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Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria -Oper
Zurich absolutely amazing. Anyone who hears it - and that's what this evening is all about - can experience its wonders.
Howarth led La Scintilla from the harpsichord with a winning blend of rigour and flexibility.
Neue Zuricher Zeitung, 19 May 2014
Opera, 1 September 2014
Using his bare hands he extracts the most intense sounds from the orchestra, his harpsichord drives the narrative forward, leaping in with complete confidence
Howarth’s Monteverdi interpretation connects the almost improvised, spur of the moment feather-like ease with the depth of thought. Prancing and brooding, it is simultaneously both tender and impulsive.
SRF, 18 May 2014
Badische Zeitung, 20 May 2014
Director Willy Decker … and Robert
Howarth have established nothing less than a triumph from the absolute darkness of the meagre source material, producing a world class performance for Zurich.
Oper Aktuell, 19 May 2014
Robert Howarth, who accompanied the rehearsals as an assistant to Bolton, radiates vitality as a conductor at the harpsichord and what he achieved is
Messiah - Kirsten Flagstad-festival
The best Hallelujiah chorus I have ever heard.
Hamar Daglbad, 18 June 2012
Giulio Cesare – Opera North
Robert Howarth, directing from the harpsichord… instilled the Opera North orchestra with period instrument sensibility,
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The orchestra, under the baton of Robert
Howarth played with great verve and richness of colour
Opera Britannia, 14 January 2012
The Glory of Venice – Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Howarth put together well-structured sequences of pieces that offered an appealing mix of instrumental textures, … he is clearly passionate about this repertoire, and an expert in the field.
Classical Source, 13 January 2012
Alcina – St Gallen
The early music expert, Robert Howarth, conducts the Symphony Orchestra of St
Gallen, who sounds like they are playing on period instruments. Howarth's tempi are fit and fresh, but never rushed, and they support the singers perfectly.
Neue, 29 March 2011
Conductor Robert Howarth, with the St
Gallen Symphony Orchestra, developed a historically aware baroque sound - all
(except natural horns) on modern instruments. That sounds so compact and transparent, performed in such a manner as to be emotionally gripping and exercising the full range of Baroque expressive vocabulary, that it is a true joy.
Südkurier, 29 March 2011
Conductor Robert Howarth takes the
“crazy” emotions at his word and goes to extremes – breath-taking slowness turns into risky prestissimo. The Symphony
Orchestra of St Gallen sticks with him undaunted.
St Gallen Tagblatt, 28 March 2011
The symphony orchestra plays wonderfully under the light and precise baton of
Robert Howarth, playing the overtures and postludes with momentum, virtuosity and beauty of sound and forming a transparent, balanced foundation for the vocal revelations.
Opera aktuell, 27 March 2011
Monteverdi Vespers - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
In a word: magnificent.
CD review in Music Web International, 01
April 2011
Robert Howarth has assigned the parts to more versatile voices which can follow
Monteverdi’s partbook outside their comfort zone, while using ingenious blends of voices to achieve a shimmering, captivating choral sound that seems to float effortlessly through the psalms.
CD review in The Independent, 18
February 2011
A true miracle of music, stylish, knowledgeable, almost shocking.
Berliner Morgenpost, 2 May 2010