Reviews of concerts with Philharmonie Südwestfalen: "Also here were bravo-shouts, which were surely intended especially for the conductor, who together with the musicians, presented Symphony No. 1 by Elliott Carter in such a successful way. Also the success with Schuberts "Unfinished" Symphony was largely on his account".
"Christian Kluxen continuously led the opposing lines to eachother and joined them together. However in the second movement there was more focus on the contrasts that emphasized the sudden fluctuations, but were then again unified in a very concentrated ending."

Review in The Herald: "...and the colossal full orchestra, with staggering quality from its principals, devastatingly beautiful playing from leader Rachel Spencer, and Kluxen in overdrive, blew the whole place away with a monumental, glorious performance of Strauss's Ein Heldenleben. Another one for the record books."
Reproduced with kind permission from The Herald.

The Herald: "Christian Kluxen, the newly appointed assistant conductor of the RSNO, took hold of the young musicians and evidently understood their needs, his confidence and passion filtering through his baton to the orchestra as they tackled a demanding programme with technical assurance.... the highlight was Nielsen’s Symphony No 2, which showcased the musicians at their best, Kluxen exploiting the orchestra’s rich sound to find intricate details within each movement."

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Three-page portrait in the Danish music magazine "KLASSISK".
"The young conductor Christian Kluxen describes himself as half nerd and half performer. This is a role that one has to get used to, when you're in the business"
Reproduced with kind permission from Steen Christian Steensen and KLASSISK.

"When the RSNO announced the appointment of 28-year-old Dane, Christian Kluxen, to the three-year post of assistant conductor, it looked as though they had struck gold and had found, for what is essentially a learning post, somebody who was pretty much fully formed."
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 "Conductor was the young Dane Christian Kluxen, who is now employed as Assistant Conductor with The Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He and the orchestra did not wawer and delivered a great over all performance of the Double Concerto for Alto Flute and Englishhorn by Karsten Fundal. Grieg's Holberg-Suite was a quiet starter, but then a tight energy emerged in Schumann's First Symphony. This "Spring Symphony" was far from boring."  

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Concert in Roskilde Cathedral with Odense Symphony Orchestra at the International Schubert Festival: "Christian Kluxen conducted with the enthusiasm of a young musician, but with the confidence and overview of an older, experienced one. He gave time between the phrases, so that the new did not overthrow the previous before it had settled in. And he got the orchestra to play with an admirable precision."

Frontpage portrait in the Danish newspaper "Weekendavisen" about Christian Kluxen's new position with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, about listening to classical music and about the orchestra as a living organism.
Reprodused with kind permission from Heidi Laura and Weekendavisen.

Critical acclaim for Christian Kluxen with Lund City Orchestra in an all-Nielsen program, including the flute concerto and Symphony No. 1. South Swedish Newspaper said: "...Christian Kluxen gathers all concentration from the first note... like in the flute concerto, Kluxen finds a flow which does not drown, but gives space."

Article in the newspaper "Søndagsavisen" about the Jacob Gade Award of DKK 100.000 and Christian Kluxen's conducting studies in New York City.