“In La Donna Ideale, Orchestra Wellington again presented an appealing and instructive combination of works.”…
“I’m always praising Marc’s programming. I have to say and others have commented on this too, the orchestra and Marc have a really terrific approach to their programming. They consistently put together really interesting programmes that have a mix of familiar and unfamiliar repertoire and I suppose lots of people try this but they seem to pull it off in quite an adventurous way. It requires real talent to pull this off again and again.”
(L-R) Concertmaster Ike See, Kevin Cole, Marc Taddei
“After interval came the perennially popular American in Paris. American conductor Marc Taddei managed somehow or other to make the piece sound fresh, envigorating it with a jazzy rhythmic vitality that had the orchestra swinging with enthusiasm…The orchestra was in fine form throughout, with Taddei inspiring performances that were rhythmically snappy and thoroughly idiomatic.”
Kevin Cole, Pianist
“The audience was transported to another time and place, with all the ambience, animation and anecdote of American Soul.”
Dominion Post Saturday profile on me entitled “Family Album” from the 3rd of August. See below for a link to a pdf scan.