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Gil-Ordoñez — one of my favorite conductors in town to watch — achieved breathtaking delicacy and clarity from the violins, and a tactile grit from the cellos and bass. He’s got an infectious enthusiasm for both the music and the musicians playing it.

Quote published on January 12, 2024 in The Washington Post

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Angel Gil-Ordoñez, produced a bold, eccentric program, bringing together two art forms in a performative experience.

Quote published on November 18, 2023 in DC Theater Arts

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PostClassical Ensemble’s two dozen expert players followed Gil-Ordóñez’s every move, giving a flawless, thoroughly nuanced performance.

Quote published on May 01, 2023 in The Georgetowner

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Under conductor Angel Gil-Ordóñez, the ensemble wryly turned the composer’s natural and psychological landscapes inside out

Quote published on December 15, 2022 in Washington Post

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Gil-Ordóñez took a lean and mean approach […] tightly managed and keenly balanced.

Quote published on November 10, 2022 in The Washington Post

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A master class in French surrealism from the PostClassical Ensemble […] Pianist Drew Petersen joined Angel Gil-Ordóñez’s adventurous orchestra for a rousing evening of Ravel, Satie and Bechet.

Quote published on November 10, 2022 in The Washington Post

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From start to finish, PostClassical proved itself an orchestra in fighting shape, with compelling storytellers across its ranks. Not least of all Gil-Ordóñez, who lent the Work Song a living, breathing vitality, with the heft and permanence of a monument you regularly pass but only just noticed.

Quote published on March 24, 2022 in The Washington Post

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Herrmann’s versatility in three genres —radio, chamber music and film— is captured on this absorbing recording featuring the PostClassical Ensemble…

Quote published on November 01, 2020 in Gramophone

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Angel Gil-Ordóñez seems to have stolen Eduard Toldrà’s baton, the tempos rush, the rhythms sharpen, the timbres fuse, making the work what it should be, a whirlwind, and leading in a skillful accelerando the tender or heroic episodes up to the carnage and the loving proclamation of the knight errant.

Quote published on August 21, 2020 in Avant Scène OPÉRA

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This mood continued, heightened by the use of cymbals, drums, bells and gong, the precise and pleasing vocalists of Zulal (…) and the always excellent orchestra under Gil-Ordóñez’s fluid conducting.

Quote published on March 12, 2020 in The Georgetowner

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Conductor Angel Gil-Ordóñez masterfully managed the spatial and coordination challenges of this complex evening.

Quote published on March 05, 2020 in Washington Classical Review

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Gil-Ordoñez made full use of the intimacy to deliver a beautifully balanced performance, with each of the six movements — two titled Gamelan — distinct in color, texture and dynamics.

Quote published on February 08, 2019 in The Georgetowner

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Angel Gil-Ordóñez is a sovereign conductor of all and any slow-motion music.

Quote published on February 08, 2019 in ArtsJournal

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Mi relación con la música llamada clásica cambió casi de la noche a la mañana cuando conocí en Nueva York, hace ya 14 años, a Ángel Gil-Ordóñez y Joe Horowitz.

Quote published on February 04, 2019 in El País

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Horowitz and Angel Gil-Ordoñez, his co-instigator and the evening’s energetic and generous conductor, are working to create the same kind of familiarity about music that is less widely known.

Quote published on January 24, 2019 in The Washington Post

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PostClassical Ensemble is itself rather extraordinary. The experimental orchestral laboratory has been creating immersive musical experiences since its inception in 2003.

Quote published on January 13, 2019 in The Washington Diplomat

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The crisp new recording sounds great (…) it’s a worthwhile recording that deserves watching more than once.

Quote published on May 29, 2017 in The Washington Post

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Three intriguingly special works, extremely well served by the performers. The recording is altogether first class and one superb homage to Lou Harrison for his 100th birthday.

Quote published on May 19, 2017 in Pizzicato

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Brilliant, utterly contemporary writing.

Quote published on May 16, 2017 in The Guardian

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Here’s a treasure aimed at both the film buff and the music lover.

Quote published on May 01, 2017 in StarTribune

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