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“Mr Dumay is a violinist of remarkable individuality… his view of the work was excitingly musical, stimulatingly original, a marvellously fresh but idiomatic interpretation … What made this performance so consistently engrossing was the way in which Mr Dumay combined technical command with subtle quickenings and drawings-back, his inflections of tone with potent physical energy, his fiery drive with a perception of nuance and all with a strength of personality that made it so powerfully communicative and memorable.”

The Daily Telegraph, Geoffrey Norris, March 1998 / Tchaikovsky Concerto, London Symphony Orchestra, Gerard Schwarz

“Augustin Dumay had already recorded [this repertoire]… with the Sinfonia Varsovia conducted by Emmanuel Krivine. It is difficult to decide between the two versions, since both are at the pinnacle. However, the new recording has an intensity based particularly on the extraordinary harmony created between the two soloists. Each gives the image of a kind of imperial mastery and the fusion of sounds reaches an unprecedented degree of perfection… Absolute perfection or a way open to the mystery of Mozart? It’s up to each person to choose according to his or her taste… There’s a temptation to give first prize to Dumay’s version which, besides the qualities of sound and the sense of mystery in the second movement, displays a maturity that Repin does not yet have.”

Diapason, Philippe Andriot, March 2001CD Mozart (DG 459 675-2) : Sinfonia Concertante (with Veronika Hagen) ; Concerto No.2.

“…the orchestra’s leadership by the celebrated violinist shines with its formidable attendance to nuances and a style which is both clear and concise… Thanks as always to his sublime virtuosity and his keen sense of dramatic tension, Dumay treated the audience to a glimpse of magic. It really felt as if Mozart was being resurrected.”

La Libre Belgique, Marlène Britta, 19 February 2001

Mozart Concerts, Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, 17-18 February 2001

A masterpiece, delivered without fuss. The French violinist Augustin Dumay’s style was that of intelligent understatement. The concentrated tone literally beamed throughout the concert hall, produced by light movements that seemed to inspire all of the orchestra’s different atmospheres. Dumay managed to create a heartfelt and amiable feeling To the Memory of an Angel which will remain in my memory”. 

Svenska Dagbladet, Tony Lundman, January 2000

Berg Concerto, Stockholm Konzerthus.

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic / Mark Stringer

“Augustin Dumay is not content (…) to shine for his superior virtuosity alone. He also displays a musicality of the very best quality. A very Brahms-like lofty conception shared by his partner Jian Wang. The violin’s generous eloquence finds an appropriate reply in the cello’s warm poetic intensity, be it in the passionate élans or the moments of melancholic reverie.” 

Letzebuerger Land (Luxembourg), José Voss, 20 October 2000

Brahms Double Concerto, European Soloists/Handler, October 2000

“Another superb CD with music by Mozart: Augustin Dumay celebrates purity and beauty… Dumay and Hagen sing the “Sinfonia Concertante” with an additional element of soul that brings real life to the music. The highpoint of the work, the Andante, is sweetly lulled; a true encounter of the heart … The Rondo in C and the Adagio in E are intoxicating and lead to Concerto No. 2 where Dumay again exalts the music’s emotions.”

Pizzicato (Luxembourg), December 2000

CD Mozart (DG 459 675-2) : Sinfonia Concertante (with Veronika Hagen) ; Concerto No.2.

“In the course of time, Augustin Dumay has become a major role model in interpreting Mozart both in concert and on CD.”

Crescendo (Belgium), Noel Godts, May 2001