LPO

The chief cause of ecstasy is the inspired playing of the LPO, whose intensity is electrifying: the opening storm is enough to show what we can expect, and despite the broad tempos – this is... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

All the virtues of Järvi's approach come together… in the Agnus Dei: beautifully paced and crafted, the performance captures superbly the radiance of Dvorák's vision of the hereafter. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009, 3 out of 5 stars More…

these live performances showcase different aspects of this remarkable instrument's capabilities in tandem with orchestra. The Poulenc is generally a hard-edged performance, James O'Donnell dispatching... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…

...there is no want of lustre in [Baker's] Sea Pictures: she is in rapturous voice, and the “live” dimension adds extra frisson. As for the First Symphony, Handley demonstrates his mastery at... — Financial Times, 26th June 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

…one of the greatest accounts of the work that I have heard. The LPO is on magnificent form, the horns especially covering themselves in glory the whole way through… Tennstedt's fervent love... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The other jewel is Tennstedt’s Beethoven: Ninth Symphony, crackling with nervous energy from the start and showcasing the LPO’s intuitive relationship with its late lamented German chief. — Financial Times, 27 October 2007 More…