Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert's appointment in the Times, calls him "an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him".

即便是在《泰晤士报》上支持任命吉尔伯特的托马西尼，也称他为“一位朴实无华的音乐家，没有那种令人敬畏的指挥家的气质”。