SOME REVIEWS OF PAST FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES

"The RPO players responded magnificently to some tempi which were surely faster than they were used to and they really did look as if they were enjoying themselves.. the music positively fizzed.. the beautifully played cor anglais solo was a revelation, seeming to float into space"
(Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Piotrowicz Dvorak 9 Brahms 1)       Music Web International 2008



"Rarely will you hear the anger and bitterness of Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony unleased with such unremitting force and acerbity. It took the Orchestra of Opera North to the edge of their combined virtuosity, strings digging deep into their instruments to match the power of the brass .. the Allegro was taken just about as fast an any orchestra could tackle, but it worked in adding that final tingle factor"

(Orchestra of Opera North/Piotrowicz Wagner, Borodin, Sibelius, Shostakovich) Yorkshire Post 2008



"I was conscious of hearing ... the biggest sound coming from four string players that I have ever heard. This ensemble plays with a full blooded weight, power and singing vibrato that can lead to rare emotional intensity" (Razumovsky Ensemble)                            John Leeman, MusicWeb International 2006

"Fresh and spontaneous .. atmospheric contrasts were especially ravishing .. the Andante Religioso was sublime .. celestial surrealism .. power and introspection . a profound performance"  (ManchesterCamerata/LeedsPhilharmonicChorus/JanuszPiotrowicz)        The Guardian

"Rufus Wright told the story with fire and eloquence and true Byronic - almost demonic - energy"
(Trust Byron at Markenfield Hall)                                           Darlington & Stockton Times

"[The festival is] seriously competitive .. it ranks with the best"              Ates Orga, producer

"Marvellously emotive .. an evening of sheer magic"                 Darlington & Stockton Times
(Miklos Perenyi, Cello)

"Janusz was at his most supremely expressive .. alive to the music in every fibre .. the consummate Romantic conductor .. this man is a gift to any orchestra"
(Orchestra of Opera North/Janusz Piotrowicz )                           Darlington & Stockton Times

"Wit and wisdom poured from the mouth of Adrian Henri"
(The Liverpool Poet at Fountains Hall 1998)                              Ripon Gazette