Antonio Pompa-Baldi, head of the piano department at the Cleveland Institute of Music, said: "I thought this was an extraordinary concert. I'm not an expert in Chinese traditional music. I recognize the different instruments, but I thought the blend between Western and Chinese instruments was perfect, going totally appropriately with the subject of this forum, which is exchange between different cultures and different civilizations. The music was exquisite and it was performed absolutely masterfully, so I enjoyed it immensely."