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The Berkeley Ensemble, directed by Dominic Grier, are excellent throughout – entirely at one with the music of their namesake composer.
Pwyll ap Siôn, Grammophone, December 2018
The Berkeley Ensemble, conducted by Dominic Grier and dedicated to music of the 20th and 21st centuries, provides endlessly responsive playing.
Fiona Maddocks, The Observer, 18th November 2018
CONCERTO
Music: Dmitri Shostakovich
Dancers: Yuhui Choe / Steven McRae / Marianela Nuñez / Rupert Pennefather / Helen Crawford
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Piano Soloist: Jonathan Higgins
Conductor: Dominic Grier
As a programme this strikes me as an excellent triple bill as diverse in its emotional range as it is accomplished in its technical excellence from every department.
MusicWeb International
Reviews
Tchaikovsky/Stolze: Onegin
THE ROYAL BALLET
'Conductor Dominic Grier and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House fully deserved the loud roar of approval.'
Vera Liber, www.BritishTheatreGuide.com, January 2013
‘Dominic Grier conducted the score with emotional heft.’
Debra Craine, The Times, 21/1/13
‘The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted by Dominic Grier, gave an impressive account of a score that soars between dramatic power and eloquent moments of touching intimacy.’
Graham Watts, londondance.com, 21/1/13
‘Ever-rising conductor Dominic Grier directs with force.’
Rachel Fellows, The Arbuturian, 21/1/13
‘Dominic Grier in the orchestra pit gave an excellent account of the score.’
Mark Ronan, markronan.worldpress.com, 23/1/13
‘Dominic Grier… produced orchestral playing of very fine quality, and the charm and emotional grip of the score came over beautifully.’
Mark Ronan, markronan.worldpress.com, 24/1/13
‘J’ai été frappe par la musique, sublime sous la baguette de Dominic Grier.’
‘Quatre pas de deux d’Onegin’ in Grignotages de mimylasouris (blog)
Elgar: Symphony no. 1
SALOMON ORCHESTRA
‘[Dominic Grier’s] vision of the work was apparent in every bar… The orchestra gave a virtuoso performance, which left one gasping at both the sheer power of the music and the intelligence of the interpretation.’
Bob Briggs, www.musicweb-international.com, September 2010
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
BBC PHILHARMONIC
‘I was hugely impressed by 24-year-old Grier’s performance of Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture.’
Tom Service, The Guardian, 14th July 2006
Massenet: Phèdre Overture
ORCHESTRA OF WELSH NATIONAL OPERA
‘Dominic Grier [conducted] a full-blooded account of the [Massenet] overture.’
Andrew Maisel, classicalsource.com
‘After the interval, the orchestral playing went several notches higher as Dominic Grier conducted the fine overture to Phèdre.’
John Amis, John Amis Online, 21st July 2009
Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
RAM MANSON ENSEMBLE at the SOUTHBANK CENTRE
‘Conductor Dominic Grier handled the myriad moods of the evening skilfully, his understanding of Schoenberg both subtle and commanding.’
Josh Meggitt, classicalsource.com, April 2005
Copland: The Tender Land
OPERA NATIONAL DE LYON
‘Ce Tender Land est une belle découverte musicale menée énergiquement par le jeune chef Dominic Grier très investi dans son orchestre et avec les chanteurs.’
ODB Opéra Forums Online
‘On à plaisir a saluer… la direction vive, juste, aisée et intense du jeune chef britannique Dominic Grier.’
Renaud Machart, Le Monde, 5th March 2010
‘Bras sûr, instinct remarquable des climats, le chef Dominic Grier donne une ampleur veritable au geste lyrique du Copland.’
Rémy Louis, Diapason, May 2010
‘La partition de Copland est idéalement servie par l’Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, qui dirige avec finesse Dominic Grier.’
Bruno Villien, Opera Magazine, No.50
'Grand vainqueur de la soirée, le très juvénile Dominic Grier dirige son petit ensemble avec art et éloquence. On rêve de l’entendre confronté à une grande formation symphonique.'
Jean-Charles Hoffelé, Concert Classic.com, March 2010
Walton: Facade
SOUTHBANK SINFONIA at the ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
‘The orchestra [was] on electrically brilliant form under the talented Dominic Grier’
Michael Tanner, The Spectator, October 2008
Stockhausen: Gruppen
ASSOCIATED LONDON COLLEGES OF MUSIC ENSEMBLE
‘What we heard was a marvel ... the most convincing, gripping, sheerly beautiful realisation of Gruppen that I've heard.’
Paul Driver, The Sunday Times
‘[The players] matched daring with skill, delivering the fiendish complexities of Gruppen with astonishing assurance ... Much of the microcosmic drama was caught here, too: a tribute to the young conductors, Tim Henty, Dominic Grier and Andrew Morley, who co-ordinated their widely separated battalions of players with exemplary coolness.’
Richard Morrison, The Times
Dove: Diana and Actaeon
WORLD PREMIERE — ORCHESTRA OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
‘Music by Jonathan Dove, beautifully conducted by Dominic Grier, was wonderfully expressive.’
Mark Ronan, markronan.worldpress.com, July 2012
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
THE ROYAL BALLET
‘Tchaikovsky’s shimmering score was played expertly by the Royal Opera House orchestra, conducted by Dominic Grier.’
Laura Dodge, www.dancemusings.blogspot.co.uk, December 2011
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