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Leif Ove Andsnes

Leif Ove Andsnes (Piano)

Born: 7th April 1970, Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway

Nationality: Norwegian

Artist's website: http://www.andsnes.com/about

Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes was born in Karmøy in 1970 and studied at the Bergen Music Conservatory; he is particularly associated with the music of his compatriot Grieg, having recorded the Piano Concerto with the Bergen Philharmonic when he was just 21 and subsequently revisited it with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Mariss Jansons in 2007 (winning a Gramophone Award in the process). His recording of the Lyric Pieces on Warner Classics also won widespread acclaim, including another Gramophone Award and a Building a Library Top Recommendation; BBC Music Magazine praised his playing for its ‘consummate artistry and insight’ and ‘magisterial pianistic finesse’. His discography also includes The Beethoven Journey (which was Recording of the Year at the 2015 BBC Music Magazine Awards), Rachmaninov concertos with Sir Antonio Pappano and the Berliner Philharmoniker, Mozart piano concertos (directed from the piano) with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, and numerous chamber-music and song recordings with artists including Ian Bostridge, Marc-André Hamelin, and Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff.

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Interview, Leif Ove Andsnes on Dvořák's Poetic Tone Pictures

9th November 2022

The pianist talks about his new recording of Dvořák's rarely-heard contribution to the genre of pictorial piano miniatures.

Recording of the Week, Grieg from Lise Davidsen and Leif Ove Andsnes

7th January 2022

The two Norwegians do their countryman proud in a programme which includes Haugtussa, Five Songs by Otto Benzon, and the Six Songs Op. 48.

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