"The skill and talent of these two young musicians is breathtaking. This is the fourth of Linda's recitals my wife and I have heard," said Terry.

"Paul played as though the music had originally been written for the piano, not 20 or 30 different instruments in an orchestra.

Terry says Linda's "virtuosity is undeniable".

"The works she played are not just good to listen to, but are clearly hard to play if you know about music, but she makes it sound flowing and easy.

"She plays with such power, and then such delicacy, such speed and then such gentle smoothness.

"There were many good local musicians in the audience and we were all humbled by what we heard."

According to Terry, Linda played all the works (with the exception of the Mozart and the Ravel) from memory, a prodigious feat, when there are thousands upon thousands of notes in each of the concerti.

Linda says she experienced a very warm and enthusiastic reception by the audience.

"I always find playing in Taree extra special because our audience truly recognises the sheer artistic beauty of our program even in works which they may have been hearing for the very first time," she said.

"I never imagined that our Taree audience would become immediate fans of the Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No.5, which brought the house down to conclude the first half with its final virtuosic flourish.

"The Russian works on our program particularly enthralled our listeners. Ravel's gypsy-flavoured Concert Rhapsody was a stunning display of Paul Cheung's breathtaking virtuosity on piano, which for me felt as exhilarating to collaborate with as when performing as soloist with a full symphony orchestra.

"Paul and I immensely enjoyed the lovely acoustic of the Taree Seventh Day Adventist Church Hall.

"We were pleased to surprise our audience with an encore, Debussy's 'Beautiful Evening'."