Excerpt From the Dutch Press
Ben-Dor Knows What She Wants and How to Get It
Arnhem Philharmonic – Arnhemse Courant – By Tom Ruijfrok
The Uruguayan-Israeli, Gisèle Ben-Dor, is proof of the fact that whatever reason one can think of for the small number of women conductors can be called a fairytale … Ben-Dor, not impeded by her nearly complete pregnancy, showed in Sibelius’ Second Symphony a firm and extremely fixed direction that kept the HGO musicians constantly alert … Ben-Dor fairly moulded the orchestra to her will … ample attention for even the slightest detail in the brass section … she knows exactly what she wants to achieve and she succeeds in doing so … This was the work of a perfectionist. Ben-Dor is a musician in heart and soul … She can really measure up to her most famous colleagues.