“Hengelbrock reveals all facets of Mendelssohn’s score: the austerity of its Bachian chorales, the charm of the touching, contemplative passages with the demeanor of a Romantic opera prayer, and the dramatically heightened ensembles. And he did this with a maximum of intensity and differentiation, and nevertheless allowed Mendelssohn’s work to rise up, so to speak, as something self-evident before the ears of the audience, in spite of its imaginative distinctiveness, suffused by intimate, warm-blooded, inspired music-making. An outstanding contribution in honor of the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth!” Donaukurier
Mendelssohn: Elias, Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

“Thomas Hengelbrock numbers among the qualified, the wide-awake conductors of the younger generation. The future belongs to musicians like Hengelbrock. In 2011 he will make his debut in Bayreuth with Tannhäuser. A conductor is on the advance.” Süddeutsche Zeitung
Tschaikovsky, Dvořák, Munich Philharmonic

“Hengelbrock and his choir, made up of outstanding soloists, cast a spell. Only seldom are the joy of music making and word articulation joined together so masterfully. The conductor – whose vocal ensemble and orchestra, which were founded in 1991 in Freiburg, meanwhile number among Germany’s exquisite export hits – has more charisma than most of his colleagues. He likewise has an exact conception of the sound, which he conveys to the singers and instrumentalists with economic gestures. The result: Baroque deluxe.” Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Campra, Handel, Vivaldi, Bach, Balthasar Neumann Ensemble