Robert Laidlow: Reality Eaters, NMC Records, BBC Music Magazine Review: 5***** “……performed with great verve by the Piatti Quartet…” Kate Wakeling, August 2026, BBC Music Magazine

“Proceedings began impressively with an intensely rapt and refined reading of Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No.2 in A minor (1827)….. In Phibbs’ new Piano Quintet, Noriko Ogawa and the Piattis brought heartfelt commitment and an improvisatory freshness to material tailor-made for their musicianship. It is hard to imagine this rewarding and indispensable addition to the…

Naresh Sohal Quartets Review “Whether conceived as a single span or separate movements, the musical range of these pieces is a constant source of fascination. Even more surprising is that the Fourth and Fifth Quartets are only now receiving their first hearing, but it would be hard to imagine more committed advocacy than from the…