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Here is a pianist who uses a superlative technique to project performances that glow with an inner light of understanding... Negishi’s performance is warm and compelling – she is a born storyteller…Negishi’s... — International Piano, September 2022 More…

The contrasts are sharp, bright, and witty, and the manically-driving tempos whirl us along. These players relish both the virtuosity required, and the chance to convey comedy; the Enchantment... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

the composer has ensured a fresh slant on his most familiar work such that it loses only a little of its provocative force. It helps that Maira Alikhanova and Dmitri Bulgakov are so evidently... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2011 More…

The highlight of this impressive recital is the unusually sombre reading of Schubert's First Impromptu, but the Bach Partitas is sturdy, and the Waldstein charismatic. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…