Reviews
2026-03-26: J.S. Bach’s Matthäus-passion
Outstanding in style, purity, clarity and vocal control, Alison Lau demonstrated her talent as second soprano.
- Jens Klier: https://bachtrack.com/kritik-bach-matthaus-passion-suzuki-nederlandse-bachvereniging-muziekgebouw-eindhoven-marz-2026
2026-02-19: Zelenka’s Immisit Dominus pestilentiam, Heinichen's Magnificat
The performers held this arc of tension with great precision, ensuring that the dramatic intensity never spiraled out of control, but always served the inner logic of the work. The various soloists took turns speaking, together carrying the narrative. Soprano Alison Lau deserves special mention for her radiant, captivating contribution.
- Werner De Smet: https://klassiek-centraal.be/en/licht-uit-dresden-heinichen-en-zelenka-op-festivita2026
2025-12-30: J.S. Bach’s Weihnachts-oratorium
In a duet with the German bass Micha Matthaüs, the soprano Alison Lau delivered one of the best moments of the evening: Her nimble style and colorful ornamentation in Herr, dein Mitleid inspired Matthaüs to give a beautiful performance.
- Roberto Blanco: mundoclasico.com
2025-12-29: J.S. Bach’s Weihnachts-oratorium
Soprano Alison Lau, who had a slightly smaller role, delighted us with a small but very well-projected voice, and with a pure vocal line, without edges and completely homogeneous in all registers. Alongside the bass, in the duet Herr, dein Mitleid, dein Erbarmen, from the third cantata, Lau created a filigree with the oboe that accompanied them.
- Elsa Álvarez Forges: nuvol.com
2025-12-18: J.S. Bach’s Weihnachts-oratorium
In duet with German bass Micha Matthäus, Amsterdam-based soprano Alison Lau produced the highlight of the evening. Flitting nimbly between colourful ornamentation and the soaring heights, her crystal-clear declamatory style in “Herr, dein Mitleid” clearly inspired Matthäus to produce his best performance of the evening.
- Clare Varney: backtrack.com
2025-12-17: J.S. Bach’s Weihnachts-oratorium
The soprano soloist sings with ironic coloring about the flight of power. Alison Lau delivered her virtuoso aria with great verve in her clear, high voice.
- Franz Straatman: Place de l’opera
2025-08-29: Hasse and Scarlatti cantatas
(......) an excellent singer, Alison Lau. Her expressive singing and delivery were combined with a clear and focused tone and impressive agility, notably in her well-articulated repeated note passages in the concluding cantata by Hasse. Her simple hand gestures and stage movements were always appropriate, and she finished the Hasse cantata with a little dance!
- Andrew Benson-Wilson: Early Music Reviews
2025-08-25: Hasse and Scarlatti cantatas
Soprano Alison Lau was at the heart of this musical dialogue. Her dramatic and expressive presence gradually revealed the music's deeper layers. Her warm and sunny voice captivated from beginning to end, with a special revelation in the final work, where her rich vocal potential was revealed in all its glory. It was undeniable how the audience was captivated by her performance. Her flawless "oo-o's" and "aa-a's" were truly magnificent. These moments were like a discovery of pure musicality, leaving you astonished by the control and power she managed to convey with such refinement.
The program opened with Scarlatti's aria "Ardo è ver per te d'amore ," (......) Lau gave the piece a dramatic yet intimate dimension. Her voice moved through the ornamentation both delicately and powerfully, with a delicate understanding of Scarlatti's rhetorical style. Every musical embellishment amplified the text's emotions, while the interplay with the ensemble sounded subtle and warm. (......) In the aria, Lau turned the piece into a true spectacle. Her singing was graceful and captivating.
- Werner De Smet: https://klassiek-centraal.be
2025-06-18: Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas
After (the concert) a truly roaring applause broke out. Not only for Sarah Connolly, but also for a procession of soloists around her, with the silver-rimmed voice and personality of soprano Alison Lau as Belinda (......) Immediately the first performance in the night scene from The Fairy Queen was enchanting by the soprano Alison Lau dressed in white. She sang the beautiful lines of poetry about the feelings of the night with shining expression.
- Franz Straatman: Place de 'opera magazine
2023-09-09: Missa S. Johannes Nepomucenus
“[…] Herausheben möchte ich vokal dennoch […] Alison Lau mit feinstrahlender, flexibler Qualität.”
Translation: “[…] Vocally, I would like to highlight […] Alison Lau with a finely radiant, flexible quality.”
- Jens Klier, Bachtrack
2017-10-30: Brahms- Ein deutsches Requiem
[…] die junge, in Hong Kong geborene und in Boston (USA) ausgebildete Alison Lau gehört. Ein vom Gerhart Hauptmann-Theater ausgelobter Sonderpreis brachte die Sopranistin jetzt nach Deutschland[…] ihre Arie “Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit” die Zuhörer im Zittau Theater. Alison Laus reiner Ton, ihr natürlicher Ansatz und ihre perfekt gearbeitete Aussprache nahm das Publikum gefangen.
Translation:
"[…] the young, Hong Kong-born and Boston (USA) trained Alison Lau. A special award given by the Gerhart-Hauptmann Theater brought the soprano to Germany […] her aria "You have sadness now" charmed the audience in the Zittau Theater. Alison Lau's pure tone, her natural approach and her perfectly crafted pronunciation captured the audience. All those involved, but above all her, were the subject of the rhythmic applause in the sold-out theater."
- Sächsische Zeitung (Saxon Newspaper)
2017-09-12: Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi
「演員的音色音量以及演技都不錯，如劉卓昕的詠嘆調《親愛的爸爸》（O mio babbino caro）就有着卓越的表現。」
- 大公報, 劉靖之
2017-08-27: Puccini’s Gianni Schicci
“Alison Lau was a coy Lauretta [...] Lauretta has the opera’s blockbuster aria “O mio babbino caro”; Lau gave a sweet, youthful rendition.”
- Asian Review of Books, Peter Gordon
2017-07-16: Schumann and Brahms recital
“I have to make special mention of soprano Alison Lau. Her voice sent genuine shivers around my body - Miss Lau, you have a big and bright future.”
- Herbertmag.com
2017-07-14: Schumann and Brahms recital
“‘Beloved Clara’ [...] was the highlight of the evening for me, the music performed with great elegance and tenderness. Alison Lau’s crystalline voice and her precise articulation of German [...] were really wonderful, the musicians revealing their empathy with this music.”
- InterludeHK, Frances Wilson
2017-07-11: Schumann and Brahms recital
“[...] soprano Alison Lau, whose voice had a sweetly searing clarity, were a pleasure to hear.”
- ArtMuseLondon
2017-04-23: J.S. Bach cantatas
「劉卓昕的音色令人印象深刻。」
- jardin-feerique.com
2015-12-21: Handel’s Messiah
「今晚最佳，當屬女高音劉卓昕。她的高音清澈，明亮，圓潤，穿透力強，而且吐字也把握得很好。」
- lpsfield3.net/wordpress
2012-03-28: Britten’s A midsummer night’s dream
“The long arias sung by soprano Alison Lau Cheuk-Yan as Helena [...] were seamless in expressing their misgiving or statement of love.”
- South China Morning Post
2012-03-27: Britten’s A midsummer night’s dream
“Alison Lau was a beautiful Helena with great promise dramatically and vocally.”
- Time out Magazine