At the end of October, Guy Johnston performed the Bliss Cello Concerto in two concerts with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and conductor Andrew Manze. Below are a selection of reviews from the performances:
Guy Johnston’s “fluidity of playing was matched only by his rapid precision.”
5* – ayoungishperspective.co.uk/2024/10/29/review-liverpool-philharmonic-the-planets
“Not only did Johnston unequivocally win over the audience, conjuring passages of sustained lyrical beauty, but the change of repertoire created what was arguably a more effective contrast between the vigourous excitement of the Walton and the large scale work occupying the second half, Gustav Holst’s Planets Suite.”
leftlion.co.uk/features/2024/10/royal-liverpool-philharmonic-orchestra-with-andrew-manze-review