Browse: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)

The works are markedly different in character, yet both exhibit an underlying enigmatic quality against which an array of moods and textures are explored through an ever-changing post-tonal sound-world.... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

These are not performances that fall over themselves with an excess of enthusiasm and energ y, but rather convey a mature and graceful stateliness – yet there’s no shortage of joy. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2024, 3 out of 5 stars More…

These energising accounts of Schumann’s (officially) second and fourth symphonies are beautifully judged: Philippe Herreweghe’s conducing treads a fine line that draws forth most of what’s best... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This ebullient album reveals [Lindberg] as a force of nature in all three roles…[In the Waves of Wollongong] the fecundity and juxtaposition of the material dazzles while weaving into a satisfying... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Pure post-Romantic Scandi loveliness – great tunes, lush orchestrations and a fun fugue. What more could you want of a dull January day? The Antwerps are on form. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The outer movements of the concertos fizz and sparkle as they should yet Helmchen finds time to sculpt phrase-endings without any loss of momentum, heightening the drama in the process. The piano... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2011 More…

Her reading of the Dvořák is agile and characterful, although perhaps lacks the soaring sweetness that the Concertos’ central movement calls for…both Hemsing and ensemble shine much more convincingly... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2019, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…