BBC Music Magazine
June 2020
Orchestral Choice

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, François Leleux

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1
Bizet: Symphony in C
Gounod: Petite Symphonie pour vents

• François Leleux – conductor, leader and oboist – is renowned for his irrepressible energy and exuberance.

• As a conductor, Leleux continues to expand his successful collaboration with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and was recently announced as Artistic Partner of Camerata Salzburg.

• Leleux also maintains close relationships with Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

• The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is a world-renowned orchestra with an outstanding reputation; its extensive discography features Maxim Emelyanychev, Robin Ticciati, Charles Mackerras, Joseph Swensen, Elizabeth Watts, Alexander Janiczek, Sean Shibe, Karen Cargill, Francesco Piemontesi, Andrew Manze and Ingrid Fliter.

"Performances that have bags of charm and sound as authentically French as one could wish. The Symphony in C sounds marvellously fresh and new-minted here. Leleux carefully calibrates the balance between energy and grace, so that everything seems perfectly proportioned and nothing is rushed or heavy-footed...A hugely enjoyable disc." - Gramophone Magazine, June 2020.