Reviews

"...Hankewich matched control with passion, drama with style, (and) mind with soul."

— Grant Menzies, The Oregonian

"...his ear for the beauty of the well-defined phrase and rich dynamic texture mined the hidden glints of majesty scattered throughout the symphony..."

- Grant Menzies, The Oregonian.

"He is a commanding figure on stage, with a mellifluously physical conducting style that must be impossible for a player not to respond to."

- Paul Horsley, Kansas City Star.

"Hankewich "interprets" the music right then and there: one can watch him shape each phrase, and hear the musicians respond."

- Paul Horsley, Kansas City Star.

"He is clearly a conductor the musicians enjoy playing for—you can see it."

- Paul Horsley, Kansas City Star.

"...there was an inner glow to the texture, and Hankewich and the players imbued the piece with an explosive energy..."

- Paul Horsley, Kansas City Star.

"His graceful ducks and dives always look as if they’ve been choreographed by Frederick Ashton."

— Paul Horsley, Kansas City Star.

"...the best gift the Cedar Rapids Symphony could have bestowed on Eastern Iowa is to have brought Maestro Timothy Hankewich here."

— Rob Merritt, The Cedar Rapids Gazette.

"Hankewich and the CRSO raised the bar another notch with its performance of the final selection on the program, Richard Strauss’ "Tod und Verklarung" (Death and Transfiguration.)"

— George Ford, The Cedar Rapids Gazette

"...a performance richly deserving of the standing ovation that it garnered."

— George Ford, The Cedar Rapids Gazette