“Impressive start with the Ouverture from Guglielmo Tell by Rossini…Damian Iorio took great care with the quality of the sound and showed remarkable analytical qualities, underlining and giving due relevance to the structural elements of the work.”
(Symphony no.1 in c minor, op.68 by Brahms)
“Conducted with both poetic sensitivity and rigorous accuracy, Damian Iorio’s performance was admirable for the beautiful quality of the sound, the spacious breadth of the phrasing, the precision and clarity of the rhythm, the impeccable articulation, the depth of emotion, a remarkable sense of timing and a skilfully judged balance between lyrical moments and the more vigorous passages.”
Alberto Cima, Corriere del Ticino, 20/09/2011
National Youth Strings Academy, Aberdeen, UK
August 2010
“The National Youth Strings Academy, conducted with flair by Damian Iorio, gave needle-sharp performances of Britten’s Simple Symphony and Bartok’s Romanian Dances. Britten’s Playful Pizzicato was startlingly light and transparent”
Alan Cooper, The Glasgow Herald, 02/08/2010
Puccini – La Boheme
Teatro Sociale, Como, Italy – October 2009
“… the Ango-Italian conductor Damian Iorio, who led a Bohème that was as fascinating and full of colour as a painting by Renoir.”
Tages Anzeiger, 05/10/2009
Orchestra Sinfonica Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Milan, Italy
November 2008
“Enormous success of the conductor Damian Iorio with the Verdi Orchestra”
“Vivid colours, brilliant effects and dreamlike sonorities were the dominant characteristics of the concert given by the Verdi Orchestra and the Anglo Italian conductor Damian Iorio in front of a packed audience at the Milan Auditorium on 23rd November 2008…”
“Showing remarkable attention to detail and refinement of taste this charismatic and gifted young conductor captivated the audience.”
“After a most interesting and enjoyable concert the enthusiastic audience thanked the performers with warm and sustained applause.”
MilanoWeb.com
Britten – The Rape of Lucretia
Central City Opera, Colorado, USA – June 2008
“‘Lucretia’ impeccably presented”
Rocky Mountain News
“Central City Opera at new height – Production of ‘Rape of Lucretia’ a triumph”
Daily Camera
“Sublime” Beethoven with Iorio and Kovacevich
Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana – Nov 2003
Extraordinary success at the Politeama for the concert of the two artists
“On Friday evening at the Politeama Theatre (Palermo) we witnessed a great evening of music and an exceptional performance by the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana An outstanding young conductor, Damian Iorio, inspired the orchestra in one of the best performances that we have ever heard. In the Beethoven Concerto Damian Iorio’s energetic conducting was heroic and even exhilarating. The characteristics (of Dvoraks 9th Symphony) were vividly brought out by Iorio, who gave a remarkable reading of the score and showed an exceptional respect for the composers intentions. There was very enthusiastic applause from the public for both conductor and orchestra.”
Press
Orchestra CSI, Lugano, Switzerland
September 2011
“Splendid performances of Rossini and Brahms”
“Impressive start with the Ouverture from Guglielmo Tell by Rossini…Damian Iorio took great care with the quality of the sound and showed remarkable analytical qualities, underlining and giving due relevance to the structural elements of the work.”
(Symphony no.1 in c minor, op.68 by Brahms)
“Conducted with both poetic sensitivity and rigorous accuracy, Damian Iorio’s performance was admirable for the beautiful quality of the sound, the spacious breadth of the phrasing, the precision and clarity of the rhythm, the impeccable articulation, the depth of emotion, a remarkable sense of timing and a skilfully judged balance between lyrical moments and the more vigorous passages.”
Alberto Cima, Corriere del Ticino, 20/09/2011
National Youth Strings Academy, Aberdeen, UK
August 2010
“The National Youth Strings Academy, conducted with flair by Damian Iorio, gave needle-sharp performances of Britten’s Simple Symphony and Bartok’s Romanian Dances. Britten’s Playful Pizzicato was startlingly light and transparent”
Alan Cooper, The Glasgow Herald, 02/08/2010
Puccini – La Boheme
Teatro Sociale, Como, Italy – October 2009
“… the Ango-Italian conductor Damian Iorio, who led a Bohème that was as fascinating and full of colour as a painting by Renoir.”
Tages Anzeiger, 05/10/2009
Orchestra Sinfonica Milano Giuseppe Verdi, Milan, Italy
November 2008
“Enormous success of the conductor Damian Iorio with the Verdi Orchestra”
“Vivid colours, brilliant effects and dreamlike sonorities were the dominant characteristics of the concert given by the Verdi Orchestra and the Anglo Italian conductor Damian Iorio in front of a packed audience at the Milan Auditorium on 23rd November 2008…”
“Showing remarkable attention to detail and refinement of taste this charismatic and gifted young conductor captivated the audience.”
“After a most interesting and enjoyable concert the enthusiastic audience thanked the performers with warm and sustained applause.”
MilanoWeb.com
Britten – The Rape of Lucretia
Central City Opera, Colorado, USA – June 2008
“‘Lucretia’ impeccably presented”
Rocky Mountain News
“Central City Opera at new height – Production of ‘Rape of Lucretia’ a triumph”
Daily Camera
“Sublime” Beethoven with Iorio and Kovacevich
Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana – Nov 2003
Extraordinary success at the Politeama for the concert of the two artists
“On Friday evening at the Politeama Theatre (Palermo) we witnessed a great evening of music and an exceptional performance by the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana An outstanding young conductor, Damian Iorio, inspired the orchestra in one of the best performances that we have ever heard. In the Beethoven Concerto Damian Iorio’s energetic conducting was heroic and even exhilarating. The characteristics (of Dvoraks 9th Symphony) were vividly brought out by Iorio, who gave a remarkable reading of the score and showed an exceptional respect for the composers intentions. There was very enthusiastic applause from the public for both conductor and orchestra.”
La Sicilia