PRESS

  • 'Revelatory performances … a perfect fusion of voice and piano.'BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice

  • ‘Vividly characterised performances … delivered with irrepressible energy, wit and finesse.'The Guardian, Classical CDs of the year

  • 'There's no faulting Glynn's sensitive, detailed piano playing'Gramophone

  • ‘performances of supreme eloquence and style’The Scotsman

  • 'Glynn was a characterful accompanist, painting mood and scene with an expert touch'The Times

  • 'wholly unforgettable … Christopher Glynn's eloquent playing'The Guardian

  • 'At Carnegie Hall pianist Christopher Glynn was an exemplary partner, by turns impossibly delicate, colourfully nimble and thunderously firm.'Opera News

  • 'fine pianist Christopher Glynn showed what real performance is all about, not just accuracy and technical command, but imaginative daring.'Musical Opinion

  • 'I was transfixed and touched … Christopher Glynn's brilliant piano playing'The Times

  • ‘breath-taking sensitivity ... infinitely subtle dynamic range and some impeccably moulded phrasing … this repertoire could have found no finer exponents.'Gramophone

  • 'pure artistry and friendship on stage'The Sunday Times

  • 'Sensitive accompanist Christopher Glynn...a stunning rendition'New York Times

  • ‘Christopher Glynn had beauties and insights aplenty’The Times

  • 'Christopher Glynn's piano accompaniments were of the highest calibre'Le Monde

  • 'The real star of the show is the pianist Christopher Glynn … for the detail and colour of his playing’Gramophone

  • ‘a brilliant and prolific accompanist … great artistry'Sunday Times

  • ‘Glynn’s playing throughout is wonderfully imaginative, marked by sensitive phrasing and crisp articulation … immaculate playing’HR Audio

  • 'Pianist Christopher Glynn provided exemplary accompaniment'Montreal Gazette

  • 'exquisitely accompanied by Christopher Glynn who created beautiful intimate atmospheres and seemed to play with fingers of velvet.'Opera Magazine

  • 'Fantastically talented pianist Christopher Glynn's playing was outstanding for its clarity and sensitivity.'The Scotsman

  • ‘Glynn proved a first-rate accompanist, indeed every bit as impressive and inspirational as the wonderful Malcolm Martineau … Many of these songs required virtuosic pianism, which Glynn tackled effortlessly. At other times, his delicacy of touch was irresistible.'Opera Britannica

  • 'Christopher Glynn is a superb accompanist: his precision, his flexibility, his involvement are essential ingredients in the totality.'MusicWeb International

  • 'Chris Glynn was a master of his instrument and the perfect display of what an international artiste and accompanist could do. At times giving the mighty support of an orchestra, and at others becoming the perfect whisper of delicate sensitivity … he was the consummate performer and collaborator.'The Island

  • 'pianist Christopher Glynn ... some of the most rapturously beautiful sounds I've heard in this year's Proms season'Daily Telegraph

  • 'Regrettably Graham Johnson was indisposed but Christopher Glynn was in no way a second-best replacement. His innate empathy with this repertoire was immediately apparent, and his alert responsiveness to the nuances of the texts was sustained throughout the performance.'Opera Today

  • ‘Superlative and compelling performances … simply glorious!'Gramophone

  • 'Christopher Glynn on the piano accompanied with masterly command of nuance and expressiveness'Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger

  • 'Meticulous performances, each phrase is perfectly balanced, its meaning directly communicated, its accompaniment supremely tactful'The Guardian

  • 'The recital was miraculous, Roderick Williams so beguiling with such a smooth, mellow voice with creamy tenor timbres, Glynn accompanying with such reassuring authority and empathy. We all marvelled at the success of this amazing afternoon.'Birmingham Post

  • ‘Podger and Glynn cast Beethoven in a new light … these ground-breaking sonatas will never quite seem the same again’BBC Music Magazine ***** Disc of the Month

  • ‘Podger and Glynn play … with a relish that draws on broad experience in this repertory.’New York Times

  • ‘the visionary direction of Christopher Glynn…an inspired programmer and a canny spotter of rising young talent’The Times

  • ‘Christopher Glynn has done wonders here…quality artistic direction and an inclusive rather than exclusive approach to audiences’Opera Now

  • ‘Christopher Glynn is the current artistic director; there’s real flair in his programming, which artfully mixes the familiar with the more challenging.’The Guardian

  • ‘Ryedale punches above its weight with an extraordinary breadth of programming, with local talents and star musicians sharing top billing.’Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2020

  • ‘Ryedale, under the artistic directorship of Christopher Glynn, competes with the best’The Spectator

  • ‘Yorkshire’s Ryedale Festival always wraps its arms around its community. Local people don’t just watch the star visitors; they come in droves to get equally involved.’Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2023

  • ‘an unerring eye for emerging talent’Opera Magazine

  • ‘an expertly curated and crafted online festival’ArtsDesk

  • ‘an embarrassment of riches … Christopher Glynn’s adroit programming’BBC Music Magazine

  • ‘Some of the biggest names from the classical world…putting the district on the map for classical music and culture’Yorkshire Post

  • ‘Part of the fun at Ryedale is talent-spotting – Artistic Director Christopher Glynn always has his finger on the pulse where the up-and-coming are concerned’The Press

  • ‘inspirational: the kind of life-illuminating venture audiences chase but rarely find…with some of the best ideas of any festival I know’Classical Music Magazine

  • ‘the jewel in Yorkshire’s cultural crown’The Guardian

  • ‘cherished by festival goers … not only for his musicianship but his inspired direction of the festival’Music OMH

  • ‘a model of creative collaboration'Yorkshire Post