Top Praise for Gemma New at BBC Proms
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Music OMH writes:
“New’s lively tempi came into their own for the scuttling violin passages of that famous opening, a brisk wedding march, and a general feeling of the accompaniment to the drama being light on its feet.”
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The Arts Desk writes:
“In last night’s Prom 36 the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra were led by the New Zealander Gemma New, who navigated a programme of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Bonis with élan and good humour... Gemma New shaped all the music with her expressive hands, gestures always going upwards as the music floated up into the hall."
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