No chance of boredom here...

 

"...Gavriel Lipkind is a remarkable cellist. You'll be amazed, as I was, at his extraordinary expressive range, and share his delight in demonstrating such command over the instrument. The speed, precision and lightness of his Dance of the Elves give it a surreal, almost supernatural quality, and his bright, buoyant, apparently carefree account of the Prelude to Bach's Sixth Suite is just as noteworthy, in a very different way.

He's a thoughtful, creative artist, too; most of the repeated sections in the Bach are embellished, sometimes with conventional trills, appoggiaturas and divisions, occasionally with more radical melodic changes. The folk character of many items on the recital disc is emphasised, through abnormal tone production, to suggest oriental instruments, or by means of unusual effects involving pizzicato, percussion or, in one instance, voice. And it's just as memorable when he plays more conventionally - Bloch's Prayer, for instance, is touching in its restrained intensity..."

 

Duncan Druce, The Gramophone