clarinettist · conductor

“José-Luis Estellés seduced us with the warmth and quality of his clarinet sound, especially in K489 by Mozart, where he amazed us with the smoothness and delicacy with which he dispatched the articulation and phrasing.”

“His most outstanding virtues may be the dynamic richness and the unbelievable control over breathing that allow him to expound his interesting ideas as a performer. Great music, great performers, perfect evening.”

… “All that has been shown by Estellés and the Trío Arbós with class, with technique, with that poetic of their own that determines the path of an eloquent works by a great composer”.

[…]”daß eine außergewönliche, “bibliophille” Besonderheit anzuzeigen ist”. “Estellés is a real find. Definitely a five star set”. “In spiritual agreement. Certainly joins a handful of favourite versions”.

“Hohepunkt des Abends. Estellés glänzte durch seine technische Perfektion und for allem durch seine außerst feinsinnige Gestaltung in absoluter homogener Ausgewogenheit. Das Herzstück – das Larghetto- beeindruckte durch eine bis in kleinste Verästelungen geformte Dynamik.”

“Amongst the concerts with a especial success this year we count the Clarinet Concerto with Estellés” […]

“Special mention deserves José Luis Estellés, who shone beyond measure in his solo movement, Abîme des oiseaux, showing a stratospheric command of the registers and the dynamic range and gradation that can rarely be heard in this piece. He simply overwhelmed us in his reading of this movement.”

“On the podium, José-Luis Estellés, the exceptional clarinettist and, as far as we can see, a good conductor who has now earned much success in this other facet of his artistic career.”

‘Melómano de Oro’, March 2016.
The reinvention of the clarinet. […] The repertoire is approached with great sensitivity and a deep knowledge of the clarinet by Estellés, who unfolds it with such ease and elegance that brings a great freshness to these quintets.