Reviews
In Haydn’s Op.50 No.1 they maintained an excellent balance and a clear, identical articulation, which developed into a gentle relationship between tension and relaxation by means of many, neatly elaborated details. In a proper English manner, they also made the audience listen carefully to the Beethoven Quartet Op.18 No.4. Dynamically highly sophisticated…it was altogether delicately realized in the Viennese Haydn tradition.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, October 2007
The excellent Sacconi Quartet
Evening Standard, July 2006
Both performances revealed the warmly attuned ensemble of this outstanding young quartet. And they caught to a nicety both the melancholy within Elgar’s musical expression of the passage of time, and the impassioned energy of his own composing present.
The Times, June 2007
The Sacconi’s performance of Britten’s Second Quartet had genuine substance, combined with a seemingly effortless command of the composer’s difficult string-writing.
The Daily Telegraph, April 2006
The Sacconis have been together barely seven years, but there are wise heads on these young shoulders. Not for them the razzle-dazzle that so often tempts youthful groups. Of course they have solid techniques, but the music, rather than their own personalities, seems always uppermost in their approach.
The mood was intimate, wonderfully devoid of overstatement. The slow movement was utterly riveting, night music in the Bartok vein. The Sacconis are definitely here for the long term.
York Press, March 2008
This might be playing with an element of the freshness and impetuosity of youth, but it is also playing with a depth of understanding.
The Herald, August 2006
An exceptional ensemble with sharp ears, a unanimous sense of musical breath and a meticulous attention to details.
Beautifully well-balanced playing, delicate, serious and formal. Enthralling and engaging performance.
Musical Opinion, May-June 2006
The festival sensation, the young Sacconi Quartet completely bowled over a packed audience. The chemistry between these four young players is tangible and magical.
The Sacconi met these challenges with complete assurance, immersing themselves at the deepest levels, yet putting the music across with a freshness and simplicity that completely absorbed the listener.
The Scotsman, July 2005