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Reviews
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"A cornerstone of the musical success of the evening is the irresistibly vibrant conducting of Benjamin Bayl. At the helm of the Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie, the Australian-Dutch conductor balances the dramatic urgency and the lighthearted, playful nature of the music with unfailing intelligence and daring, to create phrases that capture all the audacious ambiguity of Mozart." [Mozart: Don Giovanni / Opera National de Montpellier]
—Classic Agenda
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"Bayl never leaves a note sounding indifferent, always looking for the balance of orchestral sonority in his dynamic interpretations" [Schubert Symphony no.9 / Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias]
—La Nueva España
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"We heard one of the most gripping performances of Messiah I can recall… the most memorable interpretation for many years" [Handel Messiah / Aalborg Symfoniorkester]
—Politiken
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"Directing from the fortepiano, Bayl incorporates countless dynamic and rhetorical nuances, and portrays the musical motifs with remarkable clarity and precision" [Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito / Polish National Opera]
—Opernwelt
