★★★★ “ In the first movement, a quirky theme is repeatedly disrupted by bravura passages, ferocious chords, contrapuntal digressions, and dramatic pauses. The Ensemble carried it off with aplomb and gave an assured performance…” | Limelight

“ …a freshness and sparkle that was delightful.” Len Power | Canberra City News

★★★★ ½ “ evident joy and precision…crisp, emphatic accents and bold dynamic contrasts, generating surges of intensity and dramatic power that gave the work its full symphonic stature…a stomping ovation…” | Sydney Arts Guide

“ …a very fine concert” Michael Wilson | Canberra City News

“ AHE’s Beethoven - sublime music, beautifully performed.””
Eli Beverley Schack | ClassikON

★★★★ “McIntosh and the ensemble, with Melissa Farrow’s flute, were in excellent form…”

Steve Moffatt | Limelight