NEWS PRESS RELEASES "PASSION AND NUANCE" 27th April 2012 The Minneapolis Star Tribune reviews in St Paul German baritone Matthias Goerne, whose recital Wednesday night at the Ordway Center in St. Paul was part of the Schubert Club International Artist Series, studied with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, one of the 20th century's masters of... Click here for more "GOERNE'S JUXTAPOSITION OF MAHLER AND SHOSTAKOVICH" 26th April 2012 The San Francisco Examiner reviews Matthias Goerne and Leif Ove Andsnes in recital "... When we think of both Mahler and Shostakovich, we tend to think of them in symphonic settings with a heavy emphasis on the rhetoric of bombast, so to speak. Last night Goerne and Andsnes approached... Click here for more "THE MOST MEMORABLE SOLOIST OF 2011" 19th April 2012 The NHK Symphony Orchestra - Japan's most famous professional orchestra - announced that Leif Ove Andsnes has been voted as the Most Memorable Soloist of 2011. The voting, which takes place over a period of 3 months, comes from the audience who particularly appreciated Leif Ove's... Click here for more DUO RECITAL TOUR WITH MATTHIAS GOERNE 16th April 2012 Leif Ove Andsnes and Matthias Goerne are about to team up for a US recital tour performing works by Shostakovich and Mahler, a programme which they performed together at the Salzburg and Verbier Festivals last summer. Starting on 23 April the duo can be heard in San Francisco,... Click here for more 25 Years Jubilee tour in Florence 7th April 2012 Norway's Kulturkompasset follows Leif Ove to Italy for his recital at Florence's Teatro della Pergola "Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is touring Europe celebrating the 25 years since his debut, and he has given a very beautiful concert in Florence in Teatro della Pergola, filled... Click here for more "ONE OF MUSIC'S HEROES" 6th April 2012 The Birmingham Post gives a five star review to Leif Ove's Symphony Hall recital A programme of wonderfully contrasting works exercised the imagination whilst a mixed audience, young and old, gathered in Symphony Hall to hear one of music’s heroes, Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. The... Click here for more "TAR DET PIANO I BARONIET" 5th April 2012 Bergens Tidende talks to Ingrid Andsnes about this summer's festival at Rosendal where both she and her brother will perform Leif Ove gives a recital of music by Chopin and Beethoven on 31 August whilst Ingrid will accompany Solveig Kringborn in recital on 13 July Click here for more "LE FEU SOUS LA GLACE" 3rd April 2012 Altamusica reviews Leif Ove's Paris recital Combien de pianistes, dans cette génération de quadragénaires, ont-ils montré de constantes preuves de maturation, fait montre d’originalité dans leurs programmes et leurs projets comme le norvégien Leif Ove Andsnes ? Si l’on excepte... Click here for more "LE CONCERT DU SOIR" 3rd April 2012 France Musique recorded Leif Ove's recent recital in Paris which will be broadcast on 24 April at 20.00. The recital will then be streamed for 30 days on France Musique's website. Click here for more L'AIR DES LIEUX 1st April 2012 Listen to Radio France's recent broadcast of an interview with Leif Ove in Paris: "What are musicians thinking of just before they go onstage? ... "Air des Lieux" hears the confessions of four musicians in different concert halls around Paris, all preparing for their evening concerts." Radio... Click here for more "COMMAND AND REFINEMENT" 1st April 2012 Backtrack reviews Leif Ove's London recital The excellent International Piano Series at the Southbank Centre continued with a fine recital of music by Haydn, Bartók, Debussy and Chopin by acclaimed and very popular (judging by the full house) Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. In... Click here for more "A BLEND OF GRACE AND QUIET PASSION" 1st April 2012 Classical Source reviews Leif Ove's London recital The programme that Leif Ove Andsnes is currently touring shows off the breadth and depth of his special musicianship magnificently. The words ‘shows off’ and ‘magnificently’ aren’t really apposite for this fine pianist. You immediately... Click here for more "UNDERSTATEMENT AND INNOVATION" 30th March 2012 Seen and Heard reviews Leif Ove's Oslo Opera House recital Haydn – yes! How wonderful to see that Leif Ove Andsnes—along with Solveig Kringlebotn and Truls Mørk Norway’s foremost classical artist—brought a Haydn Sonata to his recital at Oslo Opera House. But to see the C-Minor... Click here for more "25 YEARS ON THE THRONE - A MILESTONE". 