About us

"Pianophilies should be greateful that these magnificent recordings have survived and have been so expertly restored"
Jed Distler, Classics Today

"Sonetto Classics CEO Tomoyuki Sawado, without whose devotion these gems would have remained buried"
Michelle Assay, Gramophone

"......the prize goes to Norma Fisher......whose live performances from way back have been resuscitated by the record producer Tomoyuki Sawado and released on Sonetto Classics to stunning effect"
Jessica Duchen, JDCMB

"I am grateful to Sonetto Classics for introducing me to Norma Fisher’s art"
Rob Challinor, MusicWeb International

"Vintage studio production"
Ates Orga, International Piano

"This is a dedicated and utterly professional undertaking"
Jonathan Woolf, MusicWeb International

"The digital remastering of these reel-to-reel tapes has been expertly achieved by Andrew J. Holdsworth and producer of this valuable project Tomoyuko Sawado"
Stephen Greenbank, MusicWeb International

”I am glad that I held on to the tapes and delighted that they have been discovered by Sonetto Classics."
Alan Walker, Musicologist

".......the fact that Sonetto Classics appeared in my life was completely out of blue, quite extraordinary…..Tomo has done an incredible job, incredible"
Norma Fisher

Sonetto Classics is an award-winning, UK-based label established by Tomoyuki Sawado and Jeremy McGahan in 2015. We materialise projects envisioned together with outstanding musicians and promote them in the hope of commercial and critical success, providing a unique bespoke service with the best quality available.

Sonetto's mission is to introduce to the world the art of contemporary and historical musicians with highly individual and creative styles. Our featured artists include Angelo Villani, Ervin Nyiregyházi, and Norma Fisher. We have also worked with eminent artists including Benjamin Zander, Gyorgy Pauk, Sir John Tomlinson, Ralph Kirshbaum, Hanna Roberts, and Nelly Miricioiu.