C.P.E. BACH: UNIVERSE OF HARMONY | SYDNEY | ClassikON
“…a brilliant performance on a famously difficult instrument from Chad Kelly…”
by Tony Burke
C.P.E. BACH: UNIVERSE OF HARMONY | SYDNEY | STATE OF THE ART
★★★★★ “…[kept] the audience on the edge of their seats. One gets the impression that Chad Kelly and the ensemble really understand this kind of music…”
by Aryan Mohseni
C.P.E. BACH: UNIVERSE OF HARMONY | CANBERRA | CANBERRA CITY NEWS
“…The string players on their period instruments sounded completely switched on with perfect timing….This was good as music gets.…Kelly proved his worth as an instrumentalist. Fantastic stuff.”
by Rob Kennedy
C.P.E. BACH: UNIVERSE OF HARMONY | SYDNEY | SYDNEY ARTS GUIDE
“…A glittering finish to AHE’s tenth anniversary year…”
by Paul Nolan
C.P.E. BACH: UNIVERSE OF HARMONY | SYDNEY | LIMELIGHT
★★★★ “…The 14 members of AHE under Artistic Director Skye McIntosh were in thrilling form for this work, and the energy coming off the stage from the tight ensemble and Kelly with his darting movements was positively electric.”
by Steve Moffat
HAYDN SPEAKS | SYDNEY | Sounds Like Sydney
“…The musicians displayed an impressive sense of ensemble interacting with the narrator with careful timing and dynamic balance. Their individual performances were exceptional…”
by Shamistha de Soysa
HAYDN SPEAKS | Canberra
“the pleasure they took in performing and their interactions rubbed off on the delighted audience”
by Helen Musa
HAYDN SPEAKS | SYDNEY | ClassikON
“while the storytelling was captivating and indeed enlightening, it was the many superb musical interludes that made the show for me…Bravo Skye McIntosh and AHE for an inspired program and a dynamic performance.”
by Pepe Newton
HAYDN SPEAKS | SYDNEY | Sydney Arts Guide
“…The Australian Haydn Ensemble exudes precision, elegance and spirit, particularly in the finale…”
by Carol Dance
HAYDN SPEAKS | SYDNEY | Limelight
★★★★ “ Haydn specialists and a theatrical giant give us a life well imagined….[John] Bell was masterly as Papa”
by Steve Dow
BEETHOVEN'S EROICA | SYDNEY | ClassikON
“The Australian Haydn Ensemble were virtuosic, delicate, dramatic and revolutionary in equal measure. ”
by Jacqui Smith
BEETHOVEN'S EROICA | SYDNEY | State of the Art
★★★★ 1/2 “ It was a privilege to be able to listen to this rendition”
by Aryan Mohseni
BEETHOVEN'S EROICA | SYDNEY | LIMELIGHT
“…the jubilant harmonies thundered to a mighty end, once more concluding a fine concert by a fine ensemble”
by Jessie Tu
BEETHOVEN'S EROICA | CANBERRA CITY NEWS
“Exemplary performance by [Australian] Haydn Ensemble ”
by Graham Arnold
HAYDN'S CREATION | SYDNEY | State of the Art
★★★★★“…such a thoughtful and moving performance, and it confirmed that each of the soloists, the Australian Haydn Ensemble and the Sydney Chamber Choir are the ‘lights of the firmament’, of which Uriel speaks, that adorn Australia’s flourishing early music scene”
by Aryan Mohseni
HAYDN'S CREATION | SYDNEY | ClassikON
“A sustained ovation for The Creation…This was my first encounter with the Australian Haydn Ensemble and what a thrill – glorious individual and ensemble playing all night.”
by Alan Holley
HAYDN'S CREATION | SYDNEY | Sounds Like Sydney
“The orchestra with its treasure trove of historic and copied instruments was absolutely on fire, beautifully realising Haydn’s genius”
by Shamistha de Soysa
HAYDN'S CREATION at CIMF | Canberra City News
“The choir and soloists sang their hearts out. The AHE, in its tenth year, sounded full and strong. Everything came together perfectly…”
by Rob Kennedy
HAYDN'S CREATION at CIMF | Limelight
★★★★ 1/2 ”Australia's first-ever period-instrument presentation of The Creation revealed the fresh vitality and range of colours in Haydn’s score.”
by Vincent Plush
MOZART: Viennese Star | LIMELIGHT
★★★★“ Stellar launch of an anniversary season…McIntosh and her colleagues brought out the singing, almost operatic lines of the music with its graceful embellishments”
by Steve Moffat