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…
Maggie Duffy, Tampa Bay Times, 19th May 2021 As the Florida Orchestra wraps up its revised 2020-21 season, it announces its 2021-22 season beginning in the fall. While the past…
Bill DeYoung, St Pete Cataylst, 19th May 2021 Michael Francis is on the phone, talking about The Florida Orchestra’s most recent big score: Eighty concerts since October, for 80 live…
PBS-WEDU, Aired 31st December 2020 A special broadcast recorded live at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg. Music Director Michael Francis will be your guide before a performance of the…
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…
Jim Farber, San Francisco Classical Voice, 20th October 2020 "It was an emotional moment reminiscent of the final scene in Field of Dreams, when Saturday night a seemingly endless line…
Markus Pacher, Die Rheinpfalz, 26th September 2020 "It remains a mystery how the State Philharmonic repeatedly manages to prove its reputation as an orchestral precision element despite these difficult times.…
Maggie Duffy, Tampa Bay Times, 23rd September 2020 After a long spring and summer of empty stages and virtual performances due to the pandemic, the return of live Florida Orchestra…