“I hear a mixture of two cultures, and it’s a fantastic orchestra. I’m really impressed.”

“The musicianship is very high-level. You can see there’re many virtuosos in the orchestra.”

“The overall sound of the orchestra—it’s very lush, it’s very brilliant, it’s really clean. They’re just so precise. It’s a really high level of mastery. And the conductor tonight is fantastic. It’s a pleasure to watch him. He’s great. He’s so dynamic and I think the orchestra is really sounding great because of his talents as a conductor.”