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… a conductor who can plan programmes astutely, direct with style and clarity and chat to an audience, pointing out important snippets with the aid of live music examples. Nothing could be more user-friendly, and Wednesday’s concert provided both immense pleasure and valuable instruction… Birmingham Post

Birmingham Post
Orchestra of the Swan, Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon
1 November 2006
…A huge sense of enjoyment surrounds the activities of Stratford’s Orchestra of the Swan. The musicians obviously love playing for David Curtis, and the conductor himself bounces with enthusiasm… read more

Birmingham Post
Orchestra of the Swan, Three Choirs Festival
7 August 2006 4 * * * *
…the piece demands total commitment of communication from the soloist – which it received – as well as from its compact kaleidoscope of players, attentively well-marshalled under the enthusiastic and well-prepared David Curtis… read more

Musical Opinion
Orchestra of the Swan, Three Choirs Festival
7 August 2006
…the piece demands total commitment of communication from the soloist - which it received - as well as from its compact kaleidoscope of players, attentively well-marshalled under the enthusiastic and well-prepared David Curtis… read more

Birmingham Post
Orchestra of the Swan, Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon
22 March 2006
…Stravinsky's Apollon Musagète is a miraculous work…it received an ideal performance under David Curtis, ardent and luminous… read more

The Guardian
Orchestra of the Swan, Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon
9 February 2006, 4 * * * *
…Woolrich's crunchy harmonies, his deft way of playing off instrumental colours against each other, and the almost surreal way in which the vivid musical images are juxtaposed without too much in the way of transitions, give the piece real pungency… read more

Birmingham Post
Orchestra of the Swan, Civic Hall Stratford-upon-Avon
8 February 2006
…Curtis' enthusiasm extends to a continued search for development. Returning from sessions with the great Finnish conducting coach Jorma Panula, he has developed a resourceful economy of beat which actually leads to sweeping expansiveness of phrasing and acute concentration, an approach which brought wonderful results on Monday for Schubert's well-worn Symphony no.5. This was a totally delightful, heartwarming reading… read more