Beethoven Journey to Asia

Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra are back on the road together taking the Beethoven Journey to Asia. With a packed tour which has so far included performances in Hong Kong, Tapei, Kaohsiung and a residency in Shanghai, the musicians perform tonight in...

2015 BBC PROMS ANNOUNCED TODAY

For the grand finale of The Beethoven Journey, Leif Ove will be performing all five Beethoven Piano Concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra over three nights at The Royal Albert Hall as part of the 2015 BBC Proms (23, 24, 26 July). Edward Blakeman, the director of...

GRAMOPHONE’S TOP 10

The UK’s Gramophone Magazine has chosen Volume 3 of The Beethoven Joureny amongst its top 10 recent recordings of Beethoven commenting ‘The unanimity in the closing bars between Andsnes and his orchestra says it all. Having used up my stash of...

AN EVENING TO REMEMBER

Last night’s BBC Music Magazine Awards was a night to remember. First and foremost for the fact that Leif Ove and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra won both the “Concerto Award” and “Recording of the Year” for Volume 2 of the Beethoven Journey...