“The musical journey shared with Dan Zhu will not be a long quiet river either: the piano tends to assert itself with verve, almost taking over the subtle but rather sensitively projected sound of the violin in Mozart’s A major Sonata KV.526. As the perfectly mastered bow control finds his way along, it reveals itself in the Three Fantasies by Bright Sheng (born in 1955), making the French premiere of this piece, in a quality of tone and a variety of colors between dream, Tibetan imaginary folklore and the reminiscence of a love song arisen from a trip to Kazakhstan. Schubert’s daunting Fantasy in C Major D.934, puts both partners on an equal footing: the sovereignty and freedom of Dalberto’s piano playing responds to the fluent subtlety of Dan Zhu at his very ease in this score of constantly renewed imagination. As an encore, Schubert’s Valse-Caprice Viennoise (arranged by Franz Liszt and then by David Oistrakh for the violin version), interpreted with ease and tact, lets some delicate fragrance float in the air. But style above all, first and foremost…for the greatest happiness of an audience over the angels.”
– Translated by Dr. Laurence Lebas