Rupert D’Cruze brought his band together with an audaciousness that no politician would risk. His performance of Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements was a striking achievement, rhythmically alert and confident throughout. Patrick Sandford – February 2001

This was the best performance given by the orchestra for many years. Rupert D’Cruze and the TWSO should be pleased with the raised standard. Andrew Buchanan Smart – November 2007

Rupert D’Cruze has a strong command over the forces he brings together for his enterprising concerts. He is not afraid of challenges, and leads his performers with enthusiasm and a distinctly alert musicality. The Portsmouth Festival Choir…joined forces with the Leeds Philharmonic Chorus and the Wakefield Girls’ High School Choir for a thrilling performance of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. Patrick Sandford – November 1998

Saturday’s concert brought the Philharmonic’s season to a triumphant close with a challenging programme very well done. Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, long feared by the best of performers, was undertaken with immense confidence and vigour. The performance worked because D’Cruze not only knew the score extremely well, but succeeded in shaping its disparate sections into a satisfying whole. Patrick Sandford – April 1997

Kathryn Stott’s virtuoso account of the Gershwin Piano Concerto on Saturday, with conductor Rupert D’Cruze drawing strong support from the Huddersfield Phil, will certainly rank as one of the most memorable performances.
David Hammond February 2001

Bravo! The Philharmonic’s encounter with Mahler’s mighty Sixth Symphony produced a moody, magnificent evening at the Town Hall. Conductor Rupert D’Cruze, who is taking this orchestra to new heights, led his serried ranks of strings and brass and his battery of percussion in a convincing performance of considerable stature, which kept me, for one, completely absorbed for the full one hour twenty minutes of its duration. The music’s emotive and tragic power was strongly conveyed in Rupert D’Cruze’s forceful, but finely controlled interpretation. David Hammond – November 1995