2007

The orchestra backed up its soloists very well. The excellent ensemble and interplay of the parts achieved by Douglas Bostock made the 4th Symphony of Lutosławski a spectacular experience, underlining excellently the vegetative, romantic and dramatic parts of this late composition.
(ABAM Symphony Orchestra Odense, DK / Lutoslawski 4th Symphony)
Fyens Stiftstidende, DK - February 2007
 

The ASO and Principal Conductor Douglas Bostock fascinated through strength of mind. .... With Bostock the orchestra played this work through and through on a captivating level of performance. .... In the jubilant forte passages Bostock opened up reserves, and so the ASO achieved a great and unique interpretation.
(Aargau Symphony Orchestra, CH / Beethoven "Eroica" Symphony)
Aargauer Zeitung, CH - January 2007
 

2006

The performance is musically speaking on  a remarkable level. .... The Aargau Symphony Orchestra under their Principal Conductor Douglas Bostock paint effectively and precicely Bizet's sparkling score in strong colours.
(Opera Festival Hallwyl, CH / Bizet "La jolie fille de Perth")
Neue Züricher Zeitung, CH - July 2006
 

2005

The Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and Douglas Bostock got to the essence of the work in a beautifully controlled performance over three-quarters of an hour, from the opening fate moitve to the almost overpowering finish, which made a strong impression on the audience. The first movement was least intense, but the second movement was characterised by playfullness and exuberant playing. The third movement was very moving, played with great intensity, focused and full of passion in the transition, with its late Romantic sigh. Thereafter there was no holding back. The finale was powerful from the start, with a well formed, quieter middle section, and building up to a magnificent finish.
(Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, DK / Shostakovich Symphony No.5)
Aarhus Stiftstidende, DK - October 2005
 

This was a masterful performance, for Bostock has been enmeshed in the corrections of Nielsen's orchestral music for a newly published edition, and the master's touch was very evident in this polished, vital interpretation.
(Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, CA / Nielsen Symphony No.2)
The Record, CA - January 2005
 

2004

A perfectly formed performance. It was indeed an exceptional experience.
(Czech Chamber Philharmonic / Beethoven Symphony No.5 )
Südkurier, D - July 2004
 

The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra give really fine performances. Under their principal guest conductor Douglas Bostock the orchestra offer an abundance of enthusiasm and undoubted energy. In Dr. Cooper’s realisation of the Symphony No.10 (1st movement) the players are particularly successful in contrasting the gentle and lyrical episodes against the stormy and exuberant passages.
(Beethoven Symphony No.10 / Classico)
Music on the Web, UK - May 2004
 

But if we begin with the Elgar one has to concede that there is a huge amount of orchestral detail audible in Bostock’s In the South .... His is a very pliant and rubato-rich performance with a very slow second subject; the heat haze is eventful and the nature painting emerges well. The lower brass are caught in all richness in their pounding passages and the Canto Popolare is not at all overtly expressive; rather it’s understated and touching.
(Elgar In the South / RLPO Live)
Music on the Web, UK - January 2004
 

2003

The Aargau Symphony Orchestra under Douglas Bostock fulfilled their role in every respect. Wonderfully bright, yet rich is the sound. .... Bostock shows an enormous sense for music drama.
(Opera Festival Hallwyl, CH / Mozart "Die Entführung aus dem Serail")
Aargauer Zeitung, CH - August 2003
 

With a clear concept and precise technique Douglas Bostock broke with tradition and got the best out of Satie in a well disciplined performance – just the way it should be. In the Berlioz the "Scenes in the Country", which is the work's best music, was brought off particularly well. Dream visions both in the waltz and the grotesque nightmare became more vivid and ended fantastically under Bostock's effective directorship.
(Odense Symphony Orchestra, DK / Satie Parade, Berlioz Symphonie fantastique)
Fyens Stiftstidende, DK - March 2003
 

