“…Music-making of the highest quality…Great style and elegance…”
“Performances of exquisite taste, immaculately played…”
“…Throughout the evening the ensemble produced a range of colours, textures and sonorities such as are rarely heard in Victoria…”
“...The Galiano Ensemble, under music director Yariv Aloni, closed their debut concert with a resplendent account of Grieg's suite Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time). Whether it was the opening praelude's soaring violin melody over pulsatingly energetic accompaniment, the delectable cello duo in the sarabande, the bucolic elegance of the gavotte, the aching melancholy of the air or the bustling finale, every movement was full of things to delight in…”
“…From the somberly impassioned opening to the rip-roaring finale, everything went exactly right…”
“...There were times when each section sounded like a single, huge instrument – a testament to the precision of their playing...”
“…An evening of inspired music-making…a performance full of affection, charm and some dazzling playing…”
“…everything a fine performance should be: crisply rhythmic, exuberant in the quicker music, concentrated and intense in the slower…”
“…Yariv Aloni directed performances of immaculate taste, yet not lacking in vigour and sheer joie-de-vivre. And, while there are undoubtedly no "passengers" in this finely-tuned musical machine, mention must be made of the superb solo contributions from section principals Ann Elliott-Goldschmid, Sharon Stanis, Jennifer MacLeod and Pamela Highbaugh Aloni….”
“…Superb performance…an experience to remember and treasure…”
“Performances of exquisite taste, immaculately played…”
“…Throughout the evening the ensemble produced a range of colours, textures and sonorities such as are rarely heard in Victoria…”
“...The Galiano Ensemble, under music director Yariv Aloni, closed their debut concert with a resplendent account of Grieg's suite Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time). Whether it was the opening praelude's soaring violin melody over pulsatingly energetic accompaniment, the delectable cello duo in the sarabande, the bucolic elegance of the gavotte, the aching melancholy of the air or the bustling finale, every movement was full of things to delight in…”
“…From the somberly impassioned opening to the rip-roaring finale, everything went exactly right…”
“...There were times when each section sounded like a single, huge instrument – a testament to the precision of their playing...”
“…An evening of inspired music-making…a performance full of affection, charm and some dazzling playing…”
“…everything a fine performance should be: crisply rhythmic, exuberant in the quicker music, concentrated and intense in the slower…”
“…Yariv Aloni directed performances of immaculate taste, yet not lacking in vigour and sheer joie-de-vivre. And, while there are undoubtedly no "passengers" in this finely-tuned musical machine, mention must be made of the superb solo contributions from section principals Ann Elliott-Goldschmid, Sharon Stanis, Jennifer MacLeod and Pamela Highbaugh Aloni….”
“…Superb performance…an experience to remember and treasure…”
