Reviews
Jackson proved why she's on the short list as a candidate for new conductor at several orchestras, including the Berkeley Symphony. She's a deeply grounded, no-nonsense and intuitive conductor.
-- Edward Ortiz, Sacremento Bee, February 19, 2008
Guest conductor Laura Jackson, the assistant conductor and American conducting fellow of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, didn't waste any time. She took the stage and mere moments later, the rich sounds of Wagner's "Die Meistersinger" filled the Alberta Bair Theater auditorium. She then introduced herself, earning applause and admitting this was her first trip to Montana. "There's so much vibrancy in your community," she said.
-- Cathy Ulrich, Billings Gazette, November 11, 2007
Laura Jackson, who recently finished a term as Assistant Conductor and American Conducting Fellow with the Atlanta Symphony, conducted the Moravec and Higdon works. She led with authority but no unnecessary stage antics. And in the Higdon work, she helped galvanize an obviously committed performance into an exuberant display of fresh, distinguished writing.
-- Charles Ward, Houston Chronicle , October 15, 2007
More than any conductor heard this season in Symphony Hall, Laura Jackson has an ear for detail.
Thursday evening the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's assistant conductor delivered a thrilling performance of Brahms' Symphony No. 4. Her conception of this familiar music revealed all the important elements and left nothing out. It bristled with life while creating a compact, clenched-fist sense of logic and purpose....
She had the musicians playing on full alert, which, of course, kept the audience rapt and, at the end, roaring its approval.
-- Pierre Ruhe, Atlanta-Journal Constitution, May 18, 2007
Jackson conducted everything with heightened passion, often delivering more punch and verve than on the original soundtrack....
-- Pierre Ruhe, Atlanta-Journal Constitution, June 10, 2006
Thursday
in Symphony Hall, the talented young maestra delivered an all-Mozart
program with the aplomb of a seasoned Kapellmeister...
-- Pierre Ruhe, Atlanta-Journal
Constitution
Thanks
largely to Jackson’s nimble and smart understanding of Gershwin,
the evening amounted to a superb “debut” for this young
conductor.... Jackson helped elevate Gershwin to the master status
he deserves. I’m eager to hear more from her.
-- Pierre Ruhe, Atlanta-Journal
Constitution
The music was quick and precise, as conductor Laura Jackson pulled the best from the musicians as her direction almost turned into dance.
-- Jake Hallman, Statesboro Herald [Georgia]
As recipient
of the Taki-Concordia Fellowship (established by [Marin] Alsop), [Jackson] made
the most of her time in the spotlight. With its twists and turns, the
Tchaikovsky is no picnic for a conductor, but this reading never lost
momentum or focus.
-- Marc Shulgold, Rocky Mountain News
"Laura Jackson proved a conductor to watch..."
21 July 2003,
The Boston Globe, page B7
Review of Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music
by Richard Dyer
"Laura Jackson laid on the drama in highly charged performances of Haydn's Symphony No. 104 ('London')."
31 July 2003, The
Berkshire Eagle
Review of Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra Concert
by Andrew L. Pincus
"Conducting fellow Laura Jackson led a chamber orchestra of piano, harpsichord and strings with a sure hand..."
20 July 2003, The
Berkshire Eagle
Review of Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music
by Andrew L. Pincus
"Conductor Laura Jackson kept the difficult rhythms intact..."
21 July 2002, www.classicstoday.com
Review of Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music
by B. A. Nilsson
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