…. the current production of this Mozart masterpiece also scores. From what one hears and sees, conductor Arthur Fagen and stage director Christopher Alexander have truly done their job. Fagen has coached and coaxed both the pit musicians and the two alternating casts of singers; all are true to Mozarts style. The orchestra played with
spirit and elan, courtesy of Maestro Fagen, a gentleman who understands the responsibilities of a pit ensemble and the refinements of sound required for Mozart.
Peter Jacobi, Herald Times, September 23, 2013
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 2, International Sacred Music Festival of Bogotá, September 2024
"Regarding Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony, it is important to note that Maestro Arthur Fagen’s interpretation balanced intimacy, reverence, and grandeur. He never exaggerated his gestures; instead, he was very restrained in his expressiveness, yet this did not...