Leif Ove Andsnes - Piano and Piano Concertoes in London

Favourite Pieces

Debussy's En blanc et noir performed in 2022 (May) and 2017 (March, 30).

Wigmore Hall, 12-Mar-2025 / 19:30

Stravinsky: Septet
Villa-Lobos: Quinteto em forma de chôros
Poulenc: Sextet for piano and winds
Louis Vierne: Piano Quintet Op. 42

Musicians from the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Favourite Concertos

Beethoven's Piano Concertos No 5 'Emperor' performed on the 4^th of February 2024 at the Barbican Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Dima Slobodeniouk and on the 26^th of July 2015 at the Royal Albert Hall with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

Mozart's Piano Concertos No. 20 in D minor performed on the 7^th of August 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and on the 17^th of March 2017 at the Cadogan Hall with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.

Mozart's Piano Concertos No. 22 in E flat major K482 performed on the 8^th of February 2024 at the Barbican Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Nathalie Stutzmann, on the 7^th of August 2022 at the Royal Albert Hall with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and on the 17^th of March 2017 at the Cadogan Hall with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.

Wigmore Hall, 12-Jan-2025 / 19:30

Grieg: Piano Sonata in E minor Op. 7
Geirr Tveitt: Piano Sonata No. 29 'Sonata Etere' Op. 129
Chopin: 24 Preludes Op. 28

Royal Festival Hall, 28-Sep-2024 / 19:30

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner - Conductor

Royal Festival Hall, 4-Mar-2023 / 19:30

Grieg: Piano Concerto

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner - Conductor

Wigmore Hall, 20^th and 21^st of November 2022

Aleksandr Vustin: Lamento
Janáček: Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905 ('From the Street')
Silvestrov: Bagatelle Op. 1 No. 3
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat Op. 110
Dvořák: Poetic Tone Pictures Op. 85
Harald Saeverud: The Ballad of Revolt Op. 22 No. 5
Chopin: Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 30 No. 4 (20^th only)

Royal Albert Hall, 7-Aug-2022 / 19:30

Mozart:
- Symphony No. 38 in D major ‘Prague’
- Masonic Funeral Music (6 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor (31 mins)
- Die Zufriedenheit (3 mins)
- Der Zauberer (3 mins)
- Das Veilchen (2 mins)
- Concert Aria ‘Ch’io mi scordi di te?’ (10 mins)

Christiane Karg

Unfortunately, Mr. Andsnes' concerts scheduled for the 1^st and 2^ndof April 2020 at the Wigmore Hall were cancelled due to the pandemic.

Royal Albert Hall, 7-Aug-2022 / 15:00

Mozart:
- The Marriage of Figaro – overture (5 mins)

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Wigmore Hall, 30-May-2022 / 19:30

John Adams: Hallelujah Junction
Schumann: 6 pieces in canonic form Op. 56
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Marc-André Hamelin

Barbican Hall, 13-Jan-2022 / 19:30

Recital with Lise Davidsen

Wigmore Hall, 15-Sep-2021 / 19:30

Recital with Christian Tetzlaff

Lutosławski: Partita for violin and piano
Dvořák: Violin Sonata in F Op. 57
Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 1 BB84
Grieg: II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza

Wigmore Hall, 20-Feb-2020 / 19:30

Recital with Musicians from the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Mozart:
- Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor K478
- Piano Trio No. 3 in B flat K502
- Fantasia in C minor K475
- Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat K493

Barbican Hall, 22-Oct-2019 / 19:30

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor

Oslo Philharmonic, Vasily Petrenko - Conductor

Mr. Andsnes:

> played Britten's Piano Concerto (revised version 1945) with the BBC Symphony Orchestra being conducted by Edward Gardner on the 1^st of August 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall,
> played Brahms' Piano Concerto No.1 with the Philharmonia Orchestra being conducted by Edward Gardner on the 1^st of November 2018 at the Royal Festival Hall,
> performed Debussy's Fantaisie for piano & orchestra with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski at the Royal Festival Hall on the 18^th of April 2018.
> performed a piano recital including Beethoven's Tempest Sonata and further works by Sibelius, Jörg Widmann, Schubert and Chopin on the 31 ^st of October 2017 at the Royal Festival Hall.

Royal Albert Hall, 29-Aug-2017 / 19:30

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor (revised version, 1941)

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko - Conductor

Wigmore Hall, 30-Mar-2017 / 19:30

Recital with pianist Marc-André Hamelin

Mozart: Larghetto and Allegro in E flat major K.deest (completed by Paul Badura-Skoda)
Stravinsky:
- Concerto for two pianos
- The Rite of Spring (for piano duo)

Cadogan Hall, 17-Mar-2017 / 19:30

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 (Classical)
Grieg: Holberg Suite

Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes - Director, piano

Milton Court Concert Hall, 28-May-2016 / 19:00

Brahms, Piano Quartets:
- No 1 in G minor
- No 2 in A major
- No 3 in C minor

Leif Ove Andsnes, Christian Tetzlaff
Tabea Zimmermann - Viola
Clemens Hagen - Cello

Mr. Andsnes played Schumann's Piano Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra being conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas on the 12^th of May 2016 at the Barbican Hall.

Barbican Hall, 8-May-2016

Mozart: Piano Concerto No 20

London Symphony Orchestra, Leif Ove Andsnes - Piano, Director

Royal Albert Hall, 26-Jul-2015 / 19:30

Stravinsky: Octet
Beethoven piano concertos: No. 2 in B flat major and No. 5

Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes - Piano, director

He won both the Recording and Best Concerto categories of the year BBC Music Magazine awards for his Beethoven Journey Volume 2 in 2015.

Royal Albert Hall, 24-Jul-2015 / 19:30

Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks
Beethoven:
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor
- Fantasia in C minor for piano, chorus and orchestra (Choral Fantasy)

BBC Singers, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes - Piano, Director
David Hill - Conductor

Royal Albert Hall, 23-Jul-2015 / 19:30

Beethoven, Piano Concertos:
- No. 1 in C major
- No. 4 in G major
Stravinsky: Musagète (30 mins)

Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes - Piano, Director

Mr. Andsnes played Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.5 (Emperor) with the London Philharmonic Orchestra being conducted by Vladimir Jurowski on the 26^th of April 2014 at the Royal Festival Hall.

His recording of Rachmanimov's Piano Concertos Nos 3 and 4 with the London Symphony Orchestra and Antonio Pappano was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2011.

He won the 'Hindemith Prize Frankfurt' in 1987.

Barbican Hall, 4-Mar-2014 / 19:30

Beethoven, Sonatas:
- No 11 in B flat major
- No 30 in E major Variations in F major
- No 23 in F minor (Appassionata)

Wigmore Hall, 7-Jan-2014

Recital with Matthias Goerne

Leif Ove Andsnes was born in Karmøy, Norway in 1970 and studied at the Bergen Music Conservatory.

Mr. Andsnes made his BBC Proms debut on the 12th of August 1992 in a performance of Britten's Piano Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Edward Downes.

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