“He makes me look like a pussycat… He’s a super virtuoso of the cello. He studied with [the eminent] Antonio Janigro but plays like a jazz musician and is part performance artist. He has no fear, and that’s unusual in the classical world – we’re all terrified of wrong notes”.
— Yo-Yo Ma (Philadelphia Inquirer)
"Giovanni Sollima is a free spirit, an artist in heart and soul. The man is a genius, an incredible cellist who composes, plays with Yo-Yo Ma, does crazy stuff like playing on a cello made of ice, turns cities on their head with his 100Cellos project, inspires young talent, and, to top it off, an endearing human too".
— Maarten Mostert (Artistic Director, Cello Biennale Amsterdam)
