive - the conversation of equals whose fluency was given free rein via their instruments.”