Selected Reviews..
“...while Andy Shen Liu capably personifies the smoothly cool Eurindo, another member of the court, with his arrestingly liquid singing, whose incisive agility is that of a sopranist rather than a countertenor at the pitch he achieves.”
— Curtis Rogers, Classical Source
“As early as 10 years ago, Liu began to appear on the classical music stage with the beautiful and mellow tone of the soprano, and won the praise of the audience. Among the few countertenors on the Chinese stage, he is the only one who made a natural transition from a boy soprano to a countertenor….Unusually, the first piece of the concert was the fourth movement of Mahler's Fourth Symphony, which was performed by young countertenor Liu Shen and the orchestra. As early as 10 years ago, Liu Shen collaborated with the China Philharmonic Orchestra on this work. Liu Shen's singing has a solid timbre and a tactful high tessitura, which not only reflects his magnificent vocal control, but also shows first-class musical literacy.”
— Music Weekly
“Although he had only a small role Andy Shen Liu, the other counter tenor, was little short of sensational, combining brilliant sounds with pert stage antics.”
— Anthony Ogus, Opera Now
“Countertenor Andy Shen Liu did a beautiful job with the soprano solo part, his voice embodying the title of the song that became the symphonic movement: “Das himmlische Leben (The Heavenly Life).”
— Jon Sobel, Blogcritics
“...male soprano Andy Shen Liu sang with arresting brightness of tone as Eurindo.”
— Christopher Morley, Opera Magazine
“Shen’s high notes are extremely clear, and his soaring dome's singing is like the clouds above. The so-called realm of the harmony of nature and humanity is probably just like this… In the middle of the piece, the boy's high-pitched singing voice brings infinite surprise. The boy who holds the highest vocal range is a high school student, but he still retains a pure voice. It is so rare that he has that brilliance and expressiveness. When he sings the main melody, he brings the music to the realm of ecstasy.”
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— Ta Kung Pao
“Liu Shen, who just graduated from the Juilliard, once again completed a highly artistic recital with a high standard. The 19 pieces spanned the four periods of baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary, and included works in four languages including Italian, English, French and German. There are not only dazzling works showing the gorgeous voice of the tenor, but also a large number of representative art songs of composers from different countries. Although we are not at all surprised that this only 18-year-old but already accomplished teenager has such strong singing technique and musical talent”
— People’s Music Magazine