“César Franck’s Violin Sonata has been a staple of the repertoire and of most of the greatest violinists. As yet Trickey may lack the profile of some of her more famous predecessors and contemporaries, yet this was a uniquely satisfying performance, purely musical values well to the fore. All-too-often the sonata is used as an excuse for a violinistic high-wire act with the pianist reduced to the role of accompanist. This was a real partnership of equals (Kovacevich's earliest recordings were with Jacqueline du Pré – as Stephen Bishop - and he is an excellent chamber-music player).

Seldom have the sonata's inter-linked movements elided so logically into each other or the thematic connections between them fallen quite so naturally into place. Trickey and Kovacevich explored the work's introspection, too, catching perfectly the gentle rocking motion of the very opening and finding a different tone of voice in the Chaconne-like third movement before the shadowy reprise of the opening theme. There was a joyous unforced elation to the concluding canon, a quality of patience, and when the floodgates finally opened there was no doubt that we had been treated to something wholly remarkable”Classical Source

“The playing of Watkinson and Trickey, leaders respectively of the Endellion and Bronte String Quartets, made this short journey of discovery quite tantalising...wonderful to listen to and wonderfully well played...” Ham and High

“Violinist Sara Trickey made a big impression ... she proved a magnetic interpreter with clean, assured playing and spot-on intonation ... rhythmic impetus and sleek contrasts ... ideal for Trickey’s transparent playing-style ... Sara Trickey [is] going far indeed” Colin Anderson,

“It was then back to Presteigne for a late-evening violin recital, given not by Anthony Marwood (indisposed) but Sara Trickey...in Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel the atmosphere of sustained, quiet beauty is extremely hard to maintain, but Trickey did wonders in establishing an ethereal sound and almost motionless reflection. In many ways the hardest piece in the programme to bring off, it made an indelible impression” Presteigne Festival, Feature Review

“... natural finesse and sensitivity, accomplished technique and a beautifully refined tone ... there was never for one second any doubt of her intellectual and emotional understanding of the music ...” Musical Opinion

“...she grabbed the limelight with her singing sound” La Provincia, Cremona