Crazy music for a crazy time
Frank Pommer, Die Rheinpfalz, 14th September 2020 "Chief conductor Michael Francis and artistic director Beat Fehlmann were able to come up with a very appealing, COVID-19-compliant replacement program, which let…
Michael Francis and the State Philharmonic give concerts in the Pfalzbau
Gabor Halasz, Die Rheinpfalz, 27th June 2020 "The joy of music is unwavering, and so is the quality of music performance. This was illustrated once again by the German State…
43 Florida Orchestra musicians unite for virtual performance
Jay Cridlin, Tampa Bay Times, 17th April 2020 It’s been six weeks since the Florida Orchestra’s last performance, and it’ll be another few weeks, at least, before they return. In…
The Florida Orchestra says ‘Thanks’ and more
Bill DeYoung, St. Pete Catalyst, 17th April 2020 The Florida Orchestra’s music director, Michael Francis, appeared in a wide-ranging Catalyst Sessions interview earlier this week. During a discussion of the…
‘Believe in the pencil’: At the Florida Orchestra, the music’s in the margins
Jay Cridlin, Tampa Bay Times, 23rd March 2020 The violins are late. The players can’t hear it, but Michael Francis can. He knew he would. It’s common in this section…
Diablerie, Virtuosity, and Melancholy at Pacific Symphony
David J Brown, LA Opus, 4th March 2020 "The combination of never having heard anything by Christopher Rouse performed live, nor yet a Paganini violin concerto or Rachmaninoff’s final symphony…
Review: 100 Years of the State Philharmonic
Frank Pommer, Die Rheinpfalz, 16th February 2020 "Beethoven. Fifth. Heard so many times before. But not like this. Great is too small a word, because what Michael Francis gets his…
Review: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Matthias Ibelshäuser, Die Rheinpfalz, 30th January 2020 "First things first: combining this orchestra with this conductor [Michael Francis] was a stroke of fortune! It is rare to witness such enrapturing,…
A new anthem: Florida Orchestra’s Michael Francis becomes American citizen
Jay Cridlin, Tampa Bay Times, 12th December 2019 "Michael Francis raised his right hand. Normally when he does this, he’s holding a baton, poised to swoop into a downstroke on…
A Natural Fit of Music and Art
Jane L. Levere, New York Times, 23rd October 2019 "From January through May next year, the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Fla., will display over 100 set designs…
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