. . .Jordan de Souza dashed through the early scenes with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, infusing the horseplay then (and at the top of Act four) with verve, offering a highly responsive, sparkling commentary from the pit. The following scenes were handled with tenderness, with...
. . . Jordan de Souza conducts the London Philharmonic, and it’s as if all the colour that has been leached from the stage is brimming over the edge of the pit. It’s not only love that is defiant in the face of death, but music,...
. . . Canadian conductor Jordan de Souza kept the drama unfolding at a pace with the London Philharmonic Orchestra giving Puccini’s glorious melodies and orchestrations a sense of edge and urgency that can sometimes be subservient to the emotion. The orchestra was matched by...
The New York Times (Jan 18, 2018)A.J. Goldmann With three full-time opera houses, seven major symphony orchestras and numerous world-class choirs, all lavishly funded by the German government, Berlin may well be the most musically active city on earth. It has also reached a moment of...
URL: http://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/17524/jordan-de-souza-berlin-montreal-toronto-2016 Conductor Jordan de Souza may only be 28, but he has already been a presence on the classical music scene for a decade here in Canada, and now in Europe, too. De Souza came to conducting by way of church music. Born in Toronto, he's a...
