"Arjan Tien is surely the most talented young Dutch conductor I have seen- and I have seen a few! I am sure he will have a successful career and I am happy to help him in any way possible."

"I have worked together with Arjan on a few occasions and find him a very inspiring conductor and a fantastic musician."

"...I consider him a very promising young talent. His psychology towards the orchestra, his large repertoire, his serious approach of the scores and his musical maturity are for me his best qualities. I wish him the blossoming career he deserves."

"I retain especially good memories of the concerts in Durban where I played the second piano concerto by Saint-Saëns with Arjan Tien. It is a great pleasure to work with a conductor who puts his skills in service of the music. I therefore hope to be able to play many concerts with Arjan in the future."

"I only had the opportunity to work with Arjan once so far, and that was in South Africa. Working on our Mozart concerto, he was candid and refreshing at the same time, making the orchestra players and soloist very much at ease with each other. The concert turned out to be a very enjoyable and special occasion. I look forward to our next outing together wherever that might be."