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The Guardian, Rian Evans, 22th January 2 Print E-mail

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Alsop / Beethoven ‘Emperor’

Joan Tower's Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman is dedicated "to women who take risks and who are adventurous". At the Houston premiere, female members of the American space missions would have sprung to mind - but, exactly 20 years on, it is the prescience of the parallel dedication, to Marin Alsop, that is striking. With Alsop conducting her Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Tower's words served as both citation and testimonial here.

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The Times, Richard Morrison, 19th January 2007 Print E-mail

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Alsop / Beethoven ‘Emperor’

I was surprised, and then slightly ashamed of my surprise, by how well-drilled, punchy and opulent the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra now sounds under the baton of its principal conductor, Marin Alsop.
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Irish Times Review 13 January 2007 Print E-mail
Beethoven - Prometheus Overture
Brahms - Piano Concerto No 1
Dvôrák - Symphony No 6

Thursday's Ulster Orchestra concert at the National Concert Hall was an occasion of sadness and jubilation. The sadness stemmed from the absence of János Fürst, founder of the first Irish Chamber Orchestra, original leader of the Ulster Orchestra and one-time member and later principal conductor of the RTÉSO, who died last week.
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