27th March 2012 Kulturspeilet reviews Leif Ove's recital at the Oslo Opera and pays homage to 25 years "on the throne" Hvor utrolig det enn høres, Leif Ove Andsnes har vært konsertpianist og stått i i rampelyset i 25. I et kvart århundre har han opptrådt på podiet, her hjemme på festivaler og... Click here for more "UT MOT GRENSENE" 26th March 2012 NRK reviews Leif Ove's recital at the Oslo Opera Fokuserer og forstørrer Andsnes satt alene med et skinnende blankt Steinwayflygel ytterst på Operaens hovedscene. Bakrommet var sperret av med et svart jernteppe, noe som sendte klavertonene med fascinerende klarhet ut... Click here for more "A MAGICAL CONCERT, FULL OF SMALL MIRACLES" 24th March 2012 Cutting Edge reviews Leif Ove's Brussels recital Van 1996 was het geleden dat de Noorse toppianist Leif Ove Andsnes een ballade van Chopin speelde in onze hoofdstad. Toen was de Henry Le Boeufzaal nog een trede te hoog voor de opkomende virtuoos, maar inmiddels heeft hij een plekje... Click here for more THE MIRACLE OF GLENN GOULD 23rd March 2012 NPR'S "Deceptive Cadence" talks to Leif Ove about Bach's Goldberg Variations For our ongoing exploration of the Goldberg Variations this week, we wanted to get the point of view of a very accomplished pianist — but one who hasn't yet recorded the Goldbergs. So we turned to our... Click here for more "NORWAY'S LEIF OVE ANDSNES MIXES THE OLD WITH THE NEW" 23rd March 2012 The Birmingham Post previews next week's recital at Symphony Hall as Leif Ove tells Christopher Morley of his love for Birmingham after 25 years of success. One of Birmingham’s favourite visiting pianists is the Norwegian Leif Ove Andsnes, who built a strong relationship with the... Click here for more "SCHUBERT: FEROCIOUS, TENDER, SUBLIME 20th March 2012 Schubert's short, prolific career changed history. As Radio 3 devotes a season to him, musicians and artists reveal the one work they can't live without in today's Guardian. Among the artists who contribute their thoughts are Alfred Brendel Ian Bostridge, Marin Alsop and Natalie... Click here for more "LE GRAND RETOUR" 20th March 2012 Le Soir previews Leif Ove's recital this Friday at Bozar in Brussels Musique Le plus grand pianiste classique de sa génération sera à Bozar le 23 mars Leif Ove Andsnes est un très grand pianiste mais il est avant tout un immense musicien qui aime cultiver le rapport aux autres... Click here for more NPR'S "DECEPTIVE CADENCE" ON BACH'S ENDURING ENIGMA: THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS 19th March 2012 Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations has become an iconic monument in Western music. On one level, it's simply a beautiful keyboard work, and on another, it's a Rubik's Cube of invention and architecture. From its apocryphal back story (based on a count's sleepless nights),... Click here for more "PIANOFEBER PÅ BERWALDHALLEN" - P2 LIVE KLASSISKT 17th March 2012 Listen online to Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 3 with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra recorded live by Swedish Radio at Stockholm's Berwaldhallen. Click here for more EUROPEAN RECITAL TOUR CELEBRATES 25 YEARS ON STAGE 16th March 2012 Leif Ove Andsnes is celebrating this Spring with a recital tour which marks the occasion of his 25th anniversary on stage with performances starting this week in Oslo, Brussels, Paris, Germany (Schloss Elmau and Berlin), the UK (Birmingham and London) and Italy (Florence and Genoa).... Click here for more "LEIF OVE ANDSNES, GÉNIE VENU DU FROID" 16th March 2012 France's Le Figaro previews Leif Ove's Paris recital on 26 March À 41 ans, Leif Ove Andsnes est un homme heureux. Tout juste père d'une petite fille, celui qui partage sa vie avec une corniste du Philharmonique de Berg vient de triompher au Carnegie Hall de New York, dans le programme... Click here for more EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL LAUNCHES 2012 PROGRAMME 14th March 2012 The Edinburgh Festival this week announced its annual summer festival programme including an all Beethoven and Chopin recital programme by Leif Ove at the Queen's Hall on 16th August http://www.eif.co.uk/andsnes... Click here for more "LEIF OVE ANDSNES DOES NOTHING HALF-HEARTEDLY" 14th March 2012 Sweden's Dagens Nyheter reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 3 with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in Stockholm. Från Grieg framförd vid ett fjällstup till en flerårig resa med Beethoven. Den norske pianisten Leif Ove Andsnes verkar inte gör någonting... Click here for more "ANDSNES DISPLAYS DAUNTING IF COOL COMMAND IN WELL-BLANCED PROGRAM" 21st February 2012 Chicago Classical Review writes about Leif Ove's Orchestra Hall recital Blessed with a sterling technical arsenal, Leif Ove Andsnes is one of those artists that can seemingly do anything with little visible effort. At times there is a cool interpretive reserve in the Norwegian... Click here for more LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL 17th February 2012 Tune in to NPR to listen to Leif Ove's New York recital which WQXR recorded live at Carnegie Hall. Reviewing the performance the New York Times commented: "For a piano recital at Carnegie Hall there is usually nothing onstage other than a gleaming concert grand. So what was... Click here for more "EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR, WITHOUT A BUTTON UNDONE" 16th February 2012 The New York Times reviews Leif Ove's Carnegie Hall recital Mr. Andsnes, 41, has been open to multimedia experiments, as when he played a free recital at the Apple Store near Lincoln Center that was made available through downloads, or when he toured with a recital program titled... Click here for more "PIANIST BRINGS POETRY, INTROSPECTION" 14th February 2012 The Washington Post reviews Leif Ove's recital in Strathmore Leif Ove Andsnes will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his recital debut next month in Oslo, and this distinctive Norwegian pianist has made periodic visits to Washington for most of that remarkable career. The Washington... Click here for more CARNEGIE HALL PREVIEWS LEIF OVE'S NEW YORK RECITAL ON 15 FEBRUARY 12th February 2012 “One of the most gifted musicians of his generation” (The Wall Street Journal), Leif Ove Andsnes takes you on a musical trip through the last two-and-a-half centuries. It's a thrilling program that includes works by Haydn, Bartók, Debussy, and Chopin. All four composers represented... Click here for more "STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX" 12th February 2012 Leif Ove's recital at Spivey Hall in Atlanta last Saturday came with a surprise debut in the form of a new Steinway which had literally arrived from Hamburg. Reporting for www.artscriticATL.com Mark Gresham followed the weekend's events: "... All that straight out of the box.... Click here for more "GRAMMY NOMINEE LEIF OVE ANDSNES IS READY TO PLAY - BUT NOT AT SHOW AWARDS" 12th February 2012 The Washington Post reports on Leif Ove's recital tonight and the Grammys which take place the same evening on the West Coast. When the camera catches its first glimpse of a glowing Adele, and Beyonce strikes a post-baby hand-to-hip stance outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles,... Click here for more "CLASSICAL MUSIC GRAMMYS: IT'S AN ODD CATEGORY" 12th February 2012 The Boston Globe takes a look at the "Discordant Note" in the classical division of the Grammy Awards The classical division of the Grammy Awards has suffered as much as any by the reduction in categories this year from 109 to 78. Where there used to be 11 classical awards (plus... Click here for more "LEIF OVE ANDSNES' SOLO RETURN TO HERBST" 11th February 2012 The San Francisco Classical Music Examiner reviews Leif Ove's recital at the Herbst Theatre Last night was pianist Leif Ove Andsnes’ seventh appearance under the auspices of San Francisco Performances but only his third as a solo recitalist. San Francisco has appreciated his skills... Click here for more "THE NORWEGIAN PIANIST LEIF OVE ANDSNES GIVES GOOD TASTE A GREAT NAME" 10th February 2012 The Los Angeles Times reviews Leif Ove's recital at Walt Disney Concert Hall The Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes gives good taste a great name. His playing displays no vanity. In a program of Haydn, Bartók, Debussy and Chopin at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Wednesday, Andsnes... Click here for more "AN EVENING OF BEETHOVEN, QUIET POWER" 22nd January 2012 The Philadelphia Inquirier reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Herbert Blomstedt In an age that seems perpetually restless, where silence for some is an unnatural state of being, everyone deserves to experience the... Click here for more "MUSIC PRIZE SHOW ENDED IN SCANDAL" 16th January 2012 Norway’s annual music industry awards show called Spellemannsprisen started off with complaints from top classical artists like pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, and ended in scandal over the weekend, after one winning pop band made a racial slur against their prize presenters. Norwegian... Click