GRAMOPHONE RECORDING OF THE MONTH

“Now this is something very special, and it marks an exciting debut for Leif Ove Andsnes on Sony … the label has struck musical gold with this particular signing and the pairing of Andsnes with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra makes this a thrilling start to...

SPLENDID DYNAMISM

The San Francisco Chronicle reviews Beethoven “Last year the pianist Leif Ove Andsnes embarked on an intensive project devoted to the five Beethoven piano concertos. The rubric he’s given it – “The Beethoven Journey” – may be a...

“PATHOS AND HUMOUR”

“Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes doesn’t like to rush things” wrote the Daily Telegraph following Leif Ove’s concert in Birmingham with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. “He’s waited until his forties before launching a long-term project to...

“DELIVERED WITH PANACHE.”

“A very fine guest conductor, a superb soloist … and an intriguing, intelligent program in white, blue, and orange: Promising stuff for a concert of the Munich Philharmonic. And indeed Thomas Dausgaard and Leif Ove Andsnes in Kurtág, Beethoven, and Dvořák...

“BALANCING MIGHT AND SENSITIVITY”

The US’ Star Ledger reviews The Beethoven Journey commenting “On his first Beethoven recording, Leif Ove Andsnes balances might and sensitivity. As a pianist whose main attraction has often been the latter, it is no surprise that the highlight of his work...

29.10.2012 “MÄNNLICH”

This weekend Leif Ove Andsnes performed the last of four concerts with the Munich Philharmonic and Thomas Dausgaard. Read the full review at the Süddeutsche Zeitung here Source: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/w5k38r/927094/Maennlich.html Author: Süddeutsche...