the conductor: Film Fest Gent unveils program 2021 edition

VERTIGOWEB.BE

"Yet Marin Alsop shattered the glass ceiling. One of her students, Alexandra Arrieche, now leads the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra during the Night of the Proms concert series. The Conductor is a wonderfully uplifting film. And another one that turns anger into movie fun"
By Vertigo

10 years in, Peabody-BSO Conducting Fellowship

BALTIMORE SUN

"Without an orchestra, we don't make sound (...) It would be like being a chef who only has ingredients in his head, but never cooks. We need to be in front of an orchestra" 
By Tim Smith (Baltimore)

Global dance party with the Chicago Sinfonietta

GOZAMOS.COM

"Arrieche, a renowned young conductor who was awarded amongst other recognitions the 2012 BSO-Peabody Conducting Fellowship, continued to enthusiastically describe these upcoming concerts in that melodious mixture of Portuguese and Spanish."
By Catalina Maria Johnson (Chicago) 

"Music has no color or boundaries"

INBA

"es una muestra de que para la música no hay fronteras ni color”, pues integra obras de “una compositora mexicana, un alemán, un canadiense que suena como música para Latinoamérica, y una directora brasileña”.

 (Mexico) 

Women Conductors in Flanders

VRTNWS

"But the most famous female conductors among the general public are probably the Brazilian Alexandra Arrieche, who has performed the Night of the Proms concerts in Antwerp in recent years."
By Ellen Maerevoet (Belgium) 

"Now be a man! Be Shostakovich!" 

STEPHAN BODEWIG

In an interview with Stephan Bodewig, she gives a comprehensive insight into her career: The beginning as a teenager with the baton, your rise as a conductor under Marin Alsop, your excursion with Kurt Masur and the Entry at the Night of the Proms. Which music and which rock / pop concerts does Alexandra Arrieche prefer?
(Germany) 

Alexandra Arrieche 

NPR

"Arrieche believes that music does not need to be intellectualized or revered. It should be experienced and enjoyed — a little less sacred, a bit more magical"

By Joseph Langdon (Henderson, NV)

ASO skillfully navigates disparate pieces

THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION

"The piece started with Arrieche evoking a powerfully dense sound from brass and percussion balanced by a lovely lucidity and deft precision from strings. The short, appealing piece packed a tough, spunky wallop earning a standing ovation from a grateful audience."

By Andrew Alexander (Atlanta, GA)

Alexandra Arrieche makes a stunning debut with Sarasota

SRQ MAGAZINE

"Brazilian-born conductor Alexandra Arrieche brought singular verve to the four-night performance, vacillating between intense physicality at the baton and easygoing banter with the audience in between."

By Phil Lederer

An orchestra you need to know

INCIDENT LIGHT

"Metamorphosen got a burnished, taut performance, and one that excited deep resonances. At times I found myself on the verge of tears and rapture simultaneously. Clearly, much of the credit has to go to Ms. Arrieche’s close communication with her players and her ideal tempos: Slow enough to breathe, fast enough to quicken the listener’s pulse."
Mike Greenberg (San Antonio, TX)

HSO Presents A Playful, Complex Sonic Valentine

HARTFORD COURANT

"(...) Arrieche is an impressive musician with formidable conducting technique. 

She radiates energy that is contained and focused and surely has a bright future ahead of her."

By Jeffrey Johnson  (Hartford, CT)

Night Of The Proms celebrates 25 years of crossover history 

DONAUKURIER

"Alexandra Arrieche drives the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra and the Fine Fleur choir with Brazilian passion."
By Martin Buchenberger (Germany) 

Germany premiere of NOTP inspires Mannheim

MANNHEIMER MORGEN

At the first show on German soil, the "Night of the Proms" in front of 7500 spectators in the Mannheim SAP Arena inspires not only with legends of the music scene such as Alan Parsons, the Hooters or John Miles, but also with an excellent orchestra under the conductor Alexandra Arrieche is in top form.

By Markus Mertens (Germany) 

Firmly in woman's hands

MANNHEIMER MORGEN

"Alexandra Arrieche, a spirited Brazilian, under whom the orchestra is firmly in the hands of women. The stars too, of course: Simple Minds, Ronan Keating, Natasha Bedingfield, Stefanie Heinzmann and the string trio Time For Three"

By Antonio Seidemann​ (Germany)

NOTP ignites musical fireworks in Mannheim

REGIOACTIVE

"The orchestra, which has recently called itself the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra instead of Il Novecento, transports a lot of feeling and a high tension curve through the entire piece under the direction of conductor Alexandra Arrieche."

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By Erik Winkes (Germany)