here for more "RARE BLEND OF FLUIDITY AND CONTROL" 13th January 2012 The Boston Globe reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and David Zinman The evening began with ... Weber’s Overture to “Euryanthe,’’ followed by Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto with soloist Leif Ove Andsnes. This excellent... Click here for more "CURTAIN GOES UP IN KRISTIANSAND" 6th January 2012 The southern Norwegian city of Kristiansand was in the country’s cultural spotlight on Friday, when its brand new theater and concert house was finally ready to open. The so-called “Kilden i Kristiansand” now ranks as Norway’s next-largest center for the performing arts, and the... Click here for more 21C MEDIA PRESS RELEASE 4th January 2012 Leif Ove Andsnes Returns to US in January for Beethoven Concertos with Boston Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra, and Eight-City Recital Tour Feb 8 – 19 Continuing his multi-season “Beethoven Journey,” the celebrated Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes returns to the US... Click here for more PERFORMING BEETHOVEN 21st December 2011 In advance of performances of Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 3 in Philadelphia on 19,20 and 21 January Leif Ove talks to Playbill in a feature where various artists weigh tradition and innovation when interpreting Beethoven. "How then does a conductor or a performer in the 21st century... Click here for more ARKIV MUSIC SELECTS SCHUMANN IN ITS BEST RECORDINGS OF 2011 21st December 2011 "In these scintillating performances, three splendid musicians – Leif Ove Andsnes, Christian Tetzlaff, and his sister Tanja Tetzlaff – convince you that the Schumann trios are consistently inspired and major scores." Click here for more "FULFILLED POLAR DREAM" 16th December 2011 Leif Ove is about to complete his last tour of the year - a "mini" recital tour of Norway. "Mini" in inverted commas because, although it is only a 3 concert tour, it has involved an epic journey from the most Northern tip of Norway to a small town south of Oslo. First stop:... Click here for more LEIF OVE'S SCHUMANN CD NOMINATED FOR SPELLEMANPRIS 15th December 2011 Leif Ove's recording of the complete Schumann trios. which he recorded on EMI Classics with Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff, has been nominated for the annual Norwegian Spellemannpris - one of the country's most important CD awards. Alongside Norweigan hip hop artist, Lars Vaular,... Click here for more "JOY EXUDED FROM THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN SOLOIST AND ORCHESTRA" 2nd December 2011 The Montreal Gazette reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and Roger Norrington Sir Roger Norrington has a way with an audience. In explaining the change in the order of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal concert... Click here for more AND THE NOMINEES ARE ... 1st December 2011 The nominees for the 2011 Grammy Awards were announced live on CBS on Wednesday night and Leif Ove Andsnes' recording of Rachmaninov Piano Concertos Nos 3 & 4 has received two nominations - for "Best Classical Instrumental Solo" to Leif Ove himself and for "Best Engineered Album,... Click here for more BENT SØRENSEN RECEIVES BASCA AWARD FOR "LA MATTINA" 30th November 2011 The British Composer Awards (BASCA) has announced its annual awards this week in London. Each year the awards - which naturally concentrate on British composers - chooses one foreign composer for the International Award. Danish composer, Bent Sørensen has been awarded the honour... Click here for more "THE STANDING OVATION WAS RICHLY DESERVED" 30th November 2011 www.concertonet.com reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and Roger Norrington Patrons entering the hall for Wednesday evening’s concert of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) were surprised to see a chamber... Click here for more LEIF OVE'S PLANS FOR 2012 OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL (JUNE 7 – 10) 29th November 2011 As reported recently in the Los Angeles Times, the Ojai Music Festival has announced its plans for its 66th season, which features programming conceived by the festival’s 2012 Music Director, Leif Ove Andsnes, in coordination with its Artistic Director, Thomas W. Morris. One of... Click here for more "CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION" 26th November 2011 The Pittsburgh Tribune Review writes about Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Concerto No. 1 The Thanksgiving weekend concerts