On Magazine wrote:
“The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra returned to Hull City Hall on Thursday, demonstrating their sublime skills under the baton of conductor Gemma New, with pieces by Britten, Prokofiev and Elgar. This was a fabulous way to end the latest season of Hull City Hall Classics, which will return later in the year for the 2025/26 season.”
“The evening began with the Four Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten’s opera, Peter Grimes. [...] The interludes remain tremendously evocative, conjuring up images of fishermen calmly gathering their nets as dawn breaks, before moving to the crashing finale as the storm rages at sea, bringing with it all manner of chaos and destruction, here brought to life by the brass and horn sections in full flow.”
“To watch Ciobanu in action is truly mesmerising, as he brings to life the pace and sheer aggression of the work as it builds to a crashing finale.”
“It’s worth being present just to hear that variation [Nimrod], but even more so to hear the work in full, under the baton of such a fabulous conductor and in the hands of a remarkable orchestra.”
