Piano Sonata No. 1 (Chopin)

"It’s a juvenile composition that Chopin himself did not deem worth publishing. I respect his will, even though it does have lovely passages."

"There are so many works in the repertoire that are more musically rewarding! The op. 4 sonata has always seemed to me to be a very, very poor specimen; it‘s almost unbelievable that it came from Chopin‘s pen."

"Chopin’s early piano Sonata, op. 4 has been almost never played in China. This work is Chopin’s very first big structure piano music he ever composed at that moment. I think it was an experimental try for him. Although Chopin is the most popular western “classical” composer in China, nevertheless at this moment, I think, the most important thing for us Chinese is to learn, realize and absorb the essence and spirit of western culture and music but not to take the “complete“."

"I don’t think I will ever perform Chopin’s first piano sonata; it is not on the same level as the following ones."