“The spectacular score is exquisitely realized...under the excellent guidance of conductor Alan Pierson.”
September 27, 2015. Chris O’Rourke, The Examiner​

“Stunning…and moving beyond measure.”
July 2015, St. Louis Magazine “A-List 2015”

“vividly interpreted." 
December 4, 2014, Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times

“a masterpiece of performance.” 
June 10, 2013, Henry Strewart, The L Magazine

“fearless”
June 20, 2015, Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim, The New York Times

“Alan Pierson's orchestra is proving to be a decisive force in the borough's reinterpretation of the classical repertory."
June 10, 2013, The New Yorker