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Leif Ove Andsnes Gives World Premiere of Ørjan Matre’s Piano Concerto
Leif Ove Andsnes brings to life a new Piano Concerto, composed for him by his compatriot Ørjan Matre. After giving its world premiere performances with the Oslo Philharmonic and Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård (Feb 26 & 27), he undertakes the work with Edward...
Leif Ove Andsnes Returns to the US with Solo Recital Tour 21 – 30 January and Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto in March
Early next year, celebrated Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes embarks on a US solo recital tour, performing works by Schumann, Janáček, and Kurtág at New York’s Carnegie Hall (Jan 27) and in Athens, GA (Jan 21), Seattle (Jan 23), Stanford (Jan 25), and the Boston...
Leif Ove Andsnes Releases “Schubert: Four Hands” with Bertrand Chamayou on Erato 20 November
Long-time collaborators Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou join forces to record Schubert’s magnificent Fantasia in F minor, presenting a landmark Schubert 4 Hands album. This release arrives 40 years after Radu Lupu and Murray Perahia’s legendary CBS recording...
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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
February 2026
Oslo, Norway – Oslo Filharmonien – Matre
Oslo, Norway – Oslo Filharmonien – Matre
March 2026
Atlanta, GA USA – Atlanta Symphony – Beethoven
Atlanta, GA USA – Atlanta Symphony – Beethoven
Chicago, IL USA – Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven
Chicago, IL USA – Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven
Chicago, IL USA – Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Recital
Lucerne, Switzerland – Lucerne Festival Orchestra – Mozart
Milan, Italy – Filarmonica della Scala – Beethoven – Open Rehearsal
Milan, Italy – Filarmonica della Scala – Beethoven
April 2026
Haugesund, Norway – Recital
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