Press
What the Critics are Saying about
Leon Botstein and the American Symphony Orchestra
Leon Botstein goes where other conductors fear to tread.
The New Yorker
The days are long gone when we used to describe the ASO merely as important.
Now it is just fabulous.
The New York Sun
Named of the best-programmed music series in New York City by New York magazine: Trust Botstein to tweek every American Symphony Orchestra concert program with some intriguing discoveries from the past, all thematically related.
Peter G. Davis/New York
Botstein, who loves nothing better than to resurrect interred masterpieces, conducted its U.S. premiere like a true believer, and the orchestra played its heart out.
Justin Davidson/New York, February 4, 2008 review of last season's "Russian Futurists"
...Rarely has "Romeo and Juliet", played by the American Symphony Orchestra under Leon Bostein, seemed so vibrant...
Claudia De Rocco/MusicalAmerica.com, July 14, 2008 review of
"Romeo and Juliet" at the Richard B. Fisher Center
Under the direction of Leon Botstein, the American Symphony Orchestra performed as though they have played the work for years, with the surety and intensity the work deserved.
Charles Kondek/Indenews.com, August 1, 2008 review of "King Roger"
& "Harnasie" at the Richard B. Fisher Center
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Albert Imperato
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