“Dan Zhu’s glittering interpretation on Debussy sonata, his violin sounds like the moonlight on the lake…almost sarcastic dialogues with witty ideas explode the impressionistic painting.”
“Truly brilliant, compelling, and polished.”
From his performance with Maestro Christoph Eschenbach conducting Boston Symphony Orchestra
—Boston Musical Intelligencer
“Poetic sublimation…Vibrant with intensity, intimate pathos under the guise of a deliberate simplicity and an equally discreet expressive commitment.”
From Dan Zhu’s Beethoven sonatas recital cycle with pianist Kun-Woo Paik
—La Corriere della Sera
“The fluent subtlety at his very ease in the score of constantly renewed imagination.”
—Concert Classic Paris
“Most significantly talented violinist of his generation, reached an outstandingly high artistic level concerning the art of violin playing as well as the combination of intelligence and sensitivity allowing him to approach the individual musical message of the relevant composer.”
—-pianist Gerhard Oppitz