“… Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, which preceded intermission with Garrick Ohlsson as the mighty, nimble soloist. As soon as Mälkki and the orchestra launched into the concerto’s opening strains, the audience understood that we were going to hear every note and phrase of the score in intimate detail. The effect, as always, was not without a bit of glare, but it compensated with a strain of theatrical verve that worked well with Ohlsson’s innate sense of showmanship. He brought broad-beamed panache to the outer movements, and a limpid expressiveness to the slow movement that left no lyrical stone unturned.”

Joshua Kosman – San Francisco Chronicle