Jim Chute, U-T San Diego, 10th June 2015
“…The Mendelssohn symphony that closed the program, the ‘Italian’ symphony, had plenty of light and warmth. Francis was careful to keep things relatively light through the first three movements, but in the Saltarello Presto, the final, dance-like movement, Francis let the orchestra out of its constraints and it took off in a gallop…”
