Press
Read a selection of press reviews from Orpheus Sinfonia performances.
“These expert soloists, Orpheus Sinfonia and a small, elite chorus … mustered all the conviction needed to fill this ancient space.”
Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian (Parsifal, Temple Church, 12 Apr 2025)
“Orpheus Sinfonia provide a gripping rendition of the score.”
Julia Rank Exeunt Magazine
“Orpheus Sinfonia in a zinging account of the glorious score.”
Rupert Christiansen The Telegraph
“…accomplished members of the Orpheus Sinfonia…attack Bernstein’s regularly brilliant score with distinction.”
George Hall The Stage
“The agile, lucid conducting of Peter Selwyn and the glowing sonorities of the 19-strong Orpheus Sinfonia ensure the key moments retain their musical power.”
Yehuda Shapiro, The Stage (Die Walküre, Hackney Empire, 5 Aug 2021)
“…deliver Britten’s score so splendidly”
Mark Valencia Whats On Stage
“…Orpheus Sinfonia do a magnificent job”
Gary Naylor Broadway World
“…excellent Orpheus Sinfonia…some terrific solos”
Robert Hugill Planet Hugill
“Conducted by Peter Selwyn, Orpheus Sinfonia provide a gripping rendition of the score.”
Julia Rank, Exeunt Magazine (The Rape of Lucretia, 27 Jul 2018)
“In the pit … the 18 members of the Orpheus Sinfonia did wonders under Peter Selwyn’s expert direction.”
Robert Hugill, Opera Today (Das Rheingold, Arcola, 1 Aug 2019)
“Superb playing by the Orpheus Sinfonia…delivers the highest level of excellence.”
Rupert Christiansen The Telegraph
“Oliver Gooch leads the Orpheus Sinfonia in a zinging account of the glorious score.”
The Telegraph (Candide, Iford Arts, 31 May 2018)
“Britten’s score is an acquired taste, but the orchestra…mate it immediately accessible. Throughly engaging.”
Jonathan Evans Spy in the Stalls
“Orpheus Sinfonia was splendid…I enjoyed them better than the Philharmonia.”
Jim Pritchard Seen and Heart International
“There’s fine playing from the Orpheus Sinfonia under Andrew Griffiths.”
Tim Ashley, The Guardian (The Wanton Sublime / The Medium, Arcola, 27 Aug 2015)
“Sensuous playing from the Orpheus Sinfonia”
Fiona Maddocks The Guardian
“…suitably swaggering, glitzy and outrageous sound for Bernstein’s score.”
Charlotte Valori Bachtrack
“The Orpheus Sinfonia … makes the most of the clever reduction, highlighting exposed lines that are usually lost.”
Amanda Holloway, The Stage (Das Rheingold, Arcola, 7 Aug 2019)
“The ominous sonorities of the low wind instruments … are especially savoured by the Orpheus Sinfonia.”
The Stage (Siegfried/Götterdämmerung, Hackney Empire, 9 Aug 2022)
