Leif Ove Andsnes (; born 7 April 1970) is a Norwegian

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and

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ian. Andsnes has made several recordings for

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and EMI. In 2012, he signed with Sony Classical, and recorded for the label the "Beethoven Journey" project, which included the five piano concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. The works were recorded over three years, beginning with Nos. 1 and 3 in 2012, followed by Nos. 2 and 4 in 2013 and the Fifth Piano Concerto and ''Choral Fantasy'' in 2014. He is represented by IMG.

Biography

Andsnes was born at Karmøy and studied with Jiří Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory, making his debut in

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in 1987. He appeared at the

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with the Oslo Philharmonic in 1989, and with the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by

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in 1990. He is renowned as a champion of the works of

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. In 2002 he played Grieg's

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at the Last Night of the Proms. In November 2009, ''Pictures Reframed'' debuted at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, in which Andsnes performed Mussorgsky’s suite accompanied by five hanging panels and a rear video projection by Robin Rhode. He has performed at

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, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and the

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. Andsnes cites Dinu Lipatti,

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, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and

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among his idols. He helped found the Risør Festival of Chamber Music in 1991 and was its artistic director until 2010. In June 2012, he served as Music Director of the 2012 Ojai Music Festival. He is foreign member of the

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Awards

Andsnes has won many awards, including the Hindemith Prize Frankfurt (1987),

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(1997), Gilmore Artist Award (1998), Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards (2000) and the Gramophone Classical Music Awards (eight times). He was inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame in 2013. His recording of Beethoven's Piano Concertos nos. 2 and 4 with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra won both the Concerto Award and the Recording of the Year Award from the

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in 2015. Andsnes also received the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award in 1998. He is one of only nine pianists to receive the award. Andsnes has been nominated for a

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on nine occasions.

Personal life

Andsnes's partner is Norwegian horn player Ragnhild Lothe. They have three children.

Discography

(For peak charting position on

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NorwegianCharts.com page

LP

*''Chopin – Smetana – Beethoven: Sonatas etc.'' (1987) Vest-Norsk Plateselskap 0087-14

CD

*'' Nielsen: The Wind Chamber Music'' (1989) BIS-CD-428 *'' Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3/ Symphony No. 7'' (1990) Simax PSC 1060 *'' Chopin/ Schumann:

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, Adagio & Allegro etc.'' (1990) Simax PSC 1063 *''Chopin – Smetana –

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: Sonatas etc.'' (1991) Vest-Norsk Plateselskap 0091-0023 *''

Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of N ...

•

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: Piano Concerto No. 2'' (1991) Virgin Classics 0777 7596132 4 *'' Janáček: Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 • In the Mists etc.'' (1991) Virgin Classics 0777 7596392 2 *''Chopin: The Piano Sonatas'' (1992) Virgin Classics 0777 7590722 3 *''Grieg: Piano Sonata/ Lyric Pieces'' (1993) Virgin Classics 0777 7 59300 2 3 *'' Brahms/Schumann: Viola Sonatas, Märchenbilder'' (1993) Virgin Classics 0 777 7 59309 2 4 *''Janáček •

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• Ravel • Nielsen: Violin Sonatas'' (1995) Virgin Classics 7243 5 45122 2 3 *'' Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3'' (1995) Virgin Classics 7243 5 45173 2 7 *''Nielsen: Piano Pieces'' (1996) Virgin Classics 7243 5 45129 2 6 *''Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1 •

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'' (1997) EMI Classics 7243 5 56414 2 7 *''The long, long winter night'' (1998) EMI Classics 7243 5 56541 2 *''Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, etc.'' (1998) EMI Classics 7243 5 56583 2 6 *'' Szymanowski: Król Roger • Symphony No. 4'' (1999) EMI Classics 7243 5 56823 2 1 *''Rachmaninov: Songs'' (1999) EMI Classics 7243 5 56814 2 3 *''

Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

: Piano Sonatas'' (1999) EMI Classics 7243 5 56756 2 0 *'' Britten • Shostakovich • Enescu'' (1999) EMI Classics 7243 5 56760 2 3 *''Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11'' (2000) EMI Classics 7243 5 56960 2 1 *''Liszt: Piano Recital'' (2001) EMI Classics 7243 5 57002 2 3 *''Grieg: Lyric Pieces'' (2002) EMI Classics 7243 5 57296 2 0 *''

Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a List of compositions ...

