"His performance was simply monumental, above all for his ability to bring out the richness of the writing for the solo instrument, from the powerful passages, such as his very first entrance in the opening Allegro, to the ineffable melodic warmth that permeates the entire score.
His mastery of tempo, the astonishing weightlessness of his pianissimi, and the beauty of the sound Ferrández drew from his 1689 Stradivarius Archinto rounded off an impeccable performance."
"A performance by Pablo Ferrández is always a feast for the senses.
Ferrández’s playing revealed a mature artist at the height of his powers. Armed with his 1689 Stradivarius, the acclaimed Madrid-born cellist, by now firmly established in the programmes of some of the world’s leading orchestras and festivals and having collaborated with living legends such as Anne-Sophie Mutter and Martha Argerich, returned to the Catalan orchestra to open the evening with Antonín Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 (1895).
Pablo Ferrández once again demonstrated his mastery, delivering a transparent interpretation and drawing an exceptionally powerful projection from his instrument, with contrasting and expressive phrasing."