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"Simon Hewett convincingly brought forth the magical harmonic transparency of the score"
Stuttgart Opera, La Bohème, 30 June 2014, Der Neue Merker Online
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"The orchestra, under Hewett, played with pin-point accuaracy - uncovering the excess of desire, the humour and the depth of meaning behind every note"
Opera Australia, The Marriage of Figaro, artsHub, March 03, 2012
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"Simon Hewett...a name one should take note of."
Hamburg State Opera, Orpheus, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, December 9, 2009
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"...the transparent music making of the Hamburg Philharmonic under Simon Hewett brilliantly completed Neumeiers Orpheus evening - a danced hommage to the magic and power of music."
Hamburg State Opera, Orpheus, Kieler Nachrichten, December 8, 2009
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"...particularly when the Hamburg Philharmonic play with such inspiration as on the evening of the premiere under Simon Hewett. He is a huge asset for the Hamburg Ballet."
Hamburg State Opera, Orpheus Hamburger Abendblatt, December 7, 2009
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"...conductor Simon Hewett had good instincts for quick and insistent speeds."
Opera Australia, Cosi Fan Tutte Sydney Morning Herald, September 19, 2009
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"...the conductor Simon Hewett enthusiastically brought out every nuance of this many sided work (Mendelssohn's 3rd Symphony)..."
Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung, February 2, 2009
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"...a worthy and forceful interpretation of an enduring masterpiece."
Opera Australia, Otello Sydney Morning Herald, July 21, 2008
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"...with Simon Hewett as conductor: fantastic..."
Baden Baden Festspielhaus, Parzival Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, November 27, 2006