"The siblings from Canada characterize themselves through a tremendous mastery of their instruments and all technical demands do not carry weight with them. But that's just the beginning.

 

Indeed the interpretations also fascinate with a range of expression and depth of presentation that really belongs to the finest. Bryan and Silvie Cheng perform with great feeling. This becomes clear, for example, in Shostakovich's sonata, which churns through the abysses of enduring human conditions, and which the two musicians also represent with overwhelming intensity. In doing so, they plumb the depths of dynamics in all directions. But they do not let a single moment go by without an ever cantabile playing with sensitively matured intonation.

 

So, they can be poetic, fiery, elegant, and introverted, whatever is necessary. Thus, they awaken the great Russian soul...with great intensity, but without sweet pathos. In this way they do justice to every character that these works demand."