Reviews

“The London Philharmonic, after its years with Jurowski, is one of the finest orchestras around, and one can hear not only its virtuosity but also its marvelously rich sound in this recording, expertly conducted by Nick Palmer”

-Colin Clark, January/February 2021, Fanfare Magazine

“Conductor Nick Palmer, who has participated in the two previous volumes of Toccata’s Rosner orchestral series, does far more than just read the notes. He and the London Philharmonic Orchestra give fully invested and intense readings of everything here”

-Henry Fogel, May/June 2019, Fanfare

“Nick Palmer conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra with precision and sensitivity. The sound quality is vibrant and live-sounding. This is an important recording, which I recommend strongly.”

-Myron Silberstein; May/June 2019, Fanfare

“Throughout this CD the recording is truly splendiferous and the playing of the LPO (London Philharmonic Orchestra) is virtuosic beyond praise. It must be wonderful to hear these pieces performed live by this top-notch orchestra under the baton of a committed conductor, such as we have here in Nick Palmer”

-MusicWeb International, Jim Westhead

“The virtuosic performance by the London Philharmonic, led with skill and sympathy by Nick Palmer, is a dream come true for any composer”

-Fanfare Magazine, (Sept/Oct 2018)

“Palmer’s version of this was especially notable for the balance he brought to the sound of the orchestra. This same balance was evident in the rest of the piece. At every moment, it was as if each beat of the score had been individually and separately rehearsed to be just right. This was wonderful music-making.”

-Evansville Courier and Press (Indiana)

“Kudos to the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra for their spectacular performance… led by the talented and engaging conductor Nicholas Palmer the orchestra’s brilliant performance pleased and impressed the audience”

-Florida Times Union (Florida)

“He is intensely musical, communicates well and easily with the orchestra and manages to share the entire musical experience with the audience in a meaningful way”

-Boulder Daily Camera (Colorado)

“The Owensboro Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Nicholas Palmer showed why they have been getting rave reviews”

-Cincinnati Post (Ohio)

“By raising artistic standards and forging solid relationships with its community, the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra has made Beethoven king in the land of bluegrass and BBQ”

-Andrew Adler, Symphony Magazine, 11/10

“Maestro Palmer was masterful in conducting this highly Romantic piece with an abundance of dynamic contrast, rubato and excitement…executed and conducted brilliantly”

-Journal & Courier (Lafayette, Indiana)

“it is worth it, this framework of spontaneity, animation and, at the same time, a great
professionalism”

-Radio Suisse Romande (Switzerland)

“Palmer is in the top echelon of young conductors, whose name, for symphony music lovers will become a household word”

-Altoona Mirror (Pennsylvania)

“Nick conducts with clarity, crispness, and energy, coupled with fluid athleticism approaching dance. Without the slightest drudgery, he expresses musical precision so clearly that the most delicate pizzicato notes are plucked from the strings in absolute unison, while great and thundering swells emerge with all the drama they deserve.”

-Duxbury Clipper (Massachusetts)

“Palmer and the orchestra moved from rhapsodic accompaniment to moments of virtuosity…(they) were not just good, they were superb”

-Huntsville Times (Alabama)

“a nice mixture of aplomb and sensitivity that earned a long standing ovation”

-The Sun (Arizona)