The Boston concerts of Duo Dillon-Torquati at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, were highly praised, both from the audience and the critics. In the article “Elusive music”, Mrs. Marshall wrote this about the first evening, which included various works by leading composers Giacinto Scelsi, Salvatore Sciarrino and Alessandro Solbiati: “the Duo played with minimal, slowly developing materials and a beautiful control of silence and sound”.

The second concert, devoted to Jonathan Harvey, SICPP composer in residence, was reviewed by The Boston Musical Intelligencer: “Cellist Francesco Dillon held every bit of attention with his playing. He brought absolute involvement and reverence to the demanding instrumental techniques and strange sonic stances called for in Harvey’s scores. A surprising, weird whistling came out of his amplified instrument in Curve with Plateaux. Pianist Emanuele Torquati brought unflagging commitment to Harvey’s Tombeau de Messiaen, whose surface was sparsely sprinkled with Messiaen’s very personal musical language. Advaya had moments where Dillon and Torquati tangentially emoted; some of these moments were mysteriously reminiscent of expression found in traditional folk music from the Middle East”.