“Djokic’s warm sound and sure execution provided the listener with an excellent example of the composer’s idiom. In the second half of the program she presented a beautiful account of John Burge’s One Sail, a work commissioned by the Thirteen[…]
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“Then there’s cellist Denise Djokic, who has recorded the suites (originally composed for Mstislav Rostropovich) and made them her own. Her performance alone, lightly amplified to catch every subtlety in the score, is reason enough to go to ‘Love.’” (Seattle[…]
“Djokic’s tone and intonation were captivating, reinforcing the beauty of Estacio’s most lyrical ideas, and his orchestration gave the cellist plenty of space to be heard.” (Globe and Mail, 7 May 2012) Read the full review in the Globe and[…]
“Partway through the first half of the program, celebrated cellist Denise Djokic enters the stage and steals the show. She’s a captivating performer to watch, consumed by her music, and it’s no wonder she has received numerous ECMAs and Juno[…]
“Ms. Djokic offered, I felt, the most stunning single work in the four-hour session with her usual accompanist David Jalbert. The Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata is not unknown on the concert stage, but these two performed with relentless energy, with the[…]
“Denise Djokic, originally from Halifax, brought a sense of intense involvement to Adagio con Variazione by Respighi. She seems to go into a place of her own as she plays, devoted entirely to the music. This was a passionate reading[…]
“Cellist Denise Djokic played the theme of Don Quixote with firmness and sensitivity, especially in the finale.” (Montreal Gazette, 23 March 2011)