[REVIEW: John Adams leads Cleveland Orchestra in riveting program] “The three-movement quasi-concerto featuring saxophone soloist Timothy McAllister conjures the dark and mysterious Los Angeles of the 1940s and 50s…McAllister soared beautifully against strings, vibraphone, and solo horn.”

Kevin McLaughlin Cleveland Plain Dealer (April 2024)

“Soloist Timothy McAllister proved brilliantly up to the enormous demands — vast spreads of pitches, disjunct lines that wanted to be as lyrical as possible and some dazzling scurries.”

Scott Cantrell The Dallas Morning News (4/25/12)

“the main attraction of this enjoyable St. Louis Symphony album, conducted by David Robertson, is Adams’ Saxophone Concerto, composed for the virtuosic Timothy McAllister, who plays it here. Stacked with swing-era allusions, moody 4am interludes and cartwheeling acrobatics, it is unpretentious fun from start to finish”

Richard Morrison The Times London (5/31/14)

“(John) Adams goes for more than stylizations with [City Noir’s] wily jazz spine. Keeping a sweaty, smoky after-hours jam percolating were Timothy McAllister’s volcanic sax…”

Lewis Whittington American Record Guide (Sept/Oct 2010)

“brilliant solos were in abundance, especially by Timothy McAllister…”

Janos Gereben San Francisco Classical Voice

“John Adams said he wouldn’t wish [that alto saxophone solo] on anyone, but Timothy McAllister dispatching it with wonderful grace on this world premiere evening.”

Fred Child Commentary from American Public Media/Performance Today's coverage of Gustavo Dudamel's Inaugural Concert with the LA Phil

Performances

  2. Performance with the Toronto Symphony; John Adams "City Noir"

    Roy Thomson Hall
    8:00 PM

  3. Performances with The Cleveland Orchestra

    Severance Hall
    7:30 PM

  9. Selmer Showcase Concert: PRISM Quartet with Branford Marsalis; WSC Zagreb

    Academy of Music
    3:00 PM

  10. PRISM Quartet at the World Saxophone Congress; WSC Zagreb

    Academy of Music
    12:15 PM

  11. Soloist with Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra; WSC Zagreb

    Vatroslav Lisinski
    8:00 PM

  16. Soloist with Meridian Symphony Orchestra

    Meridian Symphony Association
    8:00 PM

  18. Soloist with University of Michigan Concert Band

    Hill Auditorium
    8:00 PM

  23. Performances with Joffrey Ballet/Chicago Philharmonic

    Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
    8:00 PM

  25. Performances with Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Chicago Symphony Center
    8:00 PM

  26. U.S. Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium

    George Mason University
    8:00 PM