Xiang Gao was cited by The New York Times as “a rare and soulful virtuoso”. Conductor Naeme Jarvi commented “I have conducted Joshua Bell and Lang Lang. Mr. Gao is an artist of this stature!”

Gao is artistic director of the Master Players Concert Series at the University of Delaware, and the Master Players International Music Festival and School. An alumnus of the University of Michigan, he appeared as soloist with the University of Michigan Symphony Band on their China tour in May of 2011.