Luzerner SinfonieorchesterReview “James Gaffigan offered a captivating, American-influenced program” -Luzerner Zeitung
Bayerische StaatsoperLa fanciulla del WestReview “Gaffigan led the Bayerische Staatsorchester in a strikingly cinematic way, accompanying every transition with luscious colors creating an, one must almost say, orgasm of sound.”-BachTrack
Bayerische StaatsoperLa fanciulla del WestReview ‘’James Gaffigan allows the wonderfully tempered orchestra to run, jump and hop and only puts the brakes on their high-spirit in the last possible second, thus providing the necessary emotional urgency to drive this frenzied drama forward in a sparkling and vital fashion.’’-Süddeutsche Zeitung
Bayerische StaatsoperLa fanciulla del WestPuccini Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Munich) features Gaffigan: “He burns for the theater, is crazy about the big stage.”
Luzerner SinfonieorchesterReview “Lucerne Symphony Orchestra plays lively and elegantly, with the finest dynamic nuances, confidently led by James Gaffigan” -Luzerner Zeitung
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 – Brahms: NänieLuzerner SinfonieorchesterReview “Gaffigan is meticulous in his observance of the composer’s dynamic markings…”-BBC Music Magazine
New York PhilharmonicReview New York Times: “Deborah Borda, the chief executive of the New York Philharmonic, sees big things coming for Gaffigan, who just led the orchestra”
FeaturesNew York Philharmonic New York Times feature: “Mr. Gaffigan is one of the rising stars of his generation”
Brahms's Violin Concerto and Violin Sonata No. 1Luzerner SinfonieorchesterReview “Gaffigan’s unfailingly attentive Lucerne players sound almost chamber-like in their textural detailing” -BBC Music Magazine