"One of the rarest artists in the world I would pay a ticket to hear.
It was a real revelation to hear her. She is not just one from the many excellent pianists nowadays, but an exciting artist to whom one has to listen. Beyond the spellbinding technique she mastered, she is a real interpreter of poetic feelings, great temperament and a delightful sound. She is unfailingly capable of charming her public. She has the spontaneity giving the impression that the work performed under her fingers is just created at that moment."
— Tamás Vásáry
"...truly one of the most original pianists of her generation. She is capable of hypnotizing her audience. Her sound is unique and warm, her performances full of colors and imagination. And she has an exceptional technical command of the piano."
— Sergei Babayan
"...a marvelous pianist. I've heard her in the repertoire of Chopin, Alkan, Rachmanionff and Ravel, all performed with great artistry and virtuosity."
— Gary Graffman
(On Charlotte Hu's performance of the complete Rachmaninoff Études-Tableaux, Op. 39)
"This is one of the most brilliant and emotionally charged performances that exist. What a triumph. Ching-Yun's playing covers the gamut of dynamics, especially when playing softly enough, which most pianists fail to do. Above all, each and every phrase carries a profound and dramatic musical meaning. It’s as though the music is playing her."
— Seymour Bernstein
"... praises follow her all around the world..."
— International Piano
“The Chopin Rondo in E-flat, Op. 16 was played with elegance and flabbergasting finger work. Speaking in terms of sheer technical brilliance, I don’t recall being as amazed even by Horowitz’s performance of the same work.”
— New York Concert Review
"... first class talent... superb pianist”
— Philadelphia Inquirer
“She has everything you need in the pianistic league. In Rachmaninoff, she exposes an emotional structure that is transparent and moving.”
— Süddeutsche Zeitung
“…that elusive superstar quality that everybody looks for… Musical, energetic and full of flair.”
—Jerusalem Post