“Lao Luo is the Schubert of the modern world, an ingenious inventor of heart-warming melodies and a consummate master of harmony.”
— Frank Kouwenhouven, President of European Foundation for Chinese Music Research
“I am grateful to Lao Luo for giving me a whole new understanding of Tang poetry. At one time it was the work of Stephen Owen that gave me new perspectives into this classical art, but it is Lao Luo’s music that has given me even greater insight.”
Long Fei, Chinese culture scholar and musicologist
“That as a foreigner Lao Luo has put more thought into the future of Chinese music, that his compositions speak to the soul of China more eloquently than his Chinese counterparts, is a great achievement. In their truly wonderful synthesis of classical, popular, and folk music, Gong Linna and Lao Luo have taken an exceptional path, recognised in the enthusiastic reception of their performances.”
Prof. Zhong Zilin, Central Conservatory of Music