Tour completed – 8 concerts in 9 days, all in different cities – 6000 miles travelled within China. Huge thanks to Asian Arts Connection who promoted this tour and looked after us so well. The audiences loved it. Dvorak New World Symphony (6 performances), Johann Strauss New Year Polkas, Waltzes and Die Fledermaus Overture, with Chinese guest pianists playing Grieg, Rachmaninoff no.2 and Beethoven no.1 concertos, the last of these played by 8 year old Joseph Yourong Cai, a phenomenon of extraordinary maturity.