The appointment of Harry Christophers is reinvigorating a nearly 200-year-old music society, finds James Inverne
Boston's oldest musical resident
6/17/2010
Gramophone
“When it came time for speed, in the final Allegretto, the orchestra gave its best and played brilliantly.”
At Symphony Hall, Norrington Leaves His Mark on Beethoven
4/13/2010
Boston Globe
“Last weekend's concert at Handel and Haydn, Zest for Love, was that rarity — a performance that opened up for me a new window onto Shakespeare.”
Shakespeare and polyphony
2/18/2010
The Hub Review
“The singers were drawn from the H&H chorus, and were sometimes joined by Cummings himself, who added a fine tenor while managing the keyboard.”
With a nod to Cupid, an afternoon of Monteverdi and Shakespeare
2/16/2010
Boston Globe
“No one can accuse Harry Christophers of setting his sights too low. The British conductor, who this weekend will lead his second set of concerts as artistic director of the Handel and Haydn Society, has big plans for the chorus and period-instrument orchestra.”
Handel and Haydn shines under new artistic leader
1/30/2010
Boston Globe
“...onstage, the conductor has what it takes to inspire the Society's fine musicians.”
Christophers Makes His Mark on H and H
1/28/2010
The Wall Street Journal
"In the Christophers version, however, it was all but impossible to remain seated for [the 'Hallelujah' chorus]."
The Gospel According to Harry
12/9/2009
The Hub Review
"Conducting with broad, sweeping gestures, [Christophers] led a vital performance that bristled with energy and defied any sense of routine."
Christophers saves ‘Messiah’ from predictability
12/7/2009
Boston Globe
"Levin played with lovely, natural, flowing phrasing in the quieter moments."
Experiment with Mozart sparks creative heat
11/9/2009
Boston Globe