that Manfred Honeck began offering his first season as music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have developed into a delightful tradition. They... Click here for more "NORWEGIAN PIANIST LEIF OVE ANDSNES TAKES ON A FORMIDABLE REPERTOIRE 24th November 2011 Pittsburgh's Post-Gazette previews Leif Ove's performances of Beethoven Leif Ove Andsnes is on a new journey, and this time it's not into the Hall of the Mountain King. The 41-year old Norwegian pianist has already delved deeply into the music of Norway's most famous composer,... Click here for more "SCINTILLATING PERFORMANCES" OF SCHUMANN CHOSEN BY THE NEW YORK TIMES 23rd November 2011 Each year the New York Times selects 25 discs from the year's releases for their "Holiday Gift Guide" and Leif Ove's recordings are no newcomers to this list. Just in the last two years his recordings of Rachmaninov Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 and "Shadows of Silence" were both... Click here for more "PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY HOSTS NORWEGIAN PIANIST LEIF OVE ANDSNES FOR SPECIAL SERIES" 23rd November 2011 Pittsburgh's Tribune Review interviews Leif Ove in advance of this weekend's concerts Rank does have its privileges. When Manfred Honeck became music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, one his first thoughts was about the guest artists with whom he'd like to perform. Naturally... Click here for more 21C MEDIA PRESS RELEASE 22nd November 2011 Leif Ove Andsnes Gives His First U.S. Performance of Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto With Pittsburgh Symphony, Nov 25 & 27 The celebrated Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes gives his first U.S. performance of Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred... Click here for more MILLIONS TO THE ARTS FROM STIFTELSEN KRISTIAN GERHARD JEBSEN 15th November 2011 Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen enters three individual sponsorship agreements worth NOK 19 million (2.4 million euros) with the Bergen Philharmonic, Leif Ove Andsnes and the Bergen International Festival. The support from the Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen – which... Click here for more KULTURLIVET I BERGEN FÅR MIILLIONGAVE 15th November 2011 NRK reports on the the Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen's sponsorship package, announced today in Bergen Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen gir 19 millioner kroner til Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Festspillene og Leif Ove Andsnes. Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester får... Click here for more "JACKPOT FOR BERGENSK KULTURLIV" 15th November 2011 Bergen's Tidende newspaper reports on SKGJ's major new sponsorship package for the Bergen Philharmonic, Bergen Festival and Leif Ove Andsnes. For første gang har Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard Jebsen valgt å støtte kulturformål. Milliongaven på til sammen 19 millioner kroner fordeles... Click here for more "OTROLIGT VACKER BEETHOVEN" 7th November 2011 Sweden's Göteborgs Posten reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 3 with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Det visste vi sedan förut: att Beethoven är förvåningens musik. Men hur ofta ges det tillfälle att verkligen höra musiken spelad på det viset, med... Click here for more "FARLIG ELEGANT BEETHOVEN" 7th November 2011 Norway's NRK Radio reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 3 with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra at Oslo's Opera House Hovedsalen var like forventningsfull som den var stappfull. Dette var starten på pianistens flerårige Beethovenprosjekt, hvor Andsnes... Click here for more "DETAILVERLIEBTE WIENER SYMPHONIKER" 31st October 2011 Austria's Die Presse reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto no.1 with the Wiener Symphoniker and Andris Nelsons in Vienna's Musikverein Voraussetzung für eine Karriere sind Talent, ausdauernder Fleiß – und entsprechende Förderer. Über all das verfügt der 1978... Click here for more "UN ARTISTA ESPLÉNDIDO, QUE LOGRA EMOCIONAR" 27th October 2011 Spain's ABC reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 3 in Valladolid with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiří Bělohlávek Dentro de la producción beethoveniana para este instrumento, el «Concierto para piano y orquesta nº 3 en Do menor» ocupa un... Click here for more "GUEST DJ LEIF OVE ANDSNES' LISZT LIST" 21st October 2011 NPR Radio celebrates Liszt's