— ResMusica, September 2022
“[…] Invested in the quest for timbre and differential nuance which calls for both sensitivity and finesse in playing, Joanna Gutowska is sovereign, revealing a universe of abundant richness whose sonorities are alternately silky and bristling, vibrant and sensual”
— BBC Music Magazine, November 2022
“ [...] she translates the insight gained onto the instrument itself, single-minded intensity that prove most potent in the fluttering, abrasive nuance”
— Diapason, November 2022
— BurningAmbulance Magazine, September 2022
“[…] Saariaho: Works for Cello . It’s a real labor of love. It’s a head-spinningly beautiful album. […] It’s full of sudden lurches and yelps, and quiet passages filled with a thrilling tension as you wait for the next eruption”
— Levyhyllyt Magazine, October 2022
“[…] Joanna Gutowska proves to be a wonderful cellist. She dives into Saariaho's cello compositions with dedication and creates thrillingly fine interpretations”
— Yle Klassinen, October 2022
“[…] Gutowska's purity and rhythmic precision give the music even more purposefulness. Gutowska also wins in the interpretation of Neiges. […] The album serves as a model of how the sharpest edge of Finnish music in the world succeeds. So high-quality music has taken off and found an interpreter in the world that increases the quality even more.”
— Pizzicato Classical Music Journal, August 2022
“[…] her playing offers a sound world that develops as if by itself, revealing the creative side of the compositions rather than their intellectual backgrounds”
— WTJU FM, November 2022
“[…] Joanna Gutowska is a fantastically talented performer. Her mastery […] is superb. Her technique is flawless.”