MOZART MOMENTUM GATHERS SPEED
On this day – 9 March – in 1785, Mozart completed his Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K.467. Whilst the ink was still wet the parts were being copied for the concerto’s premiere which took place the very next day. Both Piano Concerto Nos. 20 and 21 were...
Danish Radio P2 Prize for Bent Sørensen album
Danish Radio P2 unveiled the winners of P2 Prisen (P2 Music Award). The prize Album of the Year, New classical was awarded to Bent Sørensen’s album Concertos, which presents three highly evocative instrumental concertos, written for and performed by three...
LEIF OVE ANDSNES gives recital of Grieg, Dvořák & Beethoven (Feb 21 at 3pm EST; pre-recorded webcast; ticketed)
Spivey Hall presents Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes in a recital filmed earlier this month at the Grieg Museum in Bergen. Streaming from the Atlanta venue’s website, Andsnes’s program features four of the Norwegian composer’s Lyric Pieces, flanked by selections...
Wintermezzo in Bergen
Throughout most of January and February Leif Ove Andsnes was scheduled to perform in the USA. With all of those engagements now cancelled, Norwegian presenters have been quick to invite him to perform on his home turf instead. Andsnes is currently a guest of the...