Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole -
extract from 4th movement
Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole - conclusion of 5th movement
Schumann - Symphony No.2 -
conclusion of 3rd movement
Schumann - Symphony No.2 -
extract from 2nd movement
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“Brilliantly Done!" (Performance of music by Grieg, Wilmslow Rex Theatre, Wilmslow Opera Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, Manchester, UK 1981)
“Brilliantly Done!" (Performance of music by Grieg, Wilmslow Rex Theatre, Wilmslow Opera Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, Manchester, UK 1981)•“This was the first concert in which the orchestra was led by its new conductor Michael Ward. His work with the orchestra has produced a very musical and exciting sound.” (Performances of Bizet, Parry, Wood, Elgar, Strauss & Mussorgsky, Winding Wheel Concert Hall, Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra, Chesterfield, UK 1990)
“This was the first concert in which the orchestra was led by its new conductor Michael Ward. His work with the orchestra has produced a very musical and exciting sound.” (Performances of Bizet, Parry, Wood, Elgar, Strauss & Mussorgsky, Winding Wheel Concert Hall, Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra, Chesterfield, UK 1990)•“The performance contained moments of musical magic.” (Performances of Debussy, Mozart, Holst & Elgar, Winding Wheel Concert Hall, Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra, Chesterfield, UK 1992)
“The performance contained moments of musical magic.” (Performances of Debussy, Mozart, Holst & Elgar, Winding Wheel Concert Hall, Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra, Chesterfield, UK 1992)•“…outstanding prowess…an excellent performance by Michael Ward.” (Performance of music by Michael Ward, Central Concert Hall, Auckland, New Zealand 1992)
“…outstanding prowess…an excellent performance by Michael Ward.” (Performance of music by Michael Ward, Central Concert Hall, Auckland, New Zealand 1992)•"...great musicianship and flair for performance..."
"...great musicianship and flair for performance..." (Performances of Mozart, Beethoven, Bruch & Haydn, Winding Wheel Concert Hall, Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra, Chesterfield, UK 1995)
•"...a lean, mean Messiah...conductor Michael Ward rose wonderfully to the occasion with a slim-line, emotive and finely tuned new Messiah." (Performance of Handel’s Messiah, Guild Hall, Cecilian Choir and Orchestra, Preston, UK 1995)
"...a lean, mean Messiah...conductor Michael Ward rose wonderfully to the occasion with a slim-line, emotive and finely tuned new Messiah." (Performance of Handel’s Messiah, Guild Hall, Cecilian Choir and Orchestra, Preston, UK 1995)•“Nádherný čin…. vysoce zručný a s celek součit do člen určitý hudba.” – “Wonderful performance .....highly skilled and with great sympathy for the music.” (Performances of music by Beethoven, Lalo & Schumann, Dum Umeni Concert Hall, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, Zlin, Czech Republic 2003)
“Nádherný čin…. vysoce zručný a s celek součit do člen určitý hudba.” – “Wonderful performance .....highly skilled and with great sympathy for the music.” (Performances of music by Beethoven, Lalo & Schumann, Dum Umeni Concert Hall, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra, Zlin, Czech Republic 2003)• “Dr Michael Ward’s talents and achievements are legion….Musical excellence….the sheer enjoyment of music.” (Performances of Mozart, Rossini, Mussorgsky & Shostakovich, Winding Wheel Concert Hall, Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra, Chesterfield, UK 2004)
“Dr Michael Ward’s talents and achievements are legion….Musical excellence….the sheer enjoyment of music.” (Performances of Mozart, Rossini, Mussorgsky & Shostakovich, Winding Wheel Concert Hall, Chesterfield Symphony Orchestra, Chesterfield, UK 2004)•“The British conductor Michael Ward seems to have total communication with both his musicians and the audience. He is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and talented international maestros to have conducted in Bucharest for many, many years.” (Performances of music by Mozart, Saint-Saens & Beethoven, Cultural Institute Concert Hall, Bucharest Sinfonia, Bucharest, Rumania, 2005)
“The British conductor Michael Ward seems to have total communication with both his musicians and the audience. He is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and talented international maestros to have conducted in Bucharest for many, many years.” (Performances of music by Mozart, Saint-Saens & Beethoven, Cultural Institute Concert Hall, Bucharest Sinfonia, Bucharest, Rumania, 2005)•“Che un delizia! …musicale , pieno di bellezza e energia.”
“Che un delizia! …musicale , pieno di bellezza e energia.” “What a delight! ...musical, full of beauty and energy.” (Performances of music by Vivaldi and Warlock, Basilica of SS. Giovanni e Paulo, Poston Sinfonia and Choir, Venice, Italy 2007)
