The Strad Magazine

"Jinan Laurentia Woo, a 12-year-old from South Korea of preternatural composure whose account of the Third Violin Concerto was the single most memorable performance of the entire competition. As Roczek remarked to me afterwards: ‘She has something you cannot teach.’

However, she also had a larger and more mature sound than her competitors, and an acute grasp of Classical style that led her, almost alone of any finalist, to listen and respond to the ensemble and play along with them in the main tuttis. I was astonished to learn from her afterwards that this was the first occasion she had ever played with an orchestra."