Lara performs Britten's Young Apollo with the Britten Sinfonia conducted by Paul Daniel at the B

"... the young pianist Lara Melda dispatching Britten's miniature piano concerto, Young Apollo, with a flourish ..." The Times

"...pianist Lara Melda rattled off the wrenching toccata-like piano part while Brittens' extrovert themes darted dazzingly around the orchestra." The Guardian

"Young pianist, Lara Melda ... was a dazzling soloist in Britten's Young Apollo, sparkling through the rising scales in scintillating fashion above gleaming, brilliant strings." Opera Today

"Lara Melda, 2010’s BBC Young Musician of the Year, careered up and down the keyboard with remarkable aplomb in a spangly midnight-blue frock, the safety net of sheet music bravely eschewed." Classical Source