A few words from Colleagues and the Press
| "The passion and imagination of Mats' playing, the phrasing and seemingly endless array of tone colour, gives me the greatest pleasure. He is an inspiring colleague." Anne Sofie von Otter "Mats Lidström is the most creative and unique musician I have ever known. Throughout many years, he has been a constant source of inspiration to me." "Mats is a superb cellist and an unusual, captivating musician." "Mats Lidström is more than an excellent cellist, he's a wonderful musician. His immaculate technique and wonderful instincts make him a pleasure to hear and work with." "Mats is a wonderful musician, full of fanaticism and love for music, and a great master of his instrument. He is also an extrordinary personality with much energy, and it is always a pleasure to have hime as a soloist." "Mats Lidström is not just a wonderful cellist, he has a searching and curious mind that informs his music-making. The care and generosity of his personality come through clearly to the listener." |
by Lasse Paulsson |
"When Lidström turns on the heat, the excitement comes from the musicality of his interpretation as from his impressive dexterity." Washington Post " The cello: a toy, sounding like magic. The interpreter: a "Teufel Cellist", displaying all the facets of the music, with linguistic instinct." "This is wonderful. Performed with compelling advocacy and stunning bravura, let me repeat that this is the release of highest distinction and significance, faultlessly played and atmospherically recorded." "The Strauss was a literal performance with a cello solo that had to be experienced to be believed. By the end, one knew that this was programme telling at it's most faithful, a singular, if somewhat controversial accomplishment." "Mats Lidström is that rare thing, an original musician. The sheer mercurial energy which drives his performances can be both engaging and disturbing, but there is always a searching intelligence at work." |
