“World-renowned saxophonist Timothy McAllister’s brilliant, crowd-pleasing performance was equal parts rock-star swagger and supremely polished musicianship”
Leonidas Lagrimas
The Buffalo News (12/8/2019)
“anchoring the whole section is an achingly fetching tenor saxophone solo line that was beautifully performed by Timothy McAllister.”
Chicago Sun-Times
Kyle MacMillan (Nov 2024)
[Review: “Albany Symphony, Cheng and McAllister in top form”]
To finish the evening, John Corigliano’s “Triathlon for Saxophonist and Orchestra” would be hard to beat. With Grammy-winning saxophonist Timothy McAllister as the star, the piece is not only a tour de force for the saxophone but also for the orchestra…the overall effect was buoyant, bold, funky, and very in-your-face confident.“
Geraldine Freedman
The Daily Gazette (6/5/22)
“★★★★★ out of five–Performance, ★★★★★ out of five–Recording (John Adams City Noir; Saxophone Concerto; Nonesuch/St. Louis Symphony)”
David Nice
BBC Music Magazine (July 2014)
“REVIEW: Gorgeous Tyshawn Sorey and Thomas Adès concerto double-bill at Lucerne Festival”
“…Sorey’s writing for the solo sax establishes whole another brand of virtuosity, one wrought of long lines, where each note is given its singular identity; a procedure akin to the playing of the concerto’s dedicatee as well as the tintinnabulations of...
Jari KallioAIM-Adventures in Music (August 2022)
[Review: “ CSO end year literally with a bang“] “The Prokofiev benefitted from distinguished solo playing by Chris Martin on cornet, Michael Henoch on oboe and uncredited guest players Lorna McGhee on flute and the great Timothy McAllister on tenor saxophone.”
John Von Rhein
Chicago Tribute (12/19/14)
“[Glint] is a varied anthology of contemporary pieces…tangy, oxygen rich and kaleidoscopic.”