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Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words review – Chamayou makes each piece feel somehow familiar yet fresh

The pianist brings a singing quality and seeming effortlessness to the complete set of Songs Without Words

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

Hannigan/ Chamayou review – strange and beautiful musical magic

Barbara Hannigan and Bertrand Chamayou were exhilarating in John Zorn’s monumental Jumalattaret; a beautifully intimate performance of Messiaen’s Chants de Terre et de Ciel completed the evening

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025

Schubert 4 Hands album review – affectionately searching accounts from two pianists in emotional synergy

Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou find lyrical intimacy and finely tuned emotional balance in Schubert’s late masterpieces for four hands

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025

Mendelssohn album review – Gabetta and Chamayou bring ease and freshness

Soaring through the composer’s cello and piano works, and homages by Holliger, Coll, Rihm and Widmann, Sol Gabetta and Bertrand Chamayou make this a rewarding new recording

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024

Letter(s) to Erik Satie album review – a gem of a collection

Beautifully planned and presented sequence of miniatures pays homage to Satie and to John Cage who was heavily influenced by the late French composer

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023

Emerson String Quartet: Infinite Voyage review – leading quartet bid farewell with Schoenberg and Berg

This wonderful parting gift from the quartet features warm lustrous performances of Schoenberg’s Second Quartet (with soprano Barbara Hannigan) and Berg’s opus 3, plus two beautifully rendered rarities by Hindemith and Chausson

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

The week in classical: Oslo Philharmonic/Mäkelä; Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou – review

Usher Hall; The Queen’s Hall, EdinburghKlaus Mäkelä leads skilled versions of Sibelius and Mahler, while Yuja Wang brings warmth and Ravel and Andsnes and Chamayou tackle Schubert and Kurtág

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2023

Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus review – Chamayou brings real joy and brilliance

Olivier Messiaen’s ‘colossal saga’ enjoys a personal but unsentimental performance that ranges from ferocity to exquisite colour

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022