“ANDSNES, HAMELIN MAKE A MOST COMPELLING DUO”

The Chicago Tribune reviews Leif Ove and Marc-André Hamelin’s duo recital tour of the States “… The pianists are just different enough in matters of style and temperament to complement one another.  In their recital of Mozart, Debussy and Stravinky,...

JAPAN’S NHKSO’S “MOST MEMORABLE SOLOIST” AWARD

The NHK Symphony Orchestra – Japan’s most famous professional orchestra – announced that Leif Ove Andsnes has been voted the Most Memorable Soloist of 2016 alongside Russian pianist Dennis Matsuev. The voting comes from the audience who particularly...

“MESMERISING PARTNERSHIP”

The Financial Times reviews Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-André Hamelin’s duo recital in London “Some artists achieve greatness by big competition wins, massive press campaigns, drop-dead good looks or a penchant for branding their name on everything from...

“THE IRRESISTIBLE POWER AND MOMENTUM OF A JUGGERNAUT”

The Guardian reviews Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-André Hamelin’s duo recital in London “A two-piano recital is a peculiar thing. It’s chamber music, but who’s playing what? On a small stage such as the Wigmore’s, with the two instruments slotted together...

“EXTRAORDINARY PALETTE OF COLOUR”

Trouw revivews Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-André Hamelin’s duo recital in Rotterdam “In arithmetic it is clear that one plus one equals two, but in the case of the interaction between Andsnes and Hamelin the sum is much greater … Especially in...