“It is a particular, exceptional event. The Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia played on two evenings at the Beijing music festival. The event is huge. The guests at the Beijing Festival are selected carefully among the best in the world. The selection is strict and many orchestras are left behind, in spite of repeated requests. The performance by the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia was exceptional also because of the setting in which it took place. The concert hall of the forbidden city is among the best in Asia. (…) It was also exceptional because of the program on offer. Whereas on Monday, the orchestra played in sum a rather classical repertoire, devoted to Mozart, the evening before it merged with the China Philharmonic Orchestra for a flawless multi-colored performance under the baton of the conductor Long Yu (…) The mix of genres and cultures occurred almost naturally without a false note. This is thanks to the quasi physical performance: the two orchestras had only two days to tune the violins, whilst the Belgian musicians had to cope with 6 hours of jetlag.” 

LA LIBRE BELGIQUE, Vincent Rocour, 24 October 2006 – Beijing Festival