“Perhaps for the first time, here was a performance that recalled for me the astonishment and excitement I felt when I first heard the work in my teens.”
“It presents soloist Donald Maurice, with conductor Marc Taddei and the Wellington Orchestra working at what can only be described as white heat …”
“Taddei drew fine playing for his stylish and arresting performance of the Beethoven [Fifth Symphony].
The performance [of John Adam’s On the Transmigration of Souls] was deeply moving and beautifully organised.”
“Under Marc Taddei’s direction the orchestral sounds blazed forth, all departments covering themselves with glory.”
“Once again the importance of the Vector Wellington Orchestra under Marc Taddei was underlined in a concert of balance and imagination. Considering the atrocious weather, there was an amazingly large audience on Saturday, and their enthusiasm was matched by performances of stature and vitality.
Taddei gave us a programming masterstroke.”