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The New York Times calls Leif Ove Andsnes “a pianist of magisterial elegance, power, and insight,” and the Wall Street Journal names him “one of the most gifted musicians of his generation.” With his commanding technique and searching interpretations, the celebrated Norwegian pianist has won acclaim worldwide, playing concertos and recitals in the world’s leading concert halls and with its foremost orchestras, while building an esteemed and extensive discography. An avid chamber musician, he is the founding director of the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival, was co-artistic director of the Risør Festival of Chamber Music for nearly two decades, and served as music director of California’s Ojai Music Festival in 2012. He was inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame in July 2013, and has received honorary doctorates from Norway’s Universities of Bergen and Oslo and New York’s Juilliard School.

Two concertos figure prominently in Andsnes’s 2024-25 season. After recent performances of Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto with ensembles including the New York Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestra, he reprises the work with Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Rome’s Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and on tour with the Oslo Philharmonic. Similarly, after recent accounts of Rachmaninov’s Third with ensembles including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, and Orchestre de Paris, he performs it at Baden-Baden’s Easter Festival with the Berlin Philharmonic, on a North European tour with Italy’s Grandhôtel Orchestra Toblach, and with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, Stuttgart Radio Symphony, and London Philharmonic Orchestras. To complete the concert season, he joins the Czech Philharmonic for Grieg’s Concerto, the Barcelona Symphony for a pairing of Haydn and Franck, and the NDR

CONCERT SCHEDULE

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April 2025

Prague, Czechia

Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Markéta Cukrová, mezzo-soprano Martin Myšička, narrator Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Kozubík, choirmaster Jakub Hrůša, conductor Czech Philharmonic Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Programme also includes: Novák: CANTO. Unisono per orchestra (world premiere) Sommer: Vocal Symphony for mezzo-soprano, narrator, choir, and orchestra
26 Apr
3:00 pm
Rudolfinum
Alšovo nábřeží 12 11000 Prague
May 2025

Hannover, Germany

Leif Ove Andsnes, piano NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Alan Gilbert, conductor Debussy: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra Programme also includes Franck: Variations symphoniques Dutilleux: Symphony No. 2 – Hamburg International Music Festival Venue note: Is it just a cliché to assume that French music is particularly sophisticated? Or is there more than just a grain of truth […]
08 May
8:00 pm
Elbphilharmonie
German Reunion Square 4 · 20457 Hamburg

Hannover, Germany

Leif Ove Andsnes, piano NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Alan Gilbert, conductor Debussy: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra Programme also includes Franck: Variations symphoniques Dutilleux: Symphony No. 2 – Hamburg International Music Festival Venue note: Is it just a cliché to assume that French music is particularly sophisticated? Or is there more than just a grain of truth […]
09 May
8:00 pm
Elbphilharmonie
German Reunion Square 4 · 20457 Hamburg

Hannover, Germany

Leif Ove Andsnes, piano NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Alan Gilbert, conductor Debussy: Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra Programme also includes Franck: Variations symphoniques Dutilleux: Symphony No. 2 – Hamburg International Music Festival Venue note: Is it just a cliché to assume that French music is particularly sophisticated? Or is there more than just a grain of truth […]
11 May
11:00 am
Elbphilharmonie
German Reunion Square 4 · 20457 Hamburg

Barcelona, Spain

Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Cor de Noies de l’Orfeó Català Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (OBC) Gemma New, conductor Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII:11 Performance also includes: César Franck: Symphonic Variations Gustav Holst: The Planets Venue note: Joseph Haydn’s charming, balanced classicism shines through in his most popular piano concerto, […]
30 May
7:00 pm
L'Auditori
Lepanto street, 150, 08013, Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Cor de Noies de l’Orfeó Català Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (OBC) Gemma New, conductor Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII:11 Performance also includes: César Franck: Symphonic Variations Gustav Holst: The Planets Venue note: Joseph Haydn’s charming, balanced classicism shines through in his most popular piano concerto, […]
31 May
7:00 pm
L'Auditori
Lepanto street, 150, 08013, Barcelona
June 2025

Bergen, Norway

Leif Ove Andsnes piano Johanne Haugland, violin Camerata Bergen Haydn: Pianokonsert nr. 11 i D-dur, Hob. XVIII 1. Vivace 2. Un poco adagio 3. Rondo all’Ungarese Programme also includes: Johan L Mowinckel Jr.: Elegie Philip Glass: Mishima Sandor Veress: Fra 4 Transylvanske danser 1. Lassu 4. Dobbantós
03 Jun
6:00 pm
Grieghallen
Edvard Griegs Plass 1, 5015 Bergen

Frankfurt, Germany

Recital: Grieg: Sonate op. 7 Tveitt: Sonate Nr. 29 op. 129 “Sonata Etere” Chopin: 24 Préludes op. 28 Venue note: There is a common denominator when Leif Ove Andsnes brings music by Edvard Grieg, Geir Tveitt and Frédéric Chopin to the Alte Oper at the end of the season: For the pianist, all three composers […]
13 Jun
8:00 pm
Alte Oper
Opernplatz 1 · 60313 Frankfurt

Heimbach, Germany

Opening Night Concert Chopin: 24 Préludes Op. 28 Concert also includes: GIDEON KLEIN Trio for Violin, Viola and Violoncello Christian Tetzlaff, violin Jan Larsen, viola Krzysztof Michalski, cello WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Quintet for two violins, two violas and cello in G minor, KV 516 Christian Tetzlaff, violin Hyeyoon Park, violin Rachel Roberts, viola Jan Larsen, […]
15 Jun
7:00 pm
SPANNUNGEN
Kraftwerk Heimbach

Heimbach, Germany

GYÖRGY KURTAG Hommage à R. Schumann for clarinet, viola and piano, op. 15d Sharon Kam, clarinet Jan Larsen, viola Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Concert also includes CLARA SCHUMANN Three Romances for Violin and Piano, op. 22 Hana Chang, violin Mario Häring, piano FELIX MENDELSSOHN Quartet for two violins, viola and cello in F minor, op. […]
17 Jun
7:00 pm
SPANNUNGEN
Kraftwerk Heimbach

Heimbach, Germany

LOUIS VIERNE Quintet for piano, two violins, viola and cello in C minor, op. 42 Leif Ove Andsnes : Piano | Isabelle Faust : Violin Hyeyoon Park : Violin | Barbara Buntrock : Viola Julia Hagen : Violoncello Concert also includes: DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet for Two Violins, Viola and Cello No. 8 in C minor, […]
19 Jun
7:00 pm
SPANNUNGEN
Kraftwerk Heimbach

Heimbach, Germany

DONGHOON SHIN Winter Sonata for Violin and Piano WORLD PREMIERE dedicated to Christian Tetzlaff and Leif Ove Andsnes Commissioned work TENSIONS: donated in 2025 by the Rohs family, Düren, and Wigmore Hall, London Christian Tetzlaff, violin Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Concert also includes: LEOŠ JANÁČEK Concertino for piano, two violins, viola, clarinet, horn and bassoon […]
20 Jun
7:00 pm
SPANNUNGEN
Kraftwerk Heimbach
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