Zum Konzert mit Igor Levit zusammen mit den Wiener Philhamonikern unter der Leitung von Michael Tilson Thomas am 5.3.2019 in der Carnegie Hall New York rezensierte die New York Times:

„That the Vienna Philharmonic, so beholden to tradition, can discover Beethoven anew was triumphantly proved a few nights later, when the pianist Igor Levit was the soloist in the Third Piano Concerto, with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting. In Mr. Levit’s hands, a probing performance can seem excitingly dangerous. A telling example was the extended development section of the first movement. This episode, lasting a few minutes, is marked to be played softly. At first, the movement’s stern main theme is recalled by the piano — but mysteriously, quietly, in octaves. Then, supported by the orchestra, the piano elongates the theme and takes exploratory excursions into genial-sounding passages of spiraling triples…“

(11.3.2019, Anthony Tommasini)