“Cellist with great facility and confidence.”
Sydney Morning Herald
“Kuo plays with luscious colors and a first-class taste.”
The Independence Daily – Australia
“Kenneth Kuo delivered a performance to its highest standard and brought the audience to their feet.”
The Chinese Herald – Australia
“Mr. Kuo has captured the sound of great masters of the past and it is rare in these days to hear it in a young cellist.”
The Shing-Tao Daily – Australia
“Up-rising cellist with flawless technique, beautiful sound and great personality.”
Union Leader News
“From the first note of the Bach ‘Adagio’ it was clear that Mr. Kuo is a major talent, with a tone that makes one sit up and take notice. His playing is technically polished, always in tune, and his sound is always expressive and communicative.”
Chiang Mai (Thailand) Newsletter
“One of the most important cellists as well as musicians of his generation … He has something that others of his age do not have, both in the understanding of the music and the flawlessness of his technical facility. The word ‘extraordinary’ applies only to a few people in a generation, and Kenneth Kuo is definitely among the top.”
Harvey Shapiro, violoncello faculty, The Juilliard School
“I have known Kenneth for approximately four years and am extremely impressed by his outstanding talent, hard work, ambition, and rich musical results that flow from his cello. He is a marvelous musical storyteller as a performer with great dynamics.”
Einar J. Holm, Director, Ithaca Violoncello Institute and former cellist, Lenox Quartet
“Mr. Kuo, in recent years, has become an important part of New York’s musical life. In a city with as many wonderful musicians as we have, Mr. Kuo has enriched our culture with his professionalism, both as soloist and chamber musician.”
Eugene Becker, Chamber Music Faculty, The Juilliard School
“He is an outstandingly talented cellist. The cello class here is truly one of the outstanding features at Yale, and he is certainly in the top of his class … In short, Mr. Kuo is the ‘complete cellist’ and it is a pleasure to give him a very high recommendation.”
Lawrence Leighton Smith, Music Director, Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale
“Kenneth is an exceptional cellist with a flare for virtuosity but also more importantly a fine musician. As a person he has an enthusiasm about the cello and its literature that is impetuous.”
Marion Feldman, Violoncello faculty, Manhattan School of Music
“He is a most talented musician who performs at an extremely high level as a cellist.”
Larry Cullison, Music Director and conductor of the Imperial Symphony Orchestra in Lakeland, Florida
“Kenneth Kuo is an enormously gifted cellist.”
Also Parisot, Violoncello faculty, Yale School of Music and the Juilliard School