REPRESENTATION:
Worldwide (non-exclusive)
Britten’s Serenade for horn, tenor and orchestra with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Morlot/Bostridge (September 2012):
Volkskrant (Frits van der Waa):
“His playing was of a rare beauty”
Het Parool (Erik Voermans):
“Jasper de Waal played wonderfully”
Noordhollands Dagblad:
“grandiose”, “untaintedly pure”, “rendering almost three-dimensional sound effects, from masterly sublime to playfully virtuoso”
CD Haydn Concertos with Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra:
Opus Klassiek (Aart van der Wal):
“With a rich, brilliant tone he playfully overcomes every technical barrier with ease. His playing is on a level with such greats as Dennis Brain, Barry Tuckwell, Alan Civil en Hermann Baumann.”
amazon.co.uk (George Murray):
“The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has a world class horn player. [..] Jasper de Waal , whose elegant mastery of the horn, makes for an impressive debute. He has a full bright clear tone with a gentle vibrato permeating his sound and he negotiates the considerable demands of this repertoire with an effortless technique.”
Raff.org (Peter Joelson):
“Jasper de Waal, a master of smooth legato playing”
Luister Magazine (Siebe Riedstra):
“Jasper de Waal rightfully deserves the title ‘First Chair’”
Dutch Horn Society (Peter Hoekmeijer):
“He plays the 1st and 2nd Haydn Concertos with delicate and subtle musicality. A notable characteristic of the CD is his brilliant high register and clear technique.”
Hifi.nl (Jan Luijsterburg):
“De Waal is superb in extremely difficult but always musical solos.”
