We have heard Simone Roggen play with the St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra on several occasions in the past, so we knew that we were in for a brilliant performance. She impressed from the start walking on stage dressed in a beautiful long full skirt of a golden brown hue with sparkling glitter and offset by […]

“…we heard an enthralling performance of one of the world’s most celebrated violin concertos… Simone’s performance was truly brilliant and the audience recognised it with sustained applause. Her performance of the Joachim cadenza was especially well performed and her double stopping technique was breath-taking. Performances like this are few and far between and deserve to be enjoyed […]

“…Unmöglich, nicht gefesselt zu sein von der energie- und emotionsgeladenen, expressiv aufgerauten Interpretation mit der das Faust-Quartett sich diesem berührenden Spitzenwerk der romantischen Kammermusik widmete…” 06.02.12 Kölnischen Rundschau

“…Man hatte den Eindruck, die ebenfalls noch junge Solistin fuehle sich wohl… Ihre solistische Leistung war technisch ohne Makel, der Ton schlank, die expressiven Melodieboegen sowohl elegant, auch in langsamen Satz sehr schoen ausgesungen.“ 24.08.07 Bieler Tagblatt