““a triumph....myriad subtleties of dynamics, touch and tone” *****”
“One of the most thoughtful and sensitive of British pianists...”
“The way Momen shaped the winding middle part, sometimes pushing it forward, sometimes letting it fall into the background, was actually the most moving part of an altogether wonderful concert”
“....an innate musical sensibility combined with true technical brilliance”
“The interplay between Mishka Rushdie Momen’s piano and Steven Isserlis’s lustrous cello was delicately matched, nothing overstated.”
“[she threw herself] head over heels into Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy...an impressive lesson in sound and form”
“Her interpretations reveal a special feeling for Romantic music and the art of rubato ”
“In terms of sound...[it] came close to Utopia”
“...her ability to swap from gripping muscular power to graceful tenderness showed why she has won such acclaim in the last two years”
“I cannot imagine it [Kabalevsky Cello Sonata] sounding better than it did in this Wigmore Hall streamed concert...”
“[Isserlis’] partnership with Rushdie Momen was compelling too, the pianist stealthily pouncing on the sharp, accented figures of the first movement and giving as good as her partner...” ”
“Throughout the disc, one is struck by Rushdie Momen’s tonal command and wide-ranging technique...This is a rare phenomenon today, particularly from a performer so young”
“Isserlis and Rushdie Momen plunged straight in, with a striking, architectonic account of the introduction which was very much a dialogue between equals.... this was riveting music making with both performers bringing a remarkable intensity to the performance”
“[Clara Schumann’s Variations op. 20 were] played in a way which revealed the music’s tenderly exquisite workmanship”
“A clever interlinked programme of variations by Romantic and contemporary composers...full of vim and vigour throughout” ”
“...the piano’s sparkling, youthful clarity [was] uplifting...””