The New York Times -
To clinch the richness and newness of the experience, the [New York City Ballet] program started with a “See the Music” introduction by Andrews Sill that brought fresh insight. . . Mr. Sill spoke with charm, wit and analytical skill. You hear the wearily sighing string appoggiaturas in the Phlegmatic variation after listening to Mr. Sill’s funny comparison of them to the ennui of adolescents at the family home. His breakdown of the opening of the Choleric variation as successive stages of an argument between piano and orchestra was superb.
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Shepherd Express -
“Michael Pink’s new La Bohème is extremely beautiful. Created by the Milwaukee Ballet in just five weeks of rehearsal, the world premiere on Oct. 18 was cheered at great length by a full house in the Marcus Center’s Uihlein Hall. . . .Much of the credit for this undeniable first night triumph goes to Andrews Sill, Milwaukee Ballet’s Music Director and orchestra conductor since 2003, and now also Interim Music Director for the New York City Ballet. Sill fashioned a sublime score from Puccini’s opera, adapting as necessary and also expanding it with additional Puccini material to create an entirely new and valuable scene midway through. Dancers need different accompaniment than singers in terms of tempo and heft. On opening night, the performance of the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra under Sill’s baton was sensational.”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -
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“The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, soprano Laura Knoop and bass Paul Grizzell, led by Andrews Sill, made Fauré’s vision live amid the visual and acoustical splendor of St. Josaphat’s Basilica Saturday night. . . .The MSO’s young associate conductor knew what he wanted every bar of the [Requiem] and coaxed it from his performers with clear, expressive and, yes, beautiful gestures. Sill’s phrasing and dynamics were so convincing that it was impossible to imagine this music performed any other way. . . .This was a great event for Sill, the orchestra, the chorus, the basilica and the neighborhood.”
The Los Angeles Herald Examiner -
“The orchestra under Andrews Sill had such presence of sound, every note could almost be rolled over the tongue, tasted. . . This was limpid, scintillating magic.”
Charleston Post-Courier -
“The [Spoleto] Festival Orchestra played Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring very well indeed. . . .Conductor Andrews Sill kept firm control over the massively complicated score and reveled in its awful power.”
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -
“Andrews Sill, in his subscription debut, presided more than ably over this large and complex cantata. He was secure and commanding with the music, and awake to its subtleties and shadings of accent. More important, he understood its big rhythms, its dramatic arc, its way of accumulating weight and power.”
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -
“Sill played and led a performance [of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1] that had the cohesive, communicative quality of well-played chamber music. . . .The effect was a bold, invigorating performance that caught the wit and edge of the piece.”
Tulsa World -
“Dvorak’s Eighth Symphony burst forth [with] a giddy celebration of sound. . . Under Sill’s guidance, the first movement was a vigorous, exhilarating gallop. The second movement’s slightly more restrained character was leavened by concertmaster Marc Gottlieb’s buoyant solo. The finale was as rambunctious as you could want, yet Sill kept the various sections in tight control. It was a superb performance.”
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal -
“Making this weekend’s concerts extra special is Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Music Director Andrews Sill’s work as guest piano soloist. Sill’s performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini was seamless and exciting. . . .Sill was in command whether expected to communicate via rapid playing or asked to capture the gorgeous lyricism of an 18th variation that has become a wildly popular melody.”
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal -
“Friday’s was a stupendous, beautifully played concert that also found the ensemble rewarded with a spontaneous standing ovation for its rendition of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3. . . .The playing was so consistently beautiful as to take one’s breath away.”
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal -
“Respighi’s Pines of Rome provided a thrilling conclusion to a fantastic concert that ended much too soon, one that will be long remembered by all fortunate enough to be present.”
The Gazette -
“This weekend’s Colorado Springs Symphony program is a superb climax to a superb season. . . .Sill put a strong personal stamp on the performance. Both the orchestra’s sound and the shifting moods came across with exceptional clarity, and he got a beautiful sound from the string section. . . .Sill’s approach [to Brahms Symphony No. 4] was exceptionally muscular and vigorous, and the results were sensational, from the limpid opening to the searing conclusion. This Brahms is not to be missed.”
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Henry Fogel -
“The playing in this Don Juan was first-rate, and Andrews Sill shapes the piece quite beautifully. . . .Bravo to all of you at the Lubbock Symphony for what you have accomplished.”
Anchorage Daily News -
“Energetic yet graceful, Sill brought the players on board for one of the finest Beethoven performances they’ve given. . . .The evening concluded with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7. Sill maximized the mingled influences of folk music and Brahms, coaxing an awesome and sinewy performance.”
The Ledger-Star -
“Andrews Sill led two late [Mozart] works and the great 40th Symphony, all with unusual lightness and brilliance. . . .If the year is going to bring a steady diet of Mozart, let all the meals be as tasty as Saturday’s Virginia Symphony concert. . . Uncommonly refined.”