“YOU KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE GOOD AFTER JUST A FEW SECONDS”

The Arts Desk reviews Volume 2 of the Beethoven Journey “You know that this will be good after just a few seconds; Beethoven’s comically strait-laced opening gesture promptly answered by a smartly shaped orchestral tutti. Well-tuned winds and horns are...

BEETHOVEN RESIDENCY “AT HOME” IN BONN

The internationally acclaimed Beethoven Fest Bonn has announced this year’s programme which includes a three concert Residency by Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra opening on 25 September in the Beethovenhalle. The Bonn performances are the first...

BEETHOVEN RECITAL TOUR CONCLUDES IN TOKYO

Leif Ove Andsnes’ major recital tour has taken him from his hometown of Haugesund in Norway to the major concert halls around Europe and the East Coast of America.  Now, as the tour approaches its final leg, Leif Ove is about to head for Japan for the final...

VIENNA ASKS “WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT?”

Austria’s specialist classical radio – RadioStephansdom – has chosen the 2nd volume of the Beethoven Journey as its CD of the Week commenting “Leading the Mahler Chamber Orchestra from the piano, Leif Ove Andsnes succeeds in a brilliant...

ARRIVING IN OLYMPUS

This month’s issue of Germany’s leading music magazine Fono Forum, features Leif Ove Andsnes on the cover and Beethoven Volume 2 as CD of the Month: “Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra have set out to destroy the stereotype image of...

FINDING “SOMETHING TO SAY”

The New York Times reviews Leif Ove’s Carnegie Hall recital “Many young virtuoso pianists perform the Beethoven sonatas as a demonstration of their musical depth. But when he emerged as a major young artist, the Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes avoided...