SOME REVIEWS OF PAST FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES

"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

"it [Shostakovich 5] was given a superb performance with many beautiful solo passages along the way, though our lasting memory will be of the sheer power Janusz unleashed"     Yorkshire Post
(Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Janusz Piotrowicz)

"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