: Piano Sonata, D. 959 • 4 Lieder'' (2002) EMI Classics 7243 5 57266 2 9 *''Schubert: Piano Sonata, D. 850 • 9 Lieder'' (2003) EMI Classics 7243 5 57460 2 3 *''Grieg • Schumann • Piano Concertos'' (2003) EMI Classics 7243 5 57486 2 1 *'' Dvořák: Violin Concerto • Piano Quintet'' (2003) EMI Classics 7243 5 57439 2 3 *''

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...

: Piano Concertos 9 & 18'' (2004) EMI Classics 7243 5 57803 2 4 *''Schubert:

Winterreise ''Winterreise'' (, ''Winter Journey'') is a song cycle for voice and piano by Franz Schubert (Schubert Thematic Catalogue, D. 911, published as Opus number, Op. 89 in 1828), a setting of 24 Poetry, poems by German poet Wilhelm Müller. It is the ...

'' (2004) EMI Classics 7243 5 57790 2 1 *'' Bartók: Violin Sonatas'' (2004) EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics 7243 5 45668 2 0 *''Bartók: The Piano Concertos'' (2005) Deutsche Grammophon 289 477 5330 *''Schubert: Piano Sonata D960 • 3 Lieder'' (2005) EMI Classics 7243 5 57901 2 5 *''Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2'' (2005) EMI Classics 7243 4 74813 2 1 *''Horizons'' (2006) EMI Classics 0946 3 41682 2 9 *''Schubert: Piano Sonata D958 • Lieder • Fragments'' (2007) EMI Classics 0946 3 84321 2 8 *''Ballad for Edvard Grieg'' (2007) EMI Classics 0946 3 94399 2 8 / EMI Classics 0946 3 94399 5 9 (Digital) *''Schumann • Brahms: Piano Quintets'' (2007) Virgin Classics 00946 395143 5 9 (Digital) *''Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 & 20'' (2008) EMI Classics 50999 5 00281 2 2 *''Schubert: Lieder'' (2008) EMI Classics 50999 5 16443 2 1 *''Shadows Of Silence'' (2009) EMI Classics 5099926418223 / EMI Classics 5099926418254 (Digital) *'' Mussorgsky: Pictures • Schumann: Kinderszenen'' (2009) EMI Classics 50999 6 98360 2 2 *''Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 3 & 4'' (2010) EMI Classics 50999 6 40516 2 8 *''Schumann: Complete works for Piano Trio'' (2011) EMI Classics 50999 0 94180 2 8 *''The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3'' (2012) Sony Classical 87254 20582 *''The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4'' (2014) Sony Classical 88837 05482 *''The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concerto No. 5 • Choral Fantasy'' (2014) Sony Classical 88843 058862 *''Sibelius'' (2017) Sony Classical 88985 408502

CD (miscellaneous)

