"Above all, the evening was a triumph for Marco Romano, who conducted with great flair and maturity. He even had the nerve to flamboyantly direct without a score."

Northern Press

"Rossini's Silken Ladder Overture, with well co-ordinated and fizzily confident strings, horns and woodwind immaculate in their enunciation of the main theme, and a froth that guest conductor Marco Romano never allowed to go flat. Beethoven's Eroica Symphony was a real ear-opener. Here, phrasing soared and sung, accents had cut and thrust, and Romano – conducting without a score - focused all his attention on texture, balance, dynamics and rhythmic drive. The three fast movements conveyed a thrilling sense of momentum, especially the opening Allegro con brio, and even the Funeral March moved purposefully along with a dark intensity that never resorted to dramatic excess."

Birmingham Post

"Britain's most popular soprano Lesley Garrett is big box office anywhere, but this is to reckon without the Northern Sinfonia and conductor Marco Romano, who put a glow into everything."

Northern Press

"A biting performance of a very tricky score by the orchestra under the baton of Marco Romano."

Opera Magazine

"He has an excellent stick technique and a fine interpretive sense."

The Herald

"A stunning performance."

The Herald

"Marco Romano orchestrated a night to remember . . . a vivid performance with playing consistently of the highest order."

Northern Press

"I have worked as soloist under his baton and can unreservedly recommend him as an outstanding conductor. His musical intuition and sensitivity as a partner are strikingly impressive, as is his authoritative command of an orchestra."

Piers Lane

"Marco Romano is a most talented conductor. In the concerts with him, in which I have been soloist, I have been impressed by his conducting ability and also his handling of the players in getting through the pieces efficiently in the short time available."

George McDonald, Former Principal Clarinet, Northern Sinfonia