The Lawson Trio ... are excellent players who show a real commitment to playing chamber music at the highest level, and to the performance and appreciation of contemporary music.

william howard, pianist of the schubert ensemble of london and artistic director of chamber music 2000

Can I thank you on behalf of everyone here for the truly excellent performance of Shostokovich's Piano Trio last Friday. It made for a very fitting and reflective ending to a full and exceptionally informative day..... You sounded superb: a really passionate performance..... I hope we shall have the opportunity of having you play here again some time.

suzanne bardgett, holocaust exhibition project director, imperial war museum

[The] Haydn trio soon revealed the musical ability and verve which was sustained throughout the evening. It also revealed the empathy of the perfomers with each other, with the audience and with Haydn..... The Shostakovich was the outstanding performance of the evening. The contrast of conflicting emotions was wonderfully evoked by these accomplished young musicians. I believe that they have a promising future.

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Your performance of Goldschmidt's Piano Trio was outstanding - certainly the best that I have heard.....You were the first trio to take the trouble to analyse and understand the music.

bernard keefe, musicologist and goldschmidt specialist

Thank you for the marvellous performance by you and your splendid colleagues of my husband's youthful piano trio. It was a beautiful and thoughtful interpretation, with true depth and understanding..... you brilliantly caught the high spirits and the delight in music-making which is present in the score of the work. It was a sparkling and lovely interpretation.

lady camilla panufnik, on late husband andrez panufnik's trio op 1

The duo of Anna Smith and Alexander Holladay, remembered from LDSM 2002 for their outstanding performance of Ravel's Duo, return with pianist Annabelle Lawson and perform Haydn's Trio in E minor, Hob.XV/12.

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The commitment to and understanding of the music was stunning. I'd not heard the Goldschmidt trio and was fascinated with the Schreker-like sounds in the first section, while the Dumky was probably the best performance I've heard.

colin bayliss, composer, da capo music ltd

The combination of Annabelle's poise, Anna's panache and Alexander's passionate lyricism is an exciting one: keep your eyes and ears open for more concerts from this talented trio.

varsity newspaper