“He brings a performance which feels like you’re the only person in the room. When he’s addressing an audience, it feels like he’s addressing you and only you and that is just amazing. That is special.”
“…each of the pieces got a performance that brought everything to life, the kind of response we’ve come to expect from this particular ensemble in recent times.”
“… everyone played with precision and brilliance, and it was all conducted, without score, by conductor Taddei with an understanding of the idiom that, without any affectation at all, revealed this work as being worthy of being heard much more often.”
“And again, as seems to always be the case with Orchestra Wellington, the star of the show was conductor Marc Taddei, his enthusiasm and energy is palpable from the moment he arrives on stage, usually applauding his featured performers onto the stage as if a hype-man for a hip-hop MC or boxing manager, or part of a UFC entourage.”
“…principal credit goes to Marc Taddei who conducted, as he frequently does, from memory; the buoyancy and warmth of the playing was simply a delight, with magical quiet passages, allowing an excellent launch-pad for crescendos.”