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Mozart with the Cleveland Orchestra

Ohlsson’s phrasing in the opening Allegro was in keeping with the relatively understated nature of the piece — subtle, songful, and lithe.

“Ohlsson’s phrasing in the opening Allegro was in keeping with the relatively understated nature of the piece — subtle, songful, and lithe. He delighted in some puckish grace notes but left tempos, dynamics, and cadenzas just as Mozart wrote them. In the Larghetto he added some light rubato for sex appeal.” Cleveland Classical

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Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto 2 with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Ohlsson gave audiences something much subtler and more difficult to achieve: a performance of this most archly Romantic of piano concertos that seemed to efface the interpreter’s ego entirely.

“Ohlsson gave audiences something much subtler and more difficult to achieve: a performance of this most archly Romantic of piano concertos that seemed to efface the interpreter’s ego entirely. […] His mastery was breathtakingly apparent from the very first chords.” “Although Ohlsson found extraordinary nuances of phrasing and tone in otherwise familiar melodies, the music unfolded…

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The Boston Globe: Highlights from a year of local listening

Ohlsson’s performance of this demanding score is nothing short of heroic.

The Boston Globe Reflecting back on the year about to end, the final Classical Notes column of 2023 brings together eight notable recordings by local artists, composers, and ensembles. One of the first musical events of the year was the premiere of Justin Dello Joio’s piano concerto “Oceans Apart” by pianist Garrick Ohlsson and the Boston Symphony Orchestra under conductor Alan Gilbert. A…

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Garrick Ohlsson and Parker Van Ostrand Thread the Mentorship Needle

Ohlsson praises Van Ostrand’s early teachers for doing a “magnificent job” and suggests that his work as a mentor is largely to avoid undoing the marvelous results.

Viewed through the prism of a program he will perform Aug. 25 at the San Francisco International Piano Festival, pianist Parker Van Ostrand is ready for any challenge. That ambitious solo recital includes a Haydn sonata, Frédéric Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23; Claude Debussy’s “Brouillards” from Préludes, Book II; Maurice Ravel’s La valse; and Franz…

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