Laurence Cummings has had great critical acclaim for his conducting of Scottish Chamber Orchestra for Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice at Edinburgh International Festival. The European premiere of the Opera Queensland production with new staging for The Playhouse by Yaron Lifschitz’s includes 11 acrobats from the Brisbane-based Circa company.
Laurence Cummings leads the Scottish Chamber Orchestra through a bracing, finely judged account of the score, the Scottish Opera Chorus matches his intensity, singing with power and discipline.
- Clive Paget, The Guardian
aided by the excellent Scottish Opera Chorus and Scottish Chamber Orchestra under Laurence Cummings’s direction.
- Richard Morrison, The Times
As is the SCO, working stylishly throughout under the swift-footed direction of conductor Laurence Cummings.
- Ken Walton, The Scotsman
Both soloists’ buoyant agility was matched by the crisp, characterful playing of the SCO under conductor Laurence Cummings, who conjured a remarkable variety of colours from the ensemble.
- David Kettle, The Stage
the Scottish Chamber Orchestra play in the pit and, under Laurence Cummings’ direction, sound lithe and exciting.
- Simon Thompson, The Arts Desk
