Mariss Jansons, Chief conductor Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
[...] I personally thank you for your contribution as cover conductor. It was not only a great help for me and the orchestra, it also was wonderful to have personal contact with you as my colleague.
I wish you great success as a conductor and I am looking forward to seeing you next season in my projects.

Gunther Broucke, Intendant, Flemish Radio Orchestra
I have had the privilege to invite Ivan Meylemans on several occasions. During all of our projects together, I have been impressed by both his talents and his skills. Not only is Ivan Meylemans a great musician with a profound insight in the scores he conducts. Furthermore, he knows how to transmit his feelings and knowledge to both the orchestra and the audience. On top of that, he has a warm and open-hearted personality, which makes him a true pleasure to work with. The combination of his talents and skills is rare, and therefore, I would warmly recommend him to any colleague in search of a talented and motivated young conductor.

Ed Spanjaard, Chief conductor Symphony Orchestra of Maastricht
Ivan studied conducting with me at the Royal Conservatory, The Hague, for several years. Right from the start he possessed a keen and mature musical personality. His practical sight in technical conducting-matters and gesture, developped rapidly. (His ears and ideas had been good from the beginning.) Seeing him at work with the wind-section of a large conservatory-orchestra has been a true pleasure: his ‘tone’ is that of an experienced colleague, and he radiates a real musical joy. I was impressed with his good timing and practical approach. I can strongly recommand Ivan, if you can enable him to further his experience in front of an orchestra.

Myung-Whun Chung,
Chief conductor Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Monsieur Ivan Meylemans s'est présenté au concours de jeune chef associé à l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
Il a été retenu en demi-finale et remarqué avec intérêt par le jury. Je ne peux que vous recommander de retenir sa candidature au concours Donatella Flick.

Bernard Haitink
I was impressed by his technical ability, his powers of communication to the orchestra, his natural authority and the clarity of his musical ideas.