Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10th June 2018 "At the Balboa Theater on Saturday evening, Mainly Mozart director Michael Francis brought down his baton to unleash a grinding orchestral dissonance…
Andrew Meacham, Tampa Bay Times, 17th May 2018 The Florida Orchestra will begin tutoring at-risk children free of charge, thanks to a Hillsborough County grant. The $80,000 grant to the…
Terry Blain, Star Tribune, 11th May 2018 "If unfamiliarity was a problem for the Minnesota Orchestra musicians at the beginning of this week’s rehearsals, it had evaporated by the time…
Rob Hubbard, Pioneer Press, 10th May 2018 "Making his Minnesota Orchestra debut on the podium was English conductor Michael Francis, and it felt as if the orchestra’s musicians trusted his…
Andrew Meacham, Tampa Bay Times, 23rd February 2018 The composer sat in semi-darkness, his hand drifting like a slow pendulum at his side. On the Mahaffey Theater stage, the violins…
Andrew Meacham, Tampa Bay Times, 8th February 2018 Themes are useful sometimes. Right now, the Florida Orchestra is still enjoying the heart of its 50th anniversary season, which has been…
David J Brown, LA Opus, 18th January 2018 "...how well did Mr. Francis convey his obvious commitment and interpretative insights to an orchestra that had never played the work before?…
Gabriella Angotti-Jones and Chris Urso, Tampa Bay Times, 10th December 2017 Sting was the guest and performer of honor for the Florida Orchestra’s fundraising gala Saturday in St. Pete. Sting…
Andrew Meacham, Tampa Bay Times, 10th December 2017 "The gala, the orchestra’s only major fund-raising event of the year, raised a record $1.5 million, money that will be used for…
Stefan Amzoll, Neues Deutschland, 15th November 2017 "Some, though not all, of Haydn's twelve London symphonies showcase how much Mozart learned from his example. The spirit of the Classical period…
