“Antigonish loved Tong’s performance! Beyond her incredible talent as a pianist, we loved her wise, heartfelt introductions to the repertoire. It was a truly engaging concert.” -Norine Verberg

“Astounding performance! So much physical strength and introspective intellect. Her playing was flawless and full of articulated tone that I've never heard before. Thoroughly enjoyable! -Bill Carpenter

I see.
Of course.
It's so simple. So simple.
All the contradictions, complexities, paradoxes, doubts, sacrifices, costs, 'why's' aside -
Simply, simply:
It's love.
It's because of love.
Because at the core. In its purest, most honest, blatant form:
It's because of love.
Because, ultimately, simply - we love it. We love it so much.
God dammit. Strip away everything. And still:
I love piano. So much. So much.
I love playing piano.
I really really love playing piano.