“Overseeing the whole affair was Yariv Aloni; a musician of considerable insight and impeccable taste, who has the ability to get what he wants from his players”

“When the musicians are playing this well, the critic can pay attention to the interpretation and here Aloni pierced unerringly to the heart of the music. From one standpoint Brahms First is all about tempos and, more importantly, tempo relationships. Aloni's were all right on the mark and he joins the select and elite group who by refusing to take unmarked and egotistical liberties with the tempos, especially in the finale, enable the music's cumulative power to be felt to its fullest extent.”


“Yariv Aloni's Victoria Chamber Orchestra never fails to impress and to satisfy. It provided a full, well-rounded sound in the larger pieces and some delectable continuo and obbligato playing in the recitatives and arias. The very opening of the work, with the winds slicing through the boldly dramatic string textures, served notice that something very special was taking place.”


“Yariv Aloni conducted the Victoria Chamber Orchestra in a powerful, dramatic and insightful performance of a work that Haydn always considered one of his most important. Their reading was characterized by a genuine sense of drama, careful attention to dynamics and a level of sustained intensity, which must have been exhausting for the performers.”


“The opening Largo found the orchestra in particularly fine form, with a smooth, full-bodied sound and first class intonation; Aloni – whose conducting duties too often rob us of his superb viola playing – was the ideal soloist, with a huge, singing tone and a rare depth and nobility of feeling.”