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VOCES8 SCHOLARS

Video of the Day: VOCES8 and BBC Singers perform ‘Shall We Gather at the River’

Gramophone

8 August 2026

Alexandre Kantorow

Alexandre Kantorow’s Carte Blanche at La Roque d’Anthéron

Radio France

6 July 2026

Vassilena Serafimova

France’s oldest music festival rises from the ashes

“Vassilena Serafimova’s virtuosity plays a major part in this little miracle.” “Her legato (yes, the legato of a percussionist…) lulls the audience into a state of semi-trance, both ecstatic and exhilarating. A magical moment, met with a thunderous ovation from an enthusiastic audience.”

ResMusica

6 July 2026

Vassilena Serafimova

Closing concert of the Festival Rhénan in Strasbourg

“It was Vassilena Serafimova, who has just been appointed artistic director of Les Percussions de Strasbourg, who performed the concerto (you can read an interview with the Bulgarian percussionist on our website). This lively piece, with a second movement that pays homage to the tango, was a huge hit with the audience, who applauded enthusiastically and called for an encore that ultimately did not materialise.”

Crescendo Magazine

6 July 2026

Paul LAY

Paul Lay with the Orchestre National de Lille

“The piano solos showcase Paul Lay’s virtuosity.” “An Ebony Rhapsody is a wonderful discovery that will delight fans of both jazz and classical music.” “A long piano solo—at first melodious, then much more rhythmic—showcases the pianist’s incredible performance.” “This jazz trio is truly magical.” “It’s like we’re in a club from the early days of jazz in Harlem!” “Frenzy takes hold of the trio; the pianist seems spellbound by the music, almost in a trance.”

Cult.news

16 June 2026

Alexander Malofeev

Wonderful portrait on Suddeutsche Zeitung !

“What strikes you first is the extraordinary clarity of his playing. And the intensity of the sound. Each note has a tangible weight, a value of its own, and fits naturally into a larger narrative flow.”

Suddeutsche Zeitung

3 June 2026

Alexandre Kantorow

Wigmore Hall 125th Anniversary

« Il s’agissait là de l’interprétation d’un jeune homme doté d’une incroyable palette sonore et d’une maîtrise technique apparemment illimitée, engagé dans un voyage empreint d’une intensité brûlante et d’une fantaisie poétique, voire prophétique. »

Christopher Axworthy – Music Commentary

29 May 2026

Vassilena Serafimova

Review by Télérama

“A breath of fresh air and creativity for musicians with boundless imagination.”

Télérama

28 May 2026

Alexandre Kantorow

Wigmore Hall’s anniversary

« The resulting psychological tension he generated was not simply to be attributed to mere technical velocity, but to the rock-solid pulse he maintained throughout. »

Seen and Heard

28 May 2026

Vassilena Serafimova

Interview by Le Point

“Percussion is the pulse of life!”

Le Point

27 May 2026

Vassilena Serafimova

Portrait by the Figaro

“Le marimba, nouvelle start du classique.”

Le Figaro

25 May 2026