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their sense of the musical argument is always impressive, shining through their objective but never over-slick approach. The Pacifica Quartet only seem to draw breath, like Shostakovich, between... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The expected rhetoric and terror of Shostakovich's Soviet armour are here carefully measured with universal frameworks of great sonic beauty, whether fragile or strong: Beethoven, thank goodness,... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

the Pacificas demonstrate strong empathy with the contrasting emotional narratives of each work and probe well beneath the surface simplicity of some of the writing...The Pacifica Quartet brilliantly... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

[Shostakovich] Pine’s warm, emotional playing in this work elevates her recording of it into the top tier. This is an uncommonly lyrical and rich performance, maybe even more heartfelt and pointed... — Fanfare, Nov/Dec 2023 More…

In the hands of this outstanding young American ensemble, who bring a musical glow to everything, the slow movement may not sound its most desolate, but the finale reinforces the title of this... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Shostakovich's last three Quartet can seem bleak and uncomprising, yet the Pacifica Quartet manages to extract a much wider range of colours from this music than do many other interpreters.... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

A rediscovered Shostakovich impromptu and a resplendent new work by Clarice Assad, in memory of Lipman’s mother, are just two of the treats on this flight of fantasy. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…