“Beethoven’s Fifth, played by seven members of the Australian Haydn Ensemble, (AHE) is a sweeping, joyous sound.”
CAROL DANCE | Sydney Arts Guide | NSW | 1 July 2024

“Led by artistic director Skye McIntosh, the septet were in top form and fully captured Beethoven’s heroic struggle in which joy and positivity triumph…”
STEVE MOFFAT | News Local | Wentworth Courier | NSW | 1 July 2024

“★★★★★…like nothing I’ve ever heard before. …An extraordinary experience.”
ROB KENNEDY | Limelight | ACT | 27 June 2024

“…from those electrifying opening notes, the cleverness of this arrangement is apparent. All of the colour and dramatic depth in the music is there and the ensemble’s performance was exciting, clear and wonderfully entertaining.”
LEN POWER | Canberra City News | ACT | 27 June 2024

“AHE’s intimate and intense playing lays bare the exultation of this music”
Will Evans | ClassikON | 22 August 2023

“AHE’s intimate and intense playing lays bare the exultation of this music”
Will Evans | ClassikON | 22 August 2023

★★★★1/2 “Australian Haydn Ensemble’s magnificent seven nail a stripped back Beethoven classic.”
Steve Moffat | Limelight | 21 August 2023

“The Australian Haydn Ensemble were virtuosic, delicate, dramatic and revolutionary in equal measure. ”

by Jacqui Smith

“Exemplary performance by [Australian] Haydn Ensemble ”

by Graham Arnold

★★★★ 1/2 “ It was a privilege to be able to listen to this rendition”

by Aryan Mohseni

“ The ensemble’s performance was electric….I stand in awe of what they were able to do with this work.”

“…each of the seven players emerged as a virtuoso in their own right, tackling the irrepressible invention of Beethoven’s variations on a theme.”