responses:

“Michal Stahel performed (the composition at the concert) with such a perfection of which are only great cellists capable of. He captivated the audience - even electrified them, and created an atmosphere of excitement and expectation.”
Novy nitriansky hlas (Slovak regional newspaper), December 1992

“Michal Stahel enchanted us with his musical talent...”
Novy nitriansky hlas (Slovak regional newspaper), December 1992

“Michal Stahel is a tremendously explosive, temperamental, spontaneous man and this all can be sensed in his playing.”
Slovak radio programme Radio 13, March 1996

“...the cellist Michal Stahel performed with a pleasing, full tone.”
Vecernik (Slovak Bratislava daily), April 1996

“The name Michal Stahel should be noted - his performance was par excellence.”
Pravda (Slovak daily), August 1998

“Stahel´s feeling of the solo part was admirable... Some well-known professionals do not sometimes succed in finding the emotional world of particular composers, but this young cellists definitely found it. His performance was dominant at the concert.”
Hlas ludu (Slovak regional newspaper), August 1998

“Michal Stahel together wit his cello teacher Karol Filipovic deserve a recognition for their work and for representing Slovakia in the international arena...”
Hudobny zivot (Slovak music magazine), September 1998

“Congenial, modest, talented... Is it possible to wish for a better nature of performer to the future? Michal Stahel is a name of young cellist, definitely most worth of noting. Who knows, may be one day he will surpass his mentor, the English cellist Steven Isserlis. He admired him for his musicality and the distinction of his playing.”
Slovak radio programme Zrkadlenie, November 1998

“In appraising the submitted work of Michal Stahel I must state that it is exceptionally rare and valuable work. It stands out of standard undergraduate works not only by its content, but also by its creative approaches and original examples. This is testimony to the great character of the creator, who by his multifariousness testifies that a good performer must be not only instrumantally and technically developed, but also widely educated and have a broad outlook. I am of the opinion that it would be a great pity if this work finished alongside others in the shelves of the college archive, because it could be instructive as an example for other students and for all those who love music.”
Assement of the assesor, tutor at the Conservatory in Bratislava on the undergraduate written work of Michal Stahel Music Performance - its essence, sigificance and meaning, May 1999

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