“Not yet 20, the Czech pianist Jan Schulmeister makes an outstanding Supraphon debut with this recital of Russian music… all three composers are united here through Schulmeister's intense musicality. It's always good to hear Pictures at an Exhibition in its original version for piano rather than an overblown orchestration, yet Schulmeister makes Mussorgsky's suite sound even more subtle than usual… There's more musical intelligence on show in Rachmaninov's Six Moments Musicaux… Many pianists would end there, but Schulmeister offers a reflective encore (Scriabin's Etude, Op. 2 No. 1) to make this feel like a real recital.”
BBC Music Magazine, October 2025
“Aged 17 or 18 when this Supraphon recording was made, he is clearly a talented, sensitive musician, who may go on to great things… By far the most successful items on the album are the early Scriabin pieces, whose delicate wistfulness is well caught here.”
Gramophone, October 2025