2002

Throughout what is a fascinating anthology, Douglas Bostock secures playing of impressive spirit and technical accomplishment.
(Bowen, Austin, Bainton / Classico)
Gramophone Magazine, UK - October 2002
 

2001

Douglas Bostock... is a major conducting talent; he gets a vitally fresh response from his players, every detail is beautifully shaped, and the atmosphere casts a strong spell.
(Delius in Norway / Classico)
BBC Music Magazine, UK - April 2001
 

The conductor Douglas Bostock achieved a finely balanced division of concentration between notes, words and expression.
(RLPO / David Horne The Year's Midnight - premiere)
Independent, UK - February 2001
 

.... hearing an orchestra with the work at their fingertips like this carries a powerful emotional punch. Even at its most exultant, this was a performance that radiated light and warmth.
(Royal Liverpool Philharmonic / Nielsen Symphony No.4)
The Guardian, GB - February 2001
 

Bostock clarified textures that usually sound opaque - most dramatically in the finale, ...... the rythmic drive, on which the "Inextinguishable" life-force of the symphony's subtitel depends, was thrillingly captured.
(Royal Liverpool Philharmonic / Nielsen Symphony No.4)
The Telegraph, GB - February 2001
 

From the serene opening through an emotional but balanced Nimrod, the epitome of English reserve, to Elgar's emphatic ending, Douglas Bostock and the orchestra deftly captured the spirit of the composer's work
(RLPO / Elgar Enigma Variations)
Lancashire Evening Post, UK - January 2001
 

2000

Bostock conducted Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Haydn with particular regard to the construction of the whole - from the march-like opening theme, through the carefully characterised and distinct variations to the festive finale; the expressive quality was matched by the chamber-like clarity of the individual voices."
(Czech Chamber Philharmonic - Prague Spring Festival / Brahms Haydn Variations)
Lidové Noviny, CZ - May 2000
 

1999

In conductor Douglas Bostock... the piece has found a worthly champion. He has a fine instinct for the idiom and his thrusting tempos carry complete convinction. The orchestra gave every sign of relishing the encounter.
(RLPO / Nielsen Symphony No.2)
Daily Telegraph, UK - October 1999
 

A finely paced account with plenty of breadth and nobility, and no lack of fire, which can hold its own with the best. I was particularly impressed by the keenness of response Bostock gets from his players and the overall feeling of freshness... Bostock scores on sheer character..."
(Nielsen Symphony 5 / Classico)
BBC Music Magazine, UK - December 1999
 

Bostock attacks and propels this strongly rhythmic music forward with gusto, while his 'Elegy' has great passion and convinction... Bostock delivers a cracking Perfect Fool and an energetic, yet warmly affectionate Scherzo, ...An excellent production.
(Holst Cotswolds Symphony etc. / Classico)
BBC Music Magazine, UK - August 1999
 

Bostock gives a powerful performance [Symphony], propelling the music forward ..... Bostock makes Tintagel's wind and spray fly in a wild and thrilling, atmospheric reading.
(Bax Symphony No.6 & Tintagel / Classico)
BBC Music Magazine, UK - May 1999
 

1997

Bostock had a fine - and utterly idiomatic - balance of classical logic and romantic drama. The symphony's opening, often so sluggish, here emerged properly purposeful. Bostock resisted the common temptation to whip up the end of the "Ball" and to rush the "March to the Scaffold."
(Kansas City Symphony / Berlioz "Symphonie fantastique")
The Kansas City Star, USA - November 1997
 

Brahms' German Requiem attained a breathtaking magnificence - sublime! Under his (Bostock's) electrifying gestures the first class chorus were at their best
(Karlsbad Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Choir / Brahms German Requiem)
Karlovasky Noviny, CZ - September 1997
 

Bostock's interpretation was passionate, vehement, with sincere expression and rich in dynamic differentiation of colour ... his conducting was flawless, glowing, but always noble.
(Camerata Polificana Siciliana / Bellini Mass in G Minor)
La Gazzetta, I - December 1997