“There is nothing more commanding than Taddei with Orchestra Wellington, and Dvořák is one of the best suited orders.”
“…it was a dapper, polished performance.”
“…there was no doubt that the orchestra’s success with it flowed from some serious rehearsal under conductor Taddei along with the orchestra’s high level of musical skill that can easily be unremarked.”
“…if ever there was a concert that should have been caught for posterity this was it.”
“There followed an exciting and absorbing symphonic adventure, with conductor and players alive to all of the music’s possibilities and accomplishments, the drama of the material’s “working out” culminating in a sensational burst of joyous energy at the coda, the players responding to their conductor’s challenging tempi with fire and brilliance! It was heady stuff, and made for an exhilarating finish to a remarkable concert.”