Gramophone -  Janvier  2019 -  Tim Ashley

«The performance itself is excellent. Laurent Pillot conducts with superb energy and grace  [...]  Anyone who cares about Così should hear this.»

The Guardian - 06 décembre 2018 -  Erica Jeal 

«Laurent Pillot  draws a lively performance from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.»

Opera Now - Février 2019 - Francis Muzzu

“an interesting supplement to a collection … it offers accomplished and youthful performances from its cast, and enjoyably propulsive conducting from Laurent Pillot”

operanews- March 2015 - David J. Baker

« […] The performance had ideal vitality under the conductor Laurent Pillot, who clearly relished the orchestra's important role and unleashed riveting accelerandos at critical moments […] »

New York Times- Dark and Deep Desires- 11 décembre 2014- Anthony Tommasini

« […]  Drawing vibrant and colorful, if occasionally shaky, playing from the orchestra, the conductor Laurent Pillot was especially good at conveying the mysteriousness that pervades this overlooked score, Bloch’s only opera  […] »

Opéra magazine n° 103 - David Shengold

« […] Laurent Pillot, qui a déjà dirigé in loco d'excellentes représentations de Béatrice et Bénédict de Berlioz, Pénélope de Fauré et Cendrillon de Massenet, tire le meilleur de l'orchestre et du choeur […] »

Berkshire Fine Arts - 11/12/14 - Susan Hall

« […] Conducted by Laurent Pillot, the score was vivid. Pillot evoked the atmosphere of the drama with the orchestral tools Bloch provides. […] The music and drama proceed with unrelenting power and intensity […] »

The Artsdesk.com

« […] Overall, though, conductor Laurent Pillot ran a well-paced performance with absolutely no let-up in the action […] »

mon43.fr – 3/2/2014

« […] l'orchestre symphonique de Lyon-Villeurbanne a donné un concert au centre culturel, qui pour l'occasion a fait salle comble.
Les 70 musiciens, sous la direction de Laurent Pillot, ont permis aux spectateurs de revivre par la musique une vingtaine de films en passant par King Kong, Out Of Africa, Danse avec les loups, et toute la série des James Bond (Goldfinger, Dr NO, Bons baisers de Russie, Moonraker, au service secret de sa majesté…). Laurent Pillot, au cv imposant, est directeur musical de l'orchestre symphonique Lyon-Villeurbanne depuis 1986, il a également dirigé l'orchestre de l'opéra national de Lyon.[…] »

The Daily Telegraph

« […] There were some ravishing colours in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's performance thanks to conductor Laurent Pillot's labour of love […] »

Opera Magazine.nl

« […] Of the French conductor, Laurent Pillot, I can only offer praise […] »

« [...] Animated Little Vixen is a delight for sorcerers and apprentices alike [...] »

The Guardian
« [...] The dynamic interaction of a live orchestra, conducted by Laurent Pillot, gives Geoff Dunbar's film a lucent additional dimension [...] »

Manchester Evening News
« [...] The film is absolutely enchanting, and it does add to its appeal to have it on a big screen and with a live orchestra. Laurent Pillot did a magnificent job in co-ordinating the live accompanying musicians with the pre-recorded voices on the soundtrack [...] »

« […] Laurent Pillot drew a warm-toned, finely balanced performance from the orchestra […] »

Opera Today
« […] The orchestra played lovingly, with impressive polish and attention to detail under Laurent Pillot […] »

Times Square
« […] With eminent conductor Laurent Pillot leading the orchestra in a sensitive and sympathetic reading of this gorgeous score, any nagging concerns about its worth in the theater are alleviated   […] »