Reviews – The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Mendelssohn: Elijah – Cambridge Music Festival, November 2024
“A comfortable and remarkable performance of Elijah, blessed by an extremely fine and stellar quartet of soloists… admirably led by Sir Simon Keenlyside, Carolyn Sampson, Dame Sarah Connolly, and Andrew Staples. Daniel Hyde conducted with assurance, drawing brilliance and exhilaration from choir and orchestra alike.”
Tony Cooper, Planet Hugill, 1 November 2024
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“The very impressive BBC Singers certainly played their part too… With these near-perfect performances in a near-perfect venue, I’m strongly inclined to agree.”
Adrian Peal, 2 November 2024
Mozart: Requiem – Cambridge Music Festival, November 2024
“Under the sure-handed direction of Daniel Hyde, the performance commanded attention. The assurance and seemingly effortless agency of King’s Music Director was notably present throughout this memorable event.”
Cambridge Independent, 18 November 2024
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Australia Tour 2024
“The choir’s trademark refinement, clarity and homogeneity… an exquisite end to an intrepid musical journey.”
Tony Way, The Age (Melbourne), 29 July 2024
“Their crystalline voices were undiminished and chiming like bells due to their weekly regime of 26 hours of rehearsals and services… The combination of the majestic organ and harmonic voices was ethereal, inducing an ancient sense of recognition and heritage.”
Shamistha de Soysa, Sounds Like Sydney, 29 July 2024
“The world-famous King’s College Choir elevated the soul with its crystalline voices and unsurpassable reverence for tradition.”
Limelight Magazine, Sydney Opera House, 25 July 2024
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“When I close my eyes I hear a world-class professional troupe of music-makers… I decide to keep my eyes closed and let myself be subsumed by the acoustic bliss being presented by the King’s College Choir, Cambridge, to a packed Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House.”
Paul Neeson, 2MBS Fine Music Sydney, 30 July 2024
“The many voices came together in a rich, cohesive sound, and it was incredible to witness the power of the Choir in this lengthier piece.”
Backstreet Brisbane, QPAC Concert Hall, 25 July 2024
“King’s College Choir has maintained the highest level of professionalism, shown here in this nine-concert tour of Australia by the 17 boy and 14 adult male choristers.”
2MBS Fine Music Sydney, July 2024
“In the five years since its last appearance here, the choir has been re-energised by its current director Daniel Hyde, who is unafraid to take the nearly 500-year-old choir in new directions.”
The Age, Melbourne, 29 July 2024
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Haydn: The Creation – Cambridge Music Festival, November 2023
“The combined choirs of King’s College and New College Oxford made a strong, balanced and lively sound.”
Cambridge Independent, November 2023
“The voices are warmly blended by Daniel Hyde and show the choir confidently developing a fresh identity in the post-Stephen Cleobury era.”
The Arts Desk, November 2023
Bach: St John Passion – King’s College Chapel, March 2023
“Hyde’s direction of the choir brings freshness and vibrancy to the traditional repertoire, while maintaining an unwavering commitment to the spiritual nature of choral music.”
The Guardian, March 2023
Album: In the Bleak Midwinter, 2021
“Hyde injects a freshness into these old favourites, as if a beloved painting had been given a light clean, so it glows more brightly than before.”
BBC Music Magazine, November 2021
“Hyde’s masterly direction ensur[ed] an almost magical cohesion in terms of blend and ensemble.”
MailOnline, 2021
Earlier Reviews
“The King’s College Choir’s sound is one of distinction, and under Daniel Hyde, this ancient institution is reviving its tradition in the most modern way.”
Limelight Magazine, July 2019
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