Review

Stefan M. Dettlinger, Mannheimer Morgen, 7th April 2022 "Michael Francis puts his superpower at 1.3 million units. The number is based on the 1.3 million alligators present at the place…

Frank Pommer, Die Rheinpfalz, 7th April 2022 "Michael Francis is once again the ideal type of mediating conductor. He doesn't resemble at all the cliché of the detached maestro basking…

Noah Vinzens, Schwäbische Zeitung, 21st January 2022 "Playful, cheeky, light-hearted: The oboe opens Maurice Ravel's Orchestra Suite with a soft solo performance. The clarinet provides an answer while the string…

Karl Georg Berg, Die Reinpfalz, 29th November 2021 "With the dazzlingly organised State Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Francis offered a [Brahm's Symphony No. 3] rendition carried by great passion and intensity.…

Gabor Halasz, Die Reinpfalz, 18th November 2021 "Michael Francis, as well as the rest of the program, did justice to Shchedrin's brilliant compositional style, his imagination in the best possible…

Frederik Hanssen, Der Tagesspiegel, 23rd October 2021 "There is a pleasant atmosphere of mindfulness and respect in the Konzerthaus on Friday. The naturalness with which Michael Francis shares the applause…

Gabor Halasz, Die Rheinland, 12th September 2021 Under Francis' perfectly clear, precise and elegant baton, the State Philharmonic’s performance was extremely concentrated, compact and passionate throughout. In this regard, the…

Jan-Geert Wolff, Allgemeine Beitung, 7th September 2021 "...it was a special sound experience, which was foremost also thanks to the empathetic playing of the musicians. If in the original one…

14th June 2021, Christian Hertzog, The San Diego Union-Tribune "...these performances deeply moved me in a rare way for these old warhorses. Both works seemed new. Playing was uncluttered yet…

George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27th December 2020 "Mainly Mozart paved the way for drive-in classical music concerts, presenting 19 of them (and one jazz performance by sax great Charles…