At the end of last year, when the pianist Ugene Istomin visited Taiwan, Mrs. Chien raised Kuang Ching with his wife, Marta Istomin, art director at the Kennedy Center, in hopes of getting them a chance to per form at the Very Special Arts International Festival at the center.
去年底，著名的鋼琴家尤金．艾斯托明來台演奏，他的妻子瑪塔是美國甘乃迪中心的藝術指導。錢夫人在邀請他到家中便餐時，提到「廣青」的情形，希望甘乃迪中心若有特殊才藝表演時，能給「廣青」機會。