“Each performance company by itself is great, but the combination is greater than the sum of the parts. Too often ballet troupes around the country dance to recorded music. But ballet is supposed to be live, and it’s hard to be completely alive when half of the presentation is canned. The Phoenix Symphony is simply better than it ever has been, and playing in the pit, usually under the direction of Maestro Timothy Russell, it brings an extra dimension to Ib Andersen’s choreography and direction.” Link to web article