anniversary and interviews Leif Ove on "Deceptive Cadence" Poor Franz Liszt. With all of his sparkling compositions, musical innovations and staggering virtuosity as a pianist — not to mention the 200th anniversary of his birth on Oct. 22 — it's still... Click here for more "OTRA DIMENSIÓN SONORA 20th October 2011 Spain's Diario de Noticias reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 3 in Pamplona with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiří Bělohlávek ANTE la presencia de una de las grandes orquestas europeas, la expectación es máxima. La exigencia también. No... Click here for more "PODEROSO SONIDO" 16th October 2011 Spain's Diario Vasco reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 3 in San Sebastian with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiří Bělohlávek No hubo fisuras, titubeos ni lugar a dudas. La Orquesta Sinfónica de la BBC, que inauguró ayer la temporada de Fundación... Click here for more "MESURA, EQUILIBRIO Y SATISFACCIÓN" 16th October 2011 Spain's Diario de Noticias de Gipuzkoa reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 3 in San Sebastian with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiří Bělohlávek LA temporada clásica de la Fundación Kursaal arrancó con buen pie gracias a un plantel de alto... Click here for more "PIANISTA DE REFERENCIA" 14th October 2011 Diario Vasco previews Leif Ove's tour of Spain with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiří Bělohlávek Clásico y romántico. Británico, noruego y checo. El primer concierto de temporada de la Fundación Kursaal tendrá estas características y también una importante calidad... Click here for more "GOOD TO GO" 14th October 2011 The Times reviews Leif Ove's performance of Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 3 in London with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiří Bělohlávek Good to go: that’s the phrase, I think, that best describes the mood of the BBC Symphony Orchestra as bows hovered tensely over... Click here for more "TOP CHAMBER-STYLE PARTNERSHIP" 13th October 2011 Artsdesk.com reviews Leif Ove's performance of Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 3 in London with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiří Bělohlávek Pundits have always yoked architecture and Bruckner together, touting void and mass at the expense of the dynamic experience music... Click here for more "FINELY HONED, INTELLIGENT MUSICIANSHIP" 13th October 2011 www.classicalsource.com reviews Leif Ove's performance of Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 3 in London with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiří Bělohlávek The BBC Symphony Orchestra got into its 2011-12 stride uncharacteristically with two romantic titans, heart-on-sleeve... Click here for more COMMUTER PIANO MASTERCLASS 7th October 2011 This week has seen Leif Ove active in Bergen performing at both school children and university students events, breaking down borders and encouraging introductions to classical music for wider audiences. So it comes as no surprise to hear that he also appeared in concert at Bergen's... Click here for more "700 BARN MØTTE SUPERSTJERNE" 6th October 2011 700 school students came together for a special event in Bergen this week to hear Leif Ove play and talk to them about the value of classical music. "Here in Bergen children and youngsters have the opportunity to hear a symphony orchestra and they should grab that opportunity.... Click here for more FROM TOKYO TO BERGEN VIA THE STUDENT UNION 4th October 2011 Leif Ove recently returned from Japan where he performed in recital and concert together with the NHK Symphony Orchestra. The hugely successful tour was also something of a pilgrimage for Leif Ove, this being his first visit to Japan since the major earthquake and tsunami and he... Click here for more "HONESTY OF EXPRESSION, GRANDEUR OF SCALE" 28th September 2011 Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun reviews Leif Ove's Tokyo City Hall recital I attended the recital of Leif Ove Andsnes, the Norwegian pianist who moves steadily forward while strengthening his position as one of the world’s finest musicians. Andsnes’s playing has nothing to do with... Click here for more A BEETHOVEN JOURNEY BEGINS 7th September 2011 The music of Ludwig van Beethoven will figure prominently in Leif Ove Andsnes’s 2011-12 season and beyond, with numerous concerto performances and recitals across Europe, North America, and Japan, along with his debut recording for Sony Classical. His North American