"In Claude Debussy’s magnificently performed “La Mer”, Bas Wiegers sets all the crescendos in motion with organic ease. This interpretation is incredibly flexible – with delicate blends of color, the finest of ramifications, and freely shaped phrases, yet also precise in rhythmic detail. […]
The energies ripple through the orchestra like waves. Bas Wiegers forces nothing, but lets things unfold. And at the end, he unleashes, for a brief moment, the full radiance of the brass – only to gently draw back the blazing fortissimo, reminiscent of a wave’s foamy crest. Thunderous applause!"
Badische Zeitung
Debussy, Saariaho, Lutoslawski
"The best came last: Haydn's Symphony No. 104. Bas Wiegers first let the music rise up aristocratically, then searched for wit in the details. [...] Wiegers accentuated subtlety and spirit, profundity and temperament, in short: Haydn’s greatness."
Abendzeitung
Münchener Kammerorchester
Haydn, Illes, Dutilleux
"You don’t hear Haydn like this every day. The Munich Chamber Orchestra (MKO) and Bas Wiegers performed Haydn’s last symphony, No. 104, not as a warm-up piece, but as a highlight. (…) The conductor and orchestra let Haydn’s motivic work bubble, setting the scene with finesse and dynamic sophistication. The homogeneously articulating strings were almost driven into drama by the winds and timpani in the Andante, which constantly surprised with new twists and turns, before the oboe led the trio in the hearty minuet. Vibrancy, rhythmic pulsation, folk-song-like qualities, all delicately seasoned, made the finale a pre-Christmas gift."
Münchner Merkur
Münchener Kammerorchester
Haydn, Illes, Dutilleux
“Bas Wiegers on the podium with dancelike ease in front of the WDR Symphony Orchestra. (…) One rarely hears new music so entertaining, so beautiful.”
neue musik zeitung
WDR Symphony Orchestra & Sarah Maria Sun
Enno Poppe
“The hero of the day was Bas Wiegers, who jumped in last minute. He delivered softly swinging and continuously colour changing Valses nobles et sentimentales by Maurice Ravel.”
De Volkskrant
Dutch Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Padding, Andriessen, Ravel, Messiaen
"Bas Wiegers proved once again that he can keep an overview of difficult scores and bring out the essential voices. In doing so, he turned this Aperghis evening into an intensely strenuous but also profound listening experience and artistic enjoyment."
Bachtrack
Asko|Schönberg, SWR Vokalensemble
Aperghis, Die Hamletmaschine
“A huge achievement of Klangforum Wien and their conductor Bas Wiegers.”
Der Standard
Klangforum Wien
Unsuk Chin, Toshio Hosokawa, Rebecca Saunders
“Conductor Bas Wiegers makes the orchestra sound powerful yet transparent. He knows how to deal with the dramatic lines and rhythmic flow, and he does justice to the clarity and humor in Poulenc´s music.”
Mark Duijnstee, Opera Nederland
Residentie Orchestra
Francis Poulenc, Les Mamelles de Tirésias
“The counterpart was Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s “Concerto funèbre”, in which Klangforum Wien under Bas Wiegers bounced back the cat-like suppleness and glowing intensity of violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja: an oppressive thriller.”
Die Presse
Klangforum Wien
Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Concerto funèbre
“[…] at Hartmann’s “Concerto funèbre”, where exceptional violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja shone with the phenomenal Klangforum Wien under the excellent direction of Bas Wiegers.”
Kurier
Klangforum Wien
Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Concerto funèbre
“Under the multi-layered direction of Dutch conductor Bas Wiegers, at the helm of a supple and acoustically flattering Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lorraine and a chorus with beautiful cohesion, the performance is captivating thanks to the principal roles.”
la-croix.com
Mozart - Die Zauberflöte
“Lead by two independently waving conductors, Peter Eötvös and Bas Wiegers, the Concertgebouw Orchestra gave a shimmering performance.”
Frits van der Waa, Volkskrant
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Charles Ives, Symphony no. 4
“Bas Wiegers achieved exactly the right mood in Ravel´s Piano Concerto.”
Biëlla Luttmer, Volkskrant
Ludwig
Lucas Jussen, piano
Maurice Ravel, Piano Concerto in G
“Under his baton, the strings scintillated with such a romantic sway as to give way to an almost unbearably beautiful ending.”
Persis Bekkering, Volkskrant
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Lisette Bolle, soprano
Rolf Martinsson, Forlorn (World Première)
“Andriessen´s music was played by the Dutch Asko|Schönberg ensemble and conductor Bas Wiegers with incredible precision and virtuosity.”
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger
Louis Andriessen
Asko|Schönberg