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“From the start, Lavena’s debut album casts the young cellist not just as an intrepidly curious adventurer but as a deeply mindful musician.”

“…a disc of subtlety and power which marks a thrilling new avenue of exploration for the cello”

“Unfolding in a series of waves, the work swells rapturously for seven transfixing minutes, reminding us one final time of the cellist's talent for translating a composer's writing into powerful expressive form.”

“This is music of our own time—strangely beautiful, often angst-laden, filled with energy and unrest.”

“And then it is more besides, a new take on the Contemporary Modern as a whole and undoubtedly of interest to anyone who wants to keep current and looks for something very musical as well as very new. Highly recommended.”

“In Judah Adashi’s movingly tender my heart comes undone Johanson’s cello weaves in and out of a single melodic line that ascends musically towards a quiet ending.”

“NEW TO YOUTUBE | Cellist LAVENA Performs "My Heart Comes Undone. The work was written by composer Judah Adashi as a Valentine’s Day gift to his wife, LAVENA”