concert appearances... Click here for more "VITALITY, INSIGHT AND CHARACTER" 26th August 2011 The New York Times reviews Leif Ove's Schumann Trio recording with Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff In some circles Schumann is regarded as having been best suited to composing suites, songs, fantasies and other genres that gave full vent to his teeming musical imagination. He was... Click here for more "SINGING OUT AGAIN, IN SYMPATHY" 21st August 2011 Leif Ove joins other Norwegian artists for a national memorial concert in Oslo Morten Harket of the famed Norwegian rock band “a-ha” was among those performing at the National Memorial Ceremony at the Oslo Spektrum arena on Sunday, joining a long list of other musicians, actors... Click here for more AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS 17th August 2011 This week brings two of Leif Ove's recent recordings back into the limelight. Gramophone Magazine in the UK announced that his recording of Rachmaninov Piano Concertos nos. 3 & 4 with the London Symphony Orchestra and Antonio Pappano, has been shortlisted in the "Concerto" category... Click here for more "MAHLER-SZENEN: DER TOD UND SEINE KLANGFARBEN" 6th August 2011 The Salzburger Nachrichten reviews Leif Ove Andsnes and Matthias Goerne's recital at the Salzburg Festival Innehalten, ausklingen, verschwinden: Im zweiten Satz seiner Klaviersonate in es-Moll hat Leos Janácek dem Tod einen Klang gegeben. Als Prolog zu den vierten Mahler-Szenen... Click here for more "SUITE DER GESTALTUNGSKRAFT" 2nd August 2011 Der Standard reviews Leif Ove Andsnes and Matthias Goerne in recital at the Salzburg Festival Wenn Bariton Matthias Goerne Mahler-Lieder singt, marschieren Soldaten nicht nur in einer märchenhaften Vergangenheit. Dann wird das "Trallali, trallaley, trallalera" aus Revelge zum Soundtrack... Click here for more "SUBTILE KLANGWELTEN" 2nd August 2011 OÖ Nachrichten reviews Leif Ove Andsnes and Matthias Goerne's recital at the Salzburg Festival Das Liedschaffen gehört wohl zum persönlichsten Denken Gustav Mahlers. Das wurde beim Liederabend von Matthias Goerne mehr als bewusst. Goerne hat nicht wie etwa Thomas Hampson einen... Click here for more "GRANDEUR NOIRE DE MAHLER" 21st July 2011 Le Temps reviews Leif Ove Andsnes and Matthias Goerne's recital at the Verbier Festival Si la voix de Matthias Goerne était un instrument, ce serait un grand violoncelle. On y trouve une profondeur et une élasticité uniques. Lundi soir, le baryton-basse allemand chantait des lieder... Click here for more "ZUR ROMANTIK STREBT DOCH ALLES" 6th July 2011 Revierpassagen.de review Leif Ove's recital at the Klavier Festival Ruhr Wenn sich der norwegische Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes ans Klavier setzt, spielt er nicht um sein Leben, sondern um der Schönheit willen. Die Klänge, die er dem Instrument entlockt, schweben uns zu und scheinen... Click here for more SUMMER MUSIC IN THE FJORDS 5th July 2011 The Daily Telegraph reviews the Risør Festival in Norway There was a precious moment in this year’s Risør Festival of Chamber Music when I simply sat back and thought Wow! One of the artists had cancelled, and in her place came a countertenor previously unknown to me, the Australian-born... Click here for more TUSCAN SUN FESTIVAL 23rd June 2011 Check out the Tuscan Sun Festival which runs from 30 July to 7 August in Cortona, Italy. Leif Ove performs Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor (K491) on 6 August in a programme which also features the star young guitarist Milos Karadaglic. Other artists appearing in this star-studded... Click here for more "HABT MEHR MUT, IHR BLÄSER!" 10th June 2011 The Berliner Zeitung reviews Leif Ove's final concert as the Berlin Philharmonic's Pianist in Residence Holzbläser und Hornisten können sich bei Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart bedanken, dass sie so reich von ihm beschenkt wurden. Für jedes Instrument schrieb er mindestens ein Konzert,... Click here for more "FRISCH GEBÜGELT" 9th June 2011 Der Tagesspiegel reviews Leif Ove's final concert as the Berlin Philharmonic's Pianist in Residence „Recensent hat eins der wichtigsten Werke des Meisters, dem als Instrumental-Componisten jetzt wol keiner den ersten Rang bestreiten wird, vor sich“ – ach nein, das wollten wir... Click here for more LEIF OVE'S SUMMER CONCERT LINE UP 7th June 2011 21C Media Press Release Leif Ove is currently preparing for a tour of summer festivals in Norway, Switzerland, Austria, and Italy as well as song recitals in Germany, England, and