Mendelssohn Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

“…one of the finest performances of Mendelssohn’s Concerto I’ve heard in the concert hall for many years. There was nothing routine in this account, its performance meticulously prepared yet with an ink-still wet quality from the soloist. Dego combines a formidable technique with exceptional musicianship and brought to the first movement passion, playfulness and rumination, all delivered with a sureness of tone whether richly sonorous or silvery. From her Francesco Ruggeri violin (1697) she is incapable of producing an ugly sound. One only regretted the absence of a break after the first movement as this listener wanted to applaud after such a focussed performance. She was sweet toned in the wistful Andante, her ‘song without words’ finely spun and holding us all in thrall with her magic, all seemingly effortlessly achieved. A cheeky grin accompanied the throwaway gestures at the start of the finale (not as homicidal as some accounts can be), Dego now demonstrably enjoying the movement’s unbuttoned character, its near ceaseless momentum dispatched with aplomb.”

— Bachtrack (March 2022)