Flute-Playing Reviews
'above all flautist Richard Davis gave his solo episode a balletic, gestural vividness...brilliantly fresh and alive.
Daily Telegraph
'flute playing of such quality’
The Sunday Telegraph
In reviewing a performance of Daphnis et Chloé, with the BBC Philharmonic, Douglas Bowen in Hull's Daily Mail wrote:
‘Richard Davis’s flute solo...beautifully lyrical, elaborate shimmering tracery, diaphanously clear,
full-blooded and opulent - it made an overpowering impact
Richard has been hailed by The Daily Telegraph as;
‘an accomplished flautist’
and as having:
‘incredible facility’
by The Times
‘[he] imbued the music with irresistible charm’
The Daily Telegraph
‘the enchanted flute solos of Richard Davis’
The Guardian
Bolton Evening News said of his 2005 performance of the Nielson Flute Concerto:
‘It is a difficult work that Mr Davis simply nailed to the wall. His lyrical understanding of the quieter passages, quite breathtakingly beautiful in their tranquillity, and his sense of phrasing, coupled with meticulous virtuosity, made brilliant sense of an intriguing piece of work’
Gramophone Magazine has described his flute playing as:
‘elegant’ and ‘exquisitely delicate’
‘the sounds he made in the middle and lower registers were sumptuous’
The Daily Telegraph
‘a ravishing solo played here with beguiling simplicity by Richard Davis’
The Times
'flute playing of such quality’
The Sunday Telegraph
In reviewing a performance of Daphnis et Chloé, with the BBC Philharmonic, Douglas Bowen in Hull's Daily Mail wrote:
‘Richard Davis’s flute solo...beautifully lyrical, elaborate shimmering tracery, diaphanously clear,
full-blooded and opulent - it made an overpowering impact
Richard has been hailed by The Daily Telegraph as;
‘an accomplished flautist’
and as having:
‘incredible facility’
by The Times
‘[he] imbued the music with irresistible charm’
The Daily Telegraph
‘the enchanted flute solos of Richard Davis’
The Guardian
Bolton Evening News said of his 2005 performance of the Nielson Flute Concerto:
‘It is a difficult work that Mr Davis simply nailed to the wall. His lyrical understanding of the quieter passages, quite breathtakingly beautiful in their tranquillity, and his sense of phrasing, coupled with meticulous virtuosity, made brilliant sense of an intriguing piece of work’
Gramophone Magazine has described his flute playing as:
‘elegant’ and ‘exquisitely delicate’
‘the sounds he made in the middle and lower registers were sumptuous’
The Daily Telegraph
‘a ravishing solo played here with beguiling simplicity by Richard Davis’
The Times