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H&H In The News
“’Tis the season for singing. Students in the Handel and Haydn Society’s vocal apprenticeship program wowed the crowd with their carols before the Messiah at Symphony Hall the other night.”
Boston Globe, 12/8/2010
“The H&H chorus was nothing less than one virtuoso instrument. Their diction was impeccable, their sound was glorious, and they had no problem matching Christophers’ fast tempi note for note.”
The Boston Musical Intelligencer, 12/5/2010
“Watching artistic director Harry Christophers molding this engaging period-instrument rendition of the holiday standard reminds you why it’s a classic: because truly great works offer endless possible interpretations, and great artists find a way to explore them in ways that are convincing and revelatory.”
Boston Herald, 12/5/2010
"Last night in Symphony Hall, a near-capacity crowd turned out for the first of H&H’s three traversals this year. They were given a rousing performance with singing full of shape, color, and yes, freshness."
Boston Globe, 12/4/2010
“It’s an appealing account that has heft without stolidity, moments of introspection but also a sense of outward dramatic flair.”
Boston Globe, 11/7/2010
“Mr. Labadie has an intelligently commanding style that drew a handsome magnificence from the two Haydn symphonies on offer.”
The Hub Review, 11/1/2010
Pianist, instrument, and orchestra made beautiful music together, and they were rapturously received.
Boston Globe, 11/1/2010
“A fine disc and a fitting tribute to the grand old Handel and Haydn Society.”
Gramophone, 11/1/2010
This was wonderful evening for H&H in Symphony Hall, I thought: robust and elegantly played Haydn, thoughtful, probing, and enlightening Beethoven with Robert Levin’s magisterial contributions, all stitched together by an energetic and inspiring conductor and the considerable combined talents of the orchestra members.
The Boston Musical Intelligencer, 10/30/2010
“The opening, over-familiar bars of Eine kleine Nachtmusk here sang with a such a subtle dynamic that they once again sounded fresh”
The Hub Review, 10/7/2010
“[Podger] plays not only with her head, hands, and heart, but also with her expressions and body language.”
Fenway News, 10/2/2010
“Rachel Podger was an intriguing soloist in the Violin Concerto, her phrasing well-pointed, her own cadenzas a pleasure.”
Boston Globe, 10/2/2010
“Tove Dahlberg is outstanding, a model of vocal purity and exquisite control”
International Record Review, 9/24/2010
“The scale of Mozart's conception comes across clearly; there's grandeur and theatricality, combined with clarity in both the choral counterpoint and all the orchestral textures.”
The Guardian, 8/26/2010
The appointment of Harry Christophers is reinvigorating a nearly 200-year-old music society, finds James Inverne
Gramophone, 6/17/2010
“When it came time for speed, in the final Allegretto, the orchestra gave its best and played brilliantly.”
Boston Globe, 4/13/2010
“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.”
The Hub Review, 2/18/2010
“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.”
Boston Globe, 2/16/2010
“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.”
Boston Globe, 1/30/2010
“...onstage, the conductor has what it takes to inspire the Society's fine musicians.”
The Wall Street Journal, 1/28/2010
