02-01-2018 Scherzo
"Two stunning Concertos which shine in an outstanding way within the hands of Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma....[Shostakovich] Lamsma is gentle, subtle, with a very fine tone... [Gubaidulina] The work is among the very best of XXIst Century and Lamsma is really extraordinary.
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01-12-2017 Amadeus Magazine
"The performances by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by James Gaffigan and Reinbert de Leeuw are enhanced by Simone Lamsma's sharp and pregnant tone"
27-11-2017 Fanfare Magazine
"Want List 2017
Fanfare Magazine – Robert Maxham
“A reading by Simone Lamsma of Shostakovich’s First Concerto that should set a standard for the next several generations in the way David Oistrakh’s did for the last several."
24-11-2017 Fanfare Magazine
"For decades, reviewers have been suggesting that this or that violinist (beginning with Perlman) had somehow surpassed Oistrakh's accomplishment; many listeners will now, I believe, judge that Lamsma finally has. Overwhelming."
24-11-2017 Fanfare Magazine
"For her pairing of striking performances of striking concertos by two generations of Russian composers, Lamsma deserves an especially high commendation."
"The opening of the Passacaglia possesses overwhelming, if not crushing, weight in this reading, and Lamsma enters with a subtly nuanced statement over the bass that almost makes Oistrakh's sound bland by comparison. As she reaches climax after climax, the orchestra growls beneath her with a menace far greater than in Oistrakh's early Russian or American recordings."
30-10-2017 Primephonic
"Rating: Performance: five stars Sound: five stars
The Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma demonstrates in both works an inspiring empathy with the music and its driving forces. There is a fabulous finesse and power to her technique, which is always placed at the service of these overwhelming emotions: without overstating the latter or indulging in histrionics or forcedness, she is faithful to the composers and lets serious, spiritual expression shine out."
30-10-2017 Crescendo
"Sound 9 (Live recording for Gubaidulina) - Booklet 8 - Directory 10 -Interpretation 10
Simone Lamsma is equal to the height of the work, music to discover"
01-10-2017 Strings Magazine
"BEAUTY IN THE CHAOS”
“Simone Lamsma navigates Shostakovich’s complex scores with an intensely moving performance.”
“The rich soundscape on this recording reflects Lamsma’s intense, emotionally driven energy."
01-09-2017 Wholenote
"It’s an impressive performance of the Shostakovich, a deeply personal work written a few years after the end of the Second World War..."
03-08-2017 The Strad
"This is already the third recording of a fervent and gripping work, and Simone Lamsma is a more than worthy successor to Mutter"
01-07-2017 Fono Forum
"Simone Lamsma is guilty of nothing, plays Gubaidulina's piece with a sonority, which at the same time light permeable remains for the gentle gleam in this piece of the mystic composer Gubaidulina."
31-05-2017 Pizzicato
"5 *****
Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto and Gubaidulina Second form a remarkable program for a recording. Both works get exquisite and captivating accounts from the young Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma.
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29-05-2017 Crescendo
""The Magic Violin[…]
Yes, it would be difficult to deny, “In Tempus Praesens” is one of the great monuments of the modern violin, and one can only welcome the interpretation given here by the Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma, rightly considered today as one of the most gifted of her generation. She literally embodies the sublime music of Sofia Goubaidulina…[..]”
Sound 10 - Booklet 7 - Repertoire 9 - Interpretation 10"
26-05-2017 Klassieke zaken
"I'm not chauvinist and don't hesitate to say that Lamsma absolutely the best performance so far with this dramatic and ecstatic piece full of Christian symbolism. You need to hear this."
14-05-2017 Bachtrack
"Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma stole the show with a revelatory account of Shostakovich’s Violin concerto no. 1"
28-04-2017 Gramophone
"A stunningly mature and powerful performance that goes deeply and subtly into two very complex works."
14-04-2017 De Volkskrant
"The coloration to a pale and small tone in the heart of the first movement is oppressive. The Scherzo is demonic, the following Passacaglia is especially powerful, and the cadenza that forms the bridge to the Finale, is almost a composition in itself."
14-04-2017 Luister
"I hope the music on this disc will speak to people and will move them in some way. All I can do is bring out what is inside of me, and with that choose the music that I feel is worthy of being heard. I want to share that passion."
23-03-2017 Dagblad van het Noorden
"Simone Lamsma (1985) is one of those amazing Dutch violin talents with an established international reputation, no mountain too high for her!
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18-03-2017 Het Parool
"... Lamsma enraptures, with a stunning tone ..."
"Simone Lamsma (Leeuwarden, 1985) is one of those amazing Dutch violin talents with an established international reputation, for whom no sea is too high.
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10-03-2017 Opus Klassiek
"....I wholeheartedly agree with Jaap van Zweden, whom I’ve heard mention Simone Lamsma as the greatest violinist of our time ....
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08-03-2017 HR Audio
"....In her reading Ms Lamsma not only has the required skills & bravura, but is also able to understand and share the emotional aspects with Maestro James Gaffigan..." (about Shotakovich)
".... This is a deeply moving account which has to be heard to be believed... " (about Shotakovich)
"...breathtakingly conceived and performed ..." (about Gubaidulina)
"...Lamsma gives it a brilliantly extrovert reading, doing full justice to the sense of 'In tempus Praesens' [.....] Phenomenal. Expect applause at the end ... " (about Gubaidulina)
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02-03-2017 Washington Post
".. a violinist with a rich, throaty tone to draw the singing heart out of Shostakovich's first violin concerto...
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03-08-2016 De Volkskrant
"Lamsma made a great impression, with here meaty, romantic tone, not afraid of a glissando more or less."
17-12-2015 Luister
"["] .. The latest CD of Simone Lamsma once again proved its exceptional qualities. She can not be too carried away by the emotion of the moment, could play as easily colorful as virtuoso, basically works in one part with one pace and controlled the grand gesture as much as the almost inconspicuous change. The effect on the repertoire is very enjoyable.""
06-12-2015 Pizzicato
""The surround recording from Challenge Classics stands out due to especially brilliant and powerful interpretations and a finely coordinated dialogue between the instruments. This is perfect harmony.""
01-12-2015 Klassieke Zaken
"["].. Lamsma and her Latvian-American pianist Robert Kulek,who livesin the Netherlands, prove in united efforts their mastery give the music all they have got, keeping the overview and nowhere becoming sentimental."
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10-10-2015 Telegraaf
"4****
["]..The resilience is heartwarming and every note will get a clear interpretation.""
06-10-2015 HR audio
"["]..We have here the debut recording of the Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma. One doesn’t need to listen long to become totally convinced that we have here another top class violinist from The Netherlands.""
