“We are regular opera listeners. We go to concerts pretty frequently... The sound [of the Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra] was wonderful. The orchestra is truly dynamic, and one can only admire the incredible discipline that it has. And the energy that it puts into every piece that I heard—it was beautifully conducted and every section had virtuosos. I wouldn’t want to single any of them out but they were all beautiful. As a musical performance, I thoroughly enjoyed it.”

“[The erhu] comes closest to the human voice I think. And I’m an amateur singer so that’s something I appreciate. You can feel somebody singing when you listen to the erhu.”