‘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…
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…
Florida Orchestra names St. Petersburg painter first-ever ‘visual artist-in-residence’
Jay Cridlin, Tampa Bay Times, 13th September 2019 Back in March, the Florida Orchestra collaborated with St. Petersburg artist Geff Strik on a multimedia performance of Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklarte Nacht.…
Musikfest Speyer: The number of visitors increase by twelve percent
Claudia Heck, Die Rheinpfalz, 11th July 2019 After four days, seven concerts, five venues, and a gratifying percentage of seats sold, the German State Philharmonic Orchestra of Rhineland-Palatinate delivers a…
Elite musicians from all over the world meet in San Diego every year for the Mainly Mozart Festival
Beth Wood, U-T San Diego, 26th May 2019 A gathering of high-caliber musicians from prestigious orchestras from around the world is a treat for both audiences and musicians. It also…
Francis is enthusiastic about the Staatsphilharmonie
Stefan M. Dettlinger, Mannheimer Morgen, 7th December 2018 He will commute between Florida and Ludwigshafen, says Michael Francis in an interview with this newspaper. The new Chief Conductor of the…
Michael Francis takes over for the anniversary
Stefan M. Dettlinger, Mannheimer Morgen, 7th December 2018 The praise is exuberant. And it comes not only from the heart, but also from all sides. From the minister. From the…
Michael Francis new chief conductor of the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
SWR2, 6th December 2018 Michael Francis will be the new chief conductor of the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz at the beginning of the 2019/2020 season. This season is also celebrating the…
The team player
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Ludwigshafen: Francis presented as the new chief conductor of the Staatsphilharmonie
Palatinate Ticker, Die Rheinpfalz, 6th December 2018 Born in 1976, British conductor Michael Francis was introduced on Thursday at the Ludwigshafen Philharmonic as the new chief conductor of the Deutsche…