WEDU PBS: Inside the Music with Michael Francis
Florida Orchestra Music Director Michael Francis creates a concert experience that explains the life of great composers and their work called "Inside the Music".
Review: Music that falls out of the frame
Uwe Rauschelbach, Schwetzingen Zeitung, 4th July 2023 "Beethoven's "Great Fugue" is already a renunciation of the familiar and the conventional. Music that is out of the ordinary. Who wants to…
Review: Final concert of the music festival with Staatsphilharmonie
Karl Georg Berg, Die Rheinpfalz, 3rd July 2023 "With his coherent and exciting rendition of Mozart's Requiem, Michael Francis made a deeply moving musical impression...Above all, however, the chorus followed…
Review: A touch of happiness
Uwe Rauschelbach, Schwetzingen Zeitung, 30th June 2023 "In captivating passages [of Shubert's Symphony No. 9 "Great"], the woodwinds made their mark with striking entries – especially in the lyrical oboe…
Review: Opening concert of the music festival
Karl Georg Berg, Die Rheinpfalz, 29th June 2023 "After a festive first part of the overture, Michael Francis ignited a multitude of musical firecrackers in dazzling colors at the current…
Review: Mainly Mozart Festival Brings Mahler to The Conrad
Ken Herman, San Diego Story, 21st June 2023 "Michael Francis conducted a well-considered, beautifully shaped account of the symphony, giving ample space for Mahler’s cornucopia of themes to unfold with…
Review: Mainly Mozart offers memorable concert with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott
Christian Hertzog, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 20th June 2023 "Gustav Mahler arranged Beethoven’s String Quartet for a string orchestra. It’s an effective transformation, especially when played as well as the…
Review: Mainly Mozart and Michael Francis make magic at Surf Sports Park
Christian Hertzog, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 16th June 2023 "Francis has a knack for finding new insights into standard repertory. He brought this talent to his interpretation of Beethoven’s Symphony…
Bruckner Writ Small? Handful of Floridians Tap Into Heart Of 7th
Kurt Loft, Classical Voice North America, 19th April 2023 Mention the name Anton Bruckner and you might expect crickets from friends and two-for-one tickets at the box office. Unless you’re…
Michael Francis extends contract as chief conductor of the German State Philharmonic
Frank Pommer, Rheinpfalz, 27th March 2023 "Since the 2019/2020 season, the British conductor Michael Francis has been the principal conductor of the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Now his contract has been…