Fu Cong is more respected than other masters in the international music world. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was the cover of Time magazine and many important music magazines in the United States. Up to now, many pianists in the world still often ask him for advice. He is the natural referee of the world's important international piano competition. Fu Cong said, "The more I live, the more I discover the depth of music. I think I really understand music after I am 60 years old! "
The late German writer, poet, musician, critic and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate hermann hesse once wrote an article praising Fu Cong, saying that "his performance is not only the most outstanding, but also the true interpreter of Chopin's works." [5]