| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 1-Mar-2012 Sheldonian Theatre | Daniel Cohen shines in debut with Oxford Philomusica |
It seems unfair to label a young conductor a 'discovery', especially since most young conductors labour tirelessly for many years prior to achieving wider recognition. But that's what Daniel Cohen was for me: a discovery, and a very pleasing one at that. On Thursday evening he made an extremely assured debut with Oxford Philomusica, bringing energy and understanding to each of the rather disparate works played.
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| 27-Apr-2011 Younger Hall | Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Renata Pokupić and Jean-Christophe Spinosi |
A significantly smaller than usual audience was present for the SCO’s ‘Symphonic Opera’ concert, the finale of its St Andrews season. In the days leading up to thee concert, there was some disgruntlement from people about the programme – “Another Haydn symphony” was a common complaint, the Orchestra having put on several in St Andrews recently. Despite this, the singing, playing and conducting were superb, and any notions of being tired of the repertoire were quickly extinguished.
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