The very young cellist was the absolute discovery of the evening. He played with exceptional ease and was completely in tune with his instrument
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Radio Klassik
The very young cellist was the absolute discovery of the evening. He played with exceptional ease and was completely in tune with his instrument
Classic Voice
...The almost obvious, spontaneous, springy naturalness with which he resolves even the most complicated passages of Dvorak's Concerto for cello is something of awe-inspiring
Music Magazine
...an astonishing sensitivity, flexible and elegant phrasing, along with a warm and enveloping sound, where the soloist was able to demonstrate brilliant virtuosity, vibrant energy and overall fluidity.
The Musical Bee
Imagine, an evening at the Cagliari Opera House. The debut of a real 'monster' like Ettore Pagano..." '...He dominated the stage for expressive maturity, for a fiery performance of a page that already by writing is sharp, kaleidoscopic
Operaclick
...he brutally stole the show from everyone from the very first note, attacking the instrument almost ferociously and above all with an astonishing maturity of expression. His is stellar virtuosity and at the same time visceral, almost Savage...
...What strikes, in Pagano, is the confidence as a performer that leads him to tackle the most complex passages, drawing from the cello a penetrating, calibrated sound with perfect intonation, refined by a natural aesthetic taste, always on target in capturing the smallest nuances...
Le Salon Musical
..the Orchestra of Teatro Verdi, in high spirits, put itself at the service of the young cellist Ettore Pagano, applauded like a true rock star after his outstanding performance
Radio Klassik
Ettore Pagano’s star shines bright in Portogruaro
an astonishing sensitivity, flexible and elegant phrasing, along with a warm and enveloping sound, where the soloist was able to demonstrate brilliant virtuosity, vibrant energy and overall fluidity
Torino, concerto Mariotti/Pagano / Orchestra Rai, 11/01/2024
What strikes, in Pagano, is the confidence as a performer that leads him to tackle the most complex passages, drawing from the cello a penetrating, calibrated sound with perfect intonation, refined by a natural aesthetic taste, always on target in capturing the smallest nuances
Cagliari, Ioffe/Pagano concert, 10/06/2023
A fantastic evening at the Teatro Lirico in Cagliari, with two performers of great technical, artistic, and communicative talent: Ettore Pagano, a true prodigy of the cello, and the conductor Alevtina Ioffe
Trieste – Teatro Verdi: Fifth Concert of the Symphonic Season
the Orchestra of Teatro Verdi, in high spirits, put itself at the service of the young cellist Ettore Pagano, applauded like a true rock star after his outstanding performance.
The Portogruaro Festival awards Pagano’s golden cello
The seemingly natural, almost obvious, spontaneous, innate ease with which Ettore Pagano resolves even the most complex passages of the Second Cello Concerto by Dvorak