The Philadelphia Inquirer: She is a magnificent pianist. It was fascinating to hear her hold an astonishing firepower in abeyance until the encore, and late in the encore at that. She limited rubato and showiness in the first half of Chopin’s Waltz in C Sharp Minor. But when the same material appeared again, she let loose with liberties and thrills while emphasizing inner voices often overlooked. A tone polished to a fine sheen and great speed joined to make a warhorse something different, something more.
Likewise, there was little obvious in her Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor. The ways she hears Chopin is different from many other pianists. In place of excessive drama came refinement. The first movement was heartfelt, but delightfully unfussy. Even in moments when she could have shown off, she didn’t.