Ludovic Morlot

The technical standard of the playing is extremely high. The orchestral negotiates the perils of Dutilleux's scherzo with apparent sangfroid, and at the speed indicated. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the American disc is a must for the recording of the premiere of Carter's Instances, his last orchestral work...A marvellous piece, superbly played. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Brilliantly orchestrated, this is as much a concerto for members of the Seattle Symphony orchestra as much as for the soloist...There is much that is excellent about Morlot and the Seattle Symphony's... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

To be clear, the lucidity in this performance is not simply due to the miking; Morlot is, as always, a punctilious conductor…Boulez’s Notations are similarly articulate…That there’s very little... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2018 More…

Spidery col legno strings nag as the firebird begs to be released, and Morlot’s princesses sparkle in their innocent game with the golden apples. The ‘Round Dance’ flows, strings sighing plaintively,... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2017 More…

Ludovic Morlot is clearly a master of the material and of his excellent Seattle Symphony forces. He delivers convincing accounts of the brooding, questioning Prelude, the volatile and tumultuous... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

One of the attractive features of this Seattle disc...is that it has a true ensemble quality. The organist (Joseph Adam) is one of the orchestra’s own keyboardists, and the organ is within the... — The Telegraph, 17th July 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There are some imaginative touches, especially from the winds. In bringing the puppets to life the Showman’s magical flute solo is not to be rushed…this clean and dextrous live account, shorn... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2016 More…