ReviewMay 2026
Barber Concerto in Granada
"Francesca Dego realizó una interpretación extraordinaria: sobria, segura, sin aspavientos, con un sentimiento matizado y tremendamente precisa en los continuos agudos y dobles cuerdas."
ReviewApril 2026
Prokofiev with New Jersey Symphony
"Violinist plays mythic 300-year-old instrument with NJ Symphony, leaves crowd in awe… Her sound was big and earthy… she gives both her bowing and musical interpretation a natural sense of drama."
ReviewFebruary 2025
Wigmore Hall recital
"Lithe and elegant in lilac and black, she cut a heroic figure for this demanding Romantic work. Her silky-smooth bowing and flawless top notes sang out divinely."
ReviewNovember 2024
Beethoven Concerto with the Dallas Symphony
"The Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego proved that pianissimos can be as gripping as fortissimos. Her gleaming tone was immediately striking… a rock-star ovation was rewarded with a breathtakingly brilliant account of the Paganini Caprice n.16."
ReviewNovember 2024
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra
"Francesca Dego's performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto will be one of the highlights of the season… She is a storyteller of exceptional gifts and her playing showered the audience with the delights of perfectly-judged phrasing, gloriously warm tones and a cantabile to die-for."
ReviewJuly 2024
Gramophone — Horn Trios
"Dego makes a distinguished Mozartian. Her finespun tone translates well to Brahms… Masterfully untamed performance (Ligeti)… this version sweeps the board."
ReviewMay–June 2024
Brahms & Busoni Violin Concertos
"Such a richly rewarding recording. Violinist Francesca Dego is a rising star who illuminates these timeless concertos with flawless technique and a depth of emotion that is all too rarely heard these days."
ReviewMarch 2024
The Strad — Session report
"It would take a stony heart, listening to Dego's playing, to resist the extroverted Paganini-meets-Brahms appeal of the Busoni Concerto."
ReviewFebruary 2024
Brahms & Busoni — Violin Concertos (Chandos)
"Ravishingly pure, precise and purposeful, with a radiance and opulent virtuosity that embraces an overall Romantic ethos. The real magic lies in performances that delight in the unexpected complementarity of two distinctive musical minds."
ReviewJanuary 2024
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 with the Utah Symphony
"Italian violinist Francesca Dego was the evening's soloist, bringing bright energy to her performance… crisp articulation and the purity of her high notes. She brought a beautiful cantabile quality to the slow movement and engaging humor to the finale."