Switzerland. Andsnes and German baritone Matthias Goerne will perform songs by Mahler and Shostakovich... Click here for more "DAS UNPRÄTENTIÖSE DES KONGENIALEN" 31st May 2011 Der Standard reviews Leif Ove's performance Brahms Concerto no. 2 with the Orchestre de Paris and Neeme Järvi at the Musikverein in Vienna Wien - Das Geschäft mit Aufmerksamkeit und Anerkennung im Kulturbetrieb ist schon merkwürdig: Paavo Järvi gehört zweifellos zu den inspiriertesten,... Click here for more "FRISCHZELLENKUR FÜR BRAHMS MIT PAAVO JÄRVI" 30th May 2011 Die Presse reviews Leif Ove's performance Brahms Concerto no. 2 with the Orchestre de Paris and Neeme Järvi at the Musikverein in Vienna Eigentlich sei das ja gar kein Klavierkonzert, sondern eine Symphonie mit obligatem Klavier. Seit der legendäre Musikkritiker Eduard Hanslick... Click here for more BRAHMS PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 LIVE FROM PARIS 29th May 2011 Leif Ove's performance of Brahms Piano Concerto with the Orchestre de Paris and Paavo Järvi was broadcast live on both Mezzo TV and Radio Classique throughout France. You can watch the filmed performance on the Cité de la Musique website by clicking here Click here for more "ENTRE PAAVO JÄRVI ET LEIF OVE ANDSENS C'EST MIEUX QUE L'ENTENTE" 29th May 2011 Quobuz reviews Leif Ove's performance Brahms Concerto no. 2 with the Orchestre de Paris and Neeme Järvi Comme dans tout concert symphonique qui se respecte c’est la symphonie, quand elle est importante, qui conclut en apothéose : ici la Septième de Dvorak, si sérieuse et prenante,... Click here for more "THE ARTISTS' ARTIST: PIANISTS" 26th May 2011 The UK's Guardian newspaper has launched a new series of features in which interview artists about the artist in their field they most revere. The first of these features is about pianists and Leif Ove joins Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Stephen Hough and other fellow... Click here for more TOP RATING FOR SCHUMANN ALBUM FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE 23rd May 2011 The best kinds of chamber music performances - and this superlative disc is among them - are the ones that combine a variety of different artistic strengths into a single complementary blend. Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and violinist Christian Tetzlaff have collaborated as a duo for... Click here for more CLASSICAL MUSIC AS A POPULARITY CONTEST (REALLY!) 20th May 2011 Leif Ove blogs on NPR's "Deceptive Cadence" There is so much classical music that works for kids: All they need to do is hear it often enough to connect with it. Last year in Risør, Norway, where I am one of the artistic directors of the Risør Festival of Chamber Music, we... Click here for more "SIX COURSES OF DELICIOUSLY SATISFYING MUSIC" 19th May 2011 Brighton Festival reviews for Leif Ove's recital at Glyndebourne Glyndebourne's acoustic is not so clear for piano, at least from the stalls, as for opera but this barely detracted from a memorable recital by Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, starting with an assured account... Click here for more "PERFEKT PERLENDE PIANISSIMI" 10th May 2011 Die Welt reviews Leif Ove's Hamburg recital Leif Ove Andsnes steht so sympathisch und schlicht, so ganz ohne Allüren auf der Bühne, als wolle er wirklich nur durch seine Musik wirken. Die perlenden Pianissimi sind dabei die Spezialität des norwegischen Spitzenpianisten. In dieser... Click here for more "LEIF OVE ANDSNES UND DIE SCHULE DES INTENSIVEN ZUHÖRENS" 10th May 2011 Der Hamburger Abendblatt reviews Leif Ove's Hamburg recital Leif Ove Andsnes ist das Gegenteil eines Blenders. Dem norwegischen Pianisten muss man schon eine ganze Weile lang zuhören, bevor einem aufgehen wird, wie gut er tatsächlich ist. Wer sich etwa an Beethovens Musik gerne... Click here for more "FRIO COME EL AGUA DEL RÍO" 7th May 2011 El Razon reviews Leif Ove's Madrid recital El noruego Leif-Ove Andsnes (Karmoy, 1970) es un veterano en el ciclo de pianistas de la Fundación Scherzo: seis actuaciones desde 2001, contando la que acaba de ofrecer en el Auditorio Nacional. Andsnes es un artista de seriedad incuestionable... Click here for more "FARBMAGIE DER ÜBERGÄNGE" 1st May 2011 Der Standard reviews Leif Ove's recital at the Vienna Musikverein Gegen greifbare Skepsis anspielen musste Leif Ove Andsnes am Donnerstagabend im Musikverein. Das lag allerdings nicht an seiner Person - dem norwegischen Starpianisten jubelte das Publikum im Goldenen Saal ansonsten... Click here for more Created by White Label Productions