"Richard Farnes and Andrew Griffiths conducted the Orchestra of Opera
North... `Deh, vieni' was perfectly passed and all three composers'
ensembles generated exuberant theatrical momentum ..." Opera
Magazine, reviewing the Jette Parker Summer Concert, October
2008.
"...I doubt very much that you will find a more magical performance that
this... Iford Festival Opera's own production with young, beautiful
voices, and players on period instruments, all under the youthful but ever
watchful eye of Andrew Griffiths." Bath Chronicle, reviewing
The Marriage of Figaro, June 2008.
"A musical triumph... conductor Andrew Griffiths draws from his
orchestra (the Southbank Sinfonia) a rhythmically incisive, instrumentally
detailed reading of Donizetti's compelling score." musicomh.com,
reviewing Donizetti's Rita,
October 2007
"Young Artist Andrew Griffiths conducted an excellent account of the
score, inspiring the Southbank Sinfonia to give of their all. Both the
balance of the instruments and the tempi were well handled, and the
accompaniment was sensitive to all three singers."
musicalcriticism.com, reviewing Donizetti's Rita,
October 2007
"Andrew Griffiths conducts the youthful players of the Southbank Sinfonia
with a fair degree of panache." The Stage, reviewing Donizetti's
Rita,
October 2007
"Griffiths conducted one of the evening's particular highlights, Liora
Grodnikaite's assumption of Charlotte in Massenet's Werther... the
duet from Mascagni's L'amico Fritz... also made a lasting
impression." theoperacritic.com reviewing ROH Young Artists Summer
Concert, July 2007
"Young Artist Andrew Griffiths took the baton for the Mascagni, bringing
out many details of the composer's lush orchestral palette and engaging well with
the singers." musicohm.com, reviewing ROH Young Artists Summer
Concert, July 2007
"Andrew Griffiths leads his small ensemble in a suitably lively
performance of the score." musicomh.com, reviewing La Serva
Padrona, November 2006
