"... the conductor Ulrich Kern shows love for Yvain's music with the Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie: he savors transitions, he helps the far-reaching developments of music to have a strong effect…"

"Ulrich Kern conjures up a wonderfully light, springy sound with his Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie, which does Yvain full justice."

"The Orchestra of the Stuttgart State University of Music and Performing Arts gave a splendid performance under the careful direction of Ulrich Kern. (…) At the end there was great cheering and shouts of “Bravo” for the ensemble of the Opera School."

"... listed in the critics ‘survey as the most unusual performance of the season."

"Musically, this impressive composition is in the best hands with Ulrich Kern.”

"Soprano Yeree Suh and conductor Ulrich Kern fill the concert of the Stuttgart Philharmonic with humor and precision. (...) Ulrich Kern directs the strings as well as the excellent wind soloists elegantly, with much sense for the one-composed dance forms and for the theatrical potential of the piece through the many effectively placed notes. (...) Finally, Beethoven's Eighth. Kern clearly illuminates rhythmic - metric battle zones. The symphony sounds racy, clean as a whistle, pushing forward, granting brilliant moments to the solo cellist and proving that humor can also be subtle.”

"... Here Ulrich Kern convinced with a stylistically confident, gripping conducting, which let the themes clearly emerge (Haydn Symphony No. 83 - Editor's note) (...) Clear contours and secure tempi distinguished the interpretation as well as picturesque, ethereal and enrapting moods, before the symphony ended in a short, sweeping coda.”

"... Rarely is the audience so excited after a guest performance by the MDR-Orchestra. (...) Cheering, bravo - shouts, stamping their feet - the audience gives free rein to their emotions..."

“Ulrich Kern, associate General Music Director, had perform his orchestra with much verve and inspiration. (...) Kern provided balance, sharpening yet the contrast between the movements. The audience was enthusiastically. Bravo - an excellent performance with the Lausitzer Philharmonie“

“With Ulrich Kern the evening was an energetic event. He experiences the tunes, provides musicians and singers sufficient leeway. That sounds really good. Not just from the ditch. Even choir and soloists are at their best.“

“… Ulrich Kern brought the work to sharp contours, let the brass player shine and the bass thump. (...) The applause and the pounding of the audience in the sold-out hall was a clear sign. More of this fresh color!“

"…Here, as a master, Kern confirms, more clearly, more decisively, the thematic threads of neatly tracing structuring, which leads the Philharmonic Orchestra to a convincing, multifaceted interpretation of the symphony. (Schumann, 2nd Symphony, Notes, ed.)”.

"… Ulrich Kern rise to the top-form in this suite, he dances the pieces formally on his conductor's podium ..."

"Kern gave the orchestra wings, always balancing the registers harmoniously. Dynamically, we could hear the melodies in flight, "light and mellifluous", just as their inventor himself heard them in 1878. (Editor's note: Brahms 2nd Symphony)."

"66 minutes of 'music by musicians' in the truest sense of the word – played in a virtuoso manner by the soloist as well as by the accompanying orchestra Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserlautern, conducted by Ulrich Kern...... The accomplished ensemble playing with sonorous refinement, musical depth and virtuoso lightness is very much impressive. C'est magnifique!"