...there's no question that Mälkki can invest anything she touches with persuasive grandeur ...
Mälkki, who leads the Ensemble Intercontemporain in Paris, takes a fiercely dynamic approach to both new music and standard repertoire. Her podium technique is crisp and muscular, with just enough lyricism to keep things fluid, and there’s a certain imperious quality to her rhythmic manner that can’t help but impress a listener.”
“She managed the music’s flow with serene mastery.”