“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,...

“PIANO DUO CAPTIVATES CARNEGIE HALL”

The New York Times reviews Leif Ove and Marc-André Hamelin’s duo recital at Carnegie Hall “Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” retains the power to shock in part through its raw, blazingly colorful orchestration. But the piece actually first came into being as a...

“AND VIVE LA DIFFÉRENCE!”

ConcertoNet.com reviews Leif Ove and Marc-André Hamelin’s duo recital at Carnegie Hall “What made last night special was not a duo-piano team. For more than a century, duo-pianists have been a popular staple, playing popular music from Schubert to...

“2 SUPERPOWERS OF THE PIANO JOIN FOR SEATTLE RECITAL”

The  Seattle Times reviews Leif Ove and Marc-André Hamelin’s duo recital tour of the States “… Their first piece, a brief and seldom-heard Mozart “Larghetto and Allegro in E-Flat Major,” emerged with cheerful serenity. Stravinsky’s propulsive...

“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”

 “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 like interlocking tiles, the sound seems to emerge from a single, truly grand piano. Alone,...