• Mircea Badian, a star of percussion, is the revelation of the authentic talent. He has delighted us with a vibrant, resonant and colorful performance, orchestrated with accuracy and sensitiveness. -Fred Popovici • Badian, a virtuoso percussionist, has achieved an outstanding performance with musicality, flexibility, versatility and competency. -Stefan Cåråpånceanu • Mircea Badian is a great musician, remarkable by a keen and subtle thinking of the phrasing, a technique of an extraordinary virtuosity, and an unforgettable sense of the stage. Nothing but a most profound seriousness along with the full capacity of a huge talent could grant all of these qualities. -Dumitru Avakian • Mircea Badian, the soloist of the concert, has a tremendous musicality, ability, capacity and style. -Michaela Rosu, Muzica Journal, Union of Romanian Composers & Musicologists