"vibrant performers and flavorful music..... Indeed, the orchestra’s playing was sometimes so fascinating that it was difficult to keep one’s attention on the actual stage..."

http://bostonclassicalreview.com/2012/05/the-fiddler-and-the-old-woman-of-rumelia-offers-vibrant-music-but-confused-drama/

"Run, do not walk to the Harvard ticket office... The music director, Russian-born Lidiya Yankovskaya, conducted a remarkably capable orchestra with authority and sensitivity, and the singers uniformly delivered both excellent diction and acting. Lowell’s production is beyond reproach."
-The Boston Musical Intelligencer

Juventas New Music Ensemble's world premiere production of Isaac Schankler's opera Light and Power (Lidiya Yankovskaya, Music Director) wins 2nd place in the category of "Production by a Professional Opera Company" in the National Opera Association's annual competition.

"The most impressive support, however, came from the chorus [prepared and conducted offstage by Lidiya Yankovskaya], a group of men and women who sang beautifully..."
http://classical-scene.com/2011/10/23/beatrice-et-benedict-in-boston/