Aufgehen kann der Abend denn auch nur, weil das Ensemble Kaleldoskop unter Olof Boman Händels Musik umwerfend interpretiert. Undogmatische, historisch-authentische Musizierhaltung sucht hier neugierig den Bruch mit Handels Musik und mit dem Orchesteralltag. So nehmen die Musikerinnen und Musiker, ebenfalls in Westwoods Edelpunk-Outfit, teil am Spiel, verwabert Händels Komposition immer wieder mal im elektrifizierten Rauschen der Gitarren-Amps, durch den sie die Klange von Geigen und Theorben jagen.
— Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
All three pieces were cogently interpreted by the highly
gifted conductor Olof Boman, guiding his crack band of first
class young players who seamlessly alternated between Baroque
and contemporary stylistics. A magical evening.
— Opera Now
The transformation begins in the orchestra pit. In time for his long-awaited debut at Drottningholm, the conductor Olof Boman positioned the musicians by letting the oboes and first violins sit with their backs to the audience. With two separate continuo groups and expertly assisted servo steering, he manages to bring out the most incredible subtleties from the orchestra. As a connoisseur of older music, Boman has few competitors among conductors.
— Svenska Dagbladet
Even more hope for the future was to be found in the musical performance, emanating from the excellent orchestral rendition under the leadership of the conductor Olof Boman. With a sure hand he and the young musicians sculpted each and every dramatic nuance, from the din of war to glimmering pastel idylls and icy terror, all with room for contemplation and reflection and in perfect interplay with the soloists and choir. In Olof Boman’s capable hands, the continental boom for Baroque opera should also be able to spread to Sweden and be well received on many opera stages.
