Mulcahy played tenderly and flexibly with the highest musicality.
Karl Robert Danler. DAS ORCHESTER Hamburg
A secure, thoughtful and intellectual artist.
Bernhard Krol SUDDEUTSCHER ZEITUNG Munich
Flawless playing by Michael Mulcahy.
Karl Robert Brachtel MUENCHENER MERKUR Munich
Mulcahy showed his trill and staccato art, as well as his tone quality in Albrechtsberger’s florid concerto.
Dr. Thea Lethmiar AUGSBURGER ALLGEMEINE Augsburg
Brilliant trombonist Michael Mulcahy was outstanding.
Tony Gould THE SUN Melbourne
Michael Mulcahy did everything that a virtuoso trombone could possibly do.
Maria Prerauer THE AUSTRALIAN Sydney
Released from its orchestral bondage, the trombones expressive range was affirmed. Michael Mulcahy’s performance was equally effective for the sensitive realization of the music’s dramatic tension.
Marcia Ruff THE CANBERRA TIMES Canberra
The playing throughout was brilliantly accomplished.
W.L. Hoffmann. THE CANBERRA TIMES Canberra
The conductor was Michael Mulcahy, Deputy Music Director of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. He obtained overall playing that made the most of the warm and romantic expression of the music.
W.L. Hoffman, THE CANBERRA TIMES Canberra
The trombone playing was remarkably fine.
John Sinclair THE HERALD Melbourne
Michael Mulcahy played with accuracy and gusto.
Ted Chen THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE Chicago
The plangent majesty of Michael Mulcahy’s trombone reinforced the solemn religious aura.
John von Rhein THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE Chicago
The three works for trombone, strings and organ by Bertali, Cesare and Biber had a high sweet resonance. The playing of CSO trombonist Michael Mulcahy sounded mellow and supple.
Wynne Delacoma CHICAGO SUN TIMES, Chicago.
Michael Mulcahy the CSO trombonist was all subdued eloquence both in the mellow ceremonious sonatas and in the dolorous “Hieronyma”.
Ted Chen CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Chicago.
In Leopold Mozart's brief concerto, Mulcahy's tone was rich and golden and his pitch impeccably precise.
Wynne Delacoma CHICAGO SUN TIMES, Chicago
His truly exceptional ability as a musician and his unique qualifications as a trombone player have been major factors in the success of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performance both at home and abroad since his appointment in 1989.
A player of his distinction and calibre is found only very seldom.
Sir Georg Solti.
August 21 1992
As Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra I have had the opportunity to witness his exceptional musical abilities. I have never encountered as versatile a trombonist as Michael Mulcahy.
Daniel Barenboim.
August 3 1992
I admired the evenness and strength of his playing, as well as the remarkable musicality brought on by this exacting production.
Pierre Boulez
May 12 1992
He gave proof of the highest musicality, sensibility, flexibility, commitment and discipline.
Riccardo Chailly
May 23 1987
His international status and reputation are so great that he is in demand all over the world.
James Conlon
January 7 1993
He is a master of the instrument.
Gary Bertini
May 29 1987
Thank you Michael Mulcahy for such a beautiful Trombone
Elliot Carter
December 1 1992