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One of the most charming cities of Switzerland is Lugano, a city of great craftsmen and of exciting music making. Since 1954 Lugano has been a veritable Mecca for the world’s outstanding instrumentalists. There they have created a quality of ensemble playing which, by now, has the entire world talking and applauding. Under the direction of Maestro Richard Schumacher, The Masterplayers have become one of the truly great orchestral ensembles of the world. Universally, the critical acclaim with which they have been received is expressed in lavish superlatives:
The Masterplayers were actually a revelation of amazingly finished ensemble. Record News USA The orchestra was meticulous in illuminating each work’s structure, paying attention to the smallest details. The Washington Post Bright sound,spirit of sense of stylistic definition, plenty of momentum without becoming mechanically metric.Los Angeles Times. The sound was balanced and was polished to impeccability.The Michigan Daily We had an evening of unalloyed joy. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A top-noch ensemble playing a firstrate concert The Austin American Splendid discipline and fine sense of style and period.The Gazette Montreal Ein Orchester, das mit ungewöhnlicher Klangschönheit und Präzision spielt. Bärenreiter Kassel Ein Orchester von hohem künstlerischen Rang, minuziöse Prazision, beschwingte Spielfreude.Fuldaer Zeitung Die Konzerte wuchsen zu Gesellschaftlich-künstlerischen Ereignissen. Luzerner Tagblatt Eine musikalische Sternstunde. „The Masterplayers“ zeigten sich als Meister des Zusammenspiels. Vaterland Luzern Une succulence sonore qui n’a pas de rivale. Cet orchestre es tun musèe de la lutherie. France Soir Paris A tous les points de vue, l’un des meilleurs Mozart quel’on ait entendus depuis très longtemps. La Presse de Montreal Derrière chaque pupitre veille un soliste aguerri. Une belle formation. La Guide du Concert Paris Un’orchestra tutta di „divi“. Corriere della Sera Milano Esecuzioni perfette e raffinate per risalto di fraseggio, cura stilistica e splendore timbrico. Gazzetta del Popolo Torino Una serata eccezionale. Vivo e incondizionato successo. Un concerto veramente straordinario.Corriere della Nazione Roma Un conjunto que deberà ser recordado en primera linea. La Nacion Buenos Aires Una minusiocidad escrupulosa y altamente artistica. Conjunto extraordinario. El Nacional Caracas Ejemplares cultores del classicismo. Equipo de rara perfection. Ataque de cuerdas formidable. El Pays Montevideo Un acontecimiento artistico de extraordinaria magnitud. El Tiempo Bogota Una categoria ilustre. Gran perfeccion, exquisita y bella sonoridad, ajuste y cohesion admirables. El Alcazar Madrid Una maravillosa lecciòn de virtuosismo, precision, sonoridad, un ritmo vertiginoso, un efecto sensacional. La Voz de Espana Um raro e notavel exito.Admiravel licao de conjunto e equilibrio instrumentais. O Primeiro de Janeiro Oporto Portugal Um dos conjuntos mais admiravelmente perfeitos que ja nos visitarem. Correio de Manha Sao Paulo De storste oplevelse, ma klapper ja ikke i en dans kirke (Roskilde Domkirke) Berlingske Tidende Copenhagen 2000 til koncert. Spiller solid og undertiden fortraeffelig,men den sublime gennemarbejdning og perfektion. Extrabladed
In North, Central and Southamerica the orchestra The Masterplayers was responsible for over 600 performances in 400 towns through Courtesy of famous Artists and Concert Managers, Albert Morini, Columbia Artists, Joanne Rike, Erneso de Quesada, and Conciertos Daniel. In Europe performances with standing ovations at Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Teatro Sao Carlos Lisbon, Grosser Kursaal Wiesbaden, Herkules Saal Munich, Roskilde Domkirke Denmark, Finlandia Hall Helsinki, Fürstensaal Fulda and the great cathedrals in Orvieto, Utrecht, Leon, Salamanca are unforgettable
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