"In the right hands, here those of Thomas Blunt, the music fizzes along and the flair with which Blunt handled the give-and-take of phrase-shaping with the singers ensured an authentic Viennese feel". Rian Evans, The Guardian

“A fine conductor”. Richard Morrison, The Times

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"Under the baton of Thomas Blunt, there was sterling quality in the orchestra, chorus and cast". Fiona Maddocks, The Observer

"Thomas Blunt conducts a swift, clean account of the score, with verve and vigour". Rupert Christiansen,

The Telegraph

In '25 Thomas was appointed Principal Conductor of the Coro da Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo. Future work with OSESP includes conducting Stravinsky’s Les Noces and Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, two world premieres and a recording of works for choir and orchestra by Aylton Escobar. Other recent and future highlights include concerts with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Das Lied von der Erde at Opera Holland Park, Handel's Messiah with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Welsh National Opera, Michael Daugherty's Dreamachine with Evelyn Glennie and the New Bristol Sinfonia, Die Fledermaus for IF Opera, assisting Maurizio Benini on Gounod’s Faust at the Royal Opera House and a debut with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires at Teatro Colón.