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ReviewsSpokane Symphony returns with praise-worthy talent for Season 80
28 January 2026

Spokane Symphony returns with praise-worthy talent for Season 80

James Lowe, conductor and music director of the Spokane Symphony, strode onstage Saturday night to begin the first concert of the orchestra’s 80th season as one of the most beloved…
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ReviewsSymphony review: Zuill Bailey’s artistry creates dual emotions at Masterworks 9, which closes out season with standing ovation for retiring musician Helen Byrne
28 January 2026

Symphony review: Zuill Bailey’s artistry creates dual emotions at Masterworks 9, which closes out season with standing ovation for retiring musician Helen Byrne

The past weekend saw the Spokane Symphony and Music Director James Lowe return to the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox for the ninth and final pair of concerts of…
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ReviewsConductor strikes back: After accident, James Lowe steps in to conduct ‘Star Wars’ performance with mid-concert handoff to injured conductor
28 January 2026

Conductor strikes back: After accident, James Lowe steps in to conduct ‘Star Wars’ performance with mid-concert handoff to injured conductor

As stormtroopers, Chewbacca and Darth Vader entertained the crowd in the lobby of the Fox Theater half an hour past starting time for the Spokane Symphony’s “Star Wars: The Empire…
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ReviewsRoyal Scottish National Orchestra, RSNO Centre
28 January 2026

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, RSNO Centre

RSNO returned with a concert that sought to do more than soothe - 4/5
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ReviewsScottish Chamber Orchestra, Masterworks
25 March 2025

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Masterworks

...outstandingly played by the SCO with big Jim Lowe in magisterial form, this was premier league music education and top drawer performance in indivisible alliance.
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ReviewsScottish Chamber Orchestra
21 March 2025

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

He got some wonderfully sharp contrasting dynamics and was at his most persuasive in the quicker moments. It is true that at times a little more subtlety would have been…
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ReviewsThe Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
21 March 2025

The Orchestra of Welsh National Opera

IT IS the lot of the players in opera orchestras to spend much of their lives in the confines of an orchestra pit, so when the members of the Orchestra…
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ReviewsVaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony
21 March 2025

Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony

The music of Ralph Vaughan Williams flows in the blood of English choral societies and it’s hard to think of a composer who was more dedicated to the cause of…
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“...already a very accomplished conductor.”

Bernard Haitink

“...an outstanding conductor.”

Neeme Järvi

“...outstandingly played but the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with James Lowe in magisterial form.”

Michael TumeltyThe Herald

“...a remarkable orchestral conductor.”

Jorma Panula

“Lowe generates energy on the podium and connects smartly with each orchestra.”

Mary Ellyn HuttonMusical America

“...under the baton of James Lowe the orchestra gave an astoundingly clear and passionate performance.”

Sunday Express

“James Lowe - a talent worth watching...”

Conrad WilsonThe Herald