"The English Chamber Orchestra under Stephen Barlow give exceptionally strong support…..every detail in Dvorak's imaginative score glistens."
The Times,June 25 2008
"The English Chamber Orchestra balances Dvorak's dark-hued scoring perfectly"
The Guardian, June 24 2008
"...a score of transcendent lyrical beauty, marvellously played by the English Chamber Orchestra"
The Stage, June 24 2008
"The English Chamber Orchestra makes a huge difference..."
The Times, June 9 2008
"Setting the seal on the evening is the resplendent playing of the English Chamber Orchestra"
The Guardian, June 7 2008
"Rory Macdonald conducts, drawing superior playing from the English Chamber Orchestra and riveting the audience to the backs of their seats"
The Stage, June 6 2008
"No band plays quite so lightly and elegantly as the ECO."
Gramophone
"An undemonstratively flawless sense of style."
The Times
"...a thrillingly vibrant performance."
The Evening Standard
"...the ECO's playing is world-class."
International Record Review
"...the ECO remains the choicest of orchestras."
The Scottish Herald
"...playing of this standard transcends questions of style or authenticity."
Financial Times
"...breathtaking beauty and fluency... nothing less than superb."
Sri Lanka Times
"The ECO still plays with taut ensemble and an aristocratic finesse of sound and phrasing. The players still have that wonderful way of listening and reacting to each other."
The Daily Telegraph
"The English Chamber Orchestra is a treat in itself. This orchestra is world class and has an impressive pedigree."
Sunday Business Post (Ireland)
Gianluca Marciano, Paul Watkins, Igor Levit, Sergey Krylov and a concert performance of Acis & Galatea with Raymond Leppard... see our concert diary for details of the ECO at Cadogan Hall.