Reviews

An extremely conscientiousness musician with great technical capability...an incorruptible ear and very clear imagination. -Ingo Metzmacher

"Thomas Wise was the ideal partner, who, with the most beautiful nuances of tone, created an independent part on the piano equivalent to symphonic worlds." (Mahler Liederabend with baritone Aris Argiris) -General-Anzeiger, Bonn, December 20, 2011

"Virtuosity from the Farthest Edge" (Headline Lizst evening) -Bonner Rundschau, November 16, 2011

"An extremely gifted pianist with a real flair for concertizing...remarkably fine and profound musicianship..." -György Sándor

His analytical capabilities allow him to realize the most complicated works in the shortest time...Thomas Wise´ big musicianship is coupled to an extraordinary technique. -Aloys Kontarsky

Press Reaction to Powder Her Face in Bonn

“…Thomas Wise`s sovereign leadership of the 15-man, very engaged orchestra was more than convincing…”- Berlin, die Tageszeitung, March 21, 2007

“… the musicians of the Beethoven Orchestra under Thomas Wise deliver a concentrated reading…”-Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, March 22, 2007

“…the singers and orchestra fill the colorful score with virtuosic life. The musicians of the Beethoven Orchester and their conductor Thomas Wise have audible joy with the vibrant score and are rewarded - together with the rest of the cast - with much applause …” - Bonn, General-Anzeiger, March 17, 2007

“…it all has pizazz and a touch of depth and is held at an exquisite trot by the musicians of the Beethoven Orchestra under the direction of Thomas Wise.” - Essen, Neue Ruhr Zeitung, March 20, 2007

“…musically everything runs at best under Thomas Wise´s direction…”- Rhein-Lahn-Zeitung, March 17, 2007

Die Zauberflöte: "The very Overture is all joyful expectation; Thomas Wise is not only quickly underway with the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, but pointedly, with verve and dancing elegance." -General-Anzeiger, Bonn, December, 2008

Hansel & Gretel: "...an opera for small and big people alike, as the musical potency is brilliantly weighed out through Thomas Wise at the helm of the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn. Humperdinck´s forest-wandering Wagner-veneration is not the only winner...singer-friendly breathing in the orchestra pit."
-General-Anzeiger, Bonn, November 2007

A Midsummernight´s Dream: "The complete emsemble, the well-studied children´s and junior chorus as well as the well dispositioned Beethoven Orchestra Bonn gave under Thomas Wise´direction an excellent performance." -General-Anzeiger, Bonn, September 2006

Kokain (world premiere): "Thomas Wise conducted the Beethoven Orchestra with much feeling for subtle atmospheres." -Die Welt, Berlin, March 2005

"Thomas Wise and the Beethoven orchestra proved to be excellent translators of a score, which knows and applies all genres of e-music." -Rheinische Post, Düsseldorf, March 2005

Ives Complete Works for Violin & Piano: "There are moments of quiet epiphany which Wakabayashi and Wise bring off breathtaking intensity and beauty of sound. "-BBC Music Magazine (++++/++++ rating)