You don’t yet know the soloist, the conductor, nor the Pelléas Chamber Orchestra? Discover them, you won’t regret it.

Diapason, December 2014 (in french and english)
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Whipped cream of the strings, sustained spices of the winds and inimitable skill of the conductor… An esprit de corps which galvanizes the Pelléas ensemble.

Le Monde, December 2, 2014 (in french and english)
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Brilliant precious stones.

Klassieke Zaken, December 2014 (in dutch, french and english)
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The Pelléas Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Levy, delivers a brilliant overture of The Creatures of Prometheus.

De Volkskrant, October 15, 2014 (in dutch, french and english)
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A faithful and efficient offering of Beethoven (...) A must-listen!

Crescendo magazine, November 10, 2014 (in french and english)
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This recording is not just another Beethoven.

Musikzen.fr, December 18, 2014 (in french)
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The musicians have a terrific time, expertly led by a Benjamin Levy who is as attentive to the stage as to the subtle colours of this quirky Offenbach.

Concertclassic.com, February 2014 (in french)
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Phrasing, very little vibrato, an unbelievable energy.

France Musique, December 2, 2014 (in french)

The music rings out here in the full force of its orchestration and brilliant and enraptured harmonies, as it should always be.

Classiquenews.fr, March 2010 (in french)
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This is a well-balanced program that shows Gatto’s and Levy’s excellent taste and superb musicianship.

AllMusic.com, November 2014
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Forget the reputations of maestros with their dictatorial tendencies and triple XL egos.

Qobuz.com, June 2012 (in french)
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A magnificent evening… An exceptional dialogue between the orchestra and the solo violin Lorenzo Gatto.

Le Dauphiné libéré, December 2013 (in french)
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Overflowing with sparkle and energy, a smile from ear to ear…

La Montagne, August 19, 2014 (in french)
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A fantastic recording by an orchestra full of character which explodes in the Overture and is the landscape for the Concerto and the Romances.

Artamag’, December 11, 2014 (in french)
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The Festival Pentecôte en Berry is presenting a first-rate artistic programme by inviting the excellent Pelléas Chamber Orchestra […]

La Terrasse, April 2016 (in french)
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Benjamin Levy conducts his excellent orchestra with his usual enthusiasm.

Les Échos, February 5, 2014 (in french)
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A concerted, rare and rich programme which reveals several French works which are unfairly little-known.

Classiquenews.com, June 2012 (in french)
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The audience is carried away by Benjamin Levy’s intense, vigorous and sensitive conducting, drawing wonders from the orchestra.

Concertonet.com, June 2012 (in french)
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A sharp taste and curiosity for French music.

La Terrasse, June 2012 (in french)
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A rare version of Bizet’s L’Arlésienne at Opéra Comique.

MusicaEterna.fr, June 2012 (in french)
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L’Arlésienne under the playful and mercurial beat of Benjamin Levy. A real joy.

WebThea.fr, June 21, 2012 (in french)
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An emotion and tenderness which never descend into blandness or sentimentality.

Concertclassic.com, June 23, 2011 (in french)
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The audience is spellbound by Benjamin’s alternating passion and restraint.

Diapason, June 2011 (in french)
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We always admire the vivacity and perfect style of his conducting. His musicians respond immediately...

Operabase, March 2010 (in french)
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Powerful musicality, a sharp and lively vision, vigorous sensitivity. Hats off!

Classiquenews.com, September 2008 (in french)
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With talent and enthusiasm to spare. An atypical ensemble, managed collectively by brilliant musicians from major orchestras.

Abeilleinfo.com, April 2007 (in french)
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A team of exceptional same generation musicians, and a conductor exceptionally gifted with vitality, brilliance and generosity.

La Terrasse - May 2007 (in french)
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The audience was spellbound by the extraordinary personality of this ensemble.

La Montagne, April 21, 2007 (in french)
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An impressive blend of energy and versatility, of theatricality and precision…

Forumopera.com, December 2007 (in french)
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Do away with this image of an elitist art, meant to impress and reserved for the initiated few.

TGV magazine, 2007 (in french)
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With their saucy freshness and brilliant enthusiasm…

La Terrasse, December 2007 (in french)
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The excellent Pelléas Chamber Orchestra.

Concertclassic.com, November 4, 2007 (in french)
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Curiosity, passion and enthusiasm.

France Musique, May 2006 (in french)
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Versatile, precise, joyful.

Télérama, April 2006 (in french)
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Fascinated by the group performance.

Le Monde de la musique, December 2005 (in french)
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Benjamin Levy’s precise and supple conducting, the passion of his young musicians, augur well for a brilliant future.

Diapason, February 2005 (in french)
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The Pelléas Orchestra performs on modern instruments while incorporating the discoveries made on period instruments.

Le Monde, December 18, 2004 (in french)
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