*''Movements'' (1993) :Andsnes/Antonsen/Mørk/Thorsen :EMI Norsk AS SKR 0001 :Andsnes is represented with 5 piano pieces previously released on Virgin Classics 0777 7 59300 2 3 (1993) *''Andsnes, Antonsen, Mørk'' (1995) :EMI Classics 7243 5 55576 2 9 :Andsnes is represented with miscellaneous piano pieces previously released on Virgin Classics 0777 7596132 4 (1991), Virgin Classics 0777 7596392 2 (1991) and Virgin Classics 0777 7590722 3 (1992) *''Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor – Symphony in C Minor'' (1995) : Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/ Dmitri Kitajenko :Edvard Grieg Museum • Trold 08 :Andsnes is represented with Grieg's piano concerto, previously released on Virgin Classics 0777 7596132 4 (1991) *''Chopin for Dummies'' (1996) :Misc. pianists :EMI Classics 7243 5 66273 0 7 :Andsnes is represented with Chopin's 'Mazurka In A Minor, Op. 17 Nr. 4', previously released on Virgin Classics 0777 7590722 3 (1992) *''Classical Sounds of Norway'' (1996) :Misc. artists :Bare Bra Musikk AS BBCD 2001 :Andsnes is represented with the 1st movement of Grieg's piano concerto, previously released on Virgin Classics 0777 7596132 4 (1991) *''Delft Chamber Music Festival – Pettersson/Stravinsky/Schubert'' (1998) :Misc. artists :Koch Classics 3-1651-2 :Andsnes is represented with Schubert's ' Nocturne in E-flat, D 897', previously unreleased *''En annen sol'' (2000) :Vamp :MajorStudio MSCD 1147 :Andsnes plays together with singer Anne Grete Preus on the previously unreleased song 'En annen sol' *''Leif Ove Andsnes • A Portrait'' (2001) :Misc. artists : (2 CDs) EMI Classics 7243 5 74789 2 2 :All works are previously released on EMI Classics *''Piano Nocturnes'' (2001) :Misc. pianists : (2 CDs) EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics 7243 5 61952 2 6 :Andsnes is represented with previously released works on Virgin Classics 0777 7596392 2 (1991) and Virgin Classics 0777 7 59300 2 3 (1993) *''Grieg: Lyric Pieces'' (2002) :Edvard Grieg Museum • Trold 16 :Relaunch of EMI Classics 7243 5 57296 2 0 (2002) *''Best of 2002'' (2002) :Misc. artists :Classic fm CFMACD92 :Andsnes is represented with Grieg's 'Wedding Day At Troldhaugen, Op. 65 Nr. 6', previously released on EMI Classics 7243 5 57296 2 0 (2002) *''Editor's Choice • The Top Ten Discs of July 2003'' (2003) :Misc. artists :Gramophone GCD0703 :Andsnes is represented with the 4th movement from Schubert's 'Piano sonata in D, D850', previously released on EMI Classics 7243 5 57509 2 1 (2003) *''Editor's Choice • The Top Ten Discs of September 2004'' (2004) :Misc. artists :Gramophone GCD0904 :Andsnes is represented with works previously released on EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics 7243 5 45668 2 0 (2004) and EMI Classics 7243 5 57790 2 1 (2004) *''Venn'' (2005) :Misc. Norwegian artists :(2CDs) Universal Music :Andsnes is represented with Geirr Tveitt's 'Welcome with honor', previously released on EMI Classics 7243 5 56542 2 9 (1998) *''Editor's Choice • The Top Ten Discs of November 2005'' (2005) :Misc. artists :Gramophone GCD1105 :Andsnes is represented with the 2nd movement of Rachmaninov's 'Piano Concerto No. 1', previously released on EMI Classics 7243 4 74813 2 1 (2005) *''Editor's Choice • The Top Ten Discs of August 2006'' (2006) :Misc. artists :Gramophone GCD0806 :Andsnes is represented with a conversation about Grieg, together with Rob Cowan, previously unreleased

Studio Albums

* 2012: The Beethoven Journey – Piano Concertos Nos.1–5, Sony Classical * 2014: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4, Sony Classical * 2014: The Beethoven Journey – Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" & Choral Fantasy, Sony Classical * 2017: Sibelius, Sony Classical * 2018: Chopin, Sony Classical * 2021: Mozart Momentum – 1785, Sony Classical * 2022: Mozart Momentum – 1786, Sony Classical

DVD

*''The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary Piano Extravaganza'' (2004) :Misc. pianists :RCA Red Seal *''Leif Ove Andsnes plays Bach & Mozart'' (2005) :Norwegian Chamber Orchestra :EMI Classics 0946 3 10436 9 7

Filmography

*''Concerto: A Beethoven Journey'' (2015) as himself

Biography

*''Leif Ove Andsnes: I og med musikken'' (2005) :Written by Astrid Kvalbein :Released by Det Norske Samlaget,

References

External links

Official siteLeif Ove Andsnes management
– IMG Artists
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– Enticott Music Management
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– International Journal of Music
Leif Ove Andsnes at NPR Music
*interview, feature article

(January 1995)
Pianist Magazine (October 2001) cover story

Gramophone (October 2010) cover story

Gramophone (May 2021) cover story

Presto Music (2021) Leif Ove Andsnes on Mozart Momentum

Presto Music (2022) Leif Ove Andsnes on Dvořák's Poetic Tone Pictures

Leif Ove Andsnes: The End of a Journey
(Tidal magazine, 2014)
English version of the cover story in German Klassik Heute magazine
*Audio and video
WGBH: Andsnes plays Granados: 12 Danzas españolas Op. 37, No. 5 Andaluza

NPR: Leif Ove Andsnes: Tiny Desk (home) Concert

WQXR: Leif Ove Andsnes Live in Conversation and Performance

Documentary: "The Sound of Magic – Leif Ove Andsnes" , Feat. New York Philharmonic
(2000)
BBC Radio 3 – In Tune
(September 26, 2012)
BBC Radio 3 – In Tune
(March 3, 2014)
WGBH Radio Boston – The Answered Question
(May 5, 2017) Leif Ove Andsnes on Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4 **Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes and Edward Gardner in Conversation
(2017)
Living the Classical Life: Ep. 97 • Leif Ove Andsnes • "Intimacy is so important in music"
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Studio Albums

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