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{{short description|Norwegian pianist and chamber musician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{short description|Norwegian pianist and chamber musician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox musician
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Leif Ove Andsnes
| name = Leif Ove Andsnes
|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| image = Leif Ove Andsnes in 2017.png
| image = Leif Ove Andsnes in 2017.png
| caption = Andsnes in 2017
| caption = Andsnes in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|4|7|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|4|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Karmøy]], [[Rogaland]], Norway
| birth_place = [[Karmøy]], [[Rogaland]], Norway
| genre = Classical
| genre = Classical
| occupation = [[piano|Pianist]]
| occupation = [[piano|Pianist]]
| years_active = 1987–present
| years_active = 1987–present
| website = {{URL|http://www.andsnes.com}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.andsnes.com}}
}}
}}


'''Leif Ove Andsnes''' ({{IPA-no|læɪf ˈûːvə ˈɑ̂nsneːs}}; born 7 April 1970) is a Norwegian [[pianist]]<ref name=AndsnesOfficialBio>{{cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes: Biography |publisher=Official website |url=http://www.andsnes.com/biography.php}}</ref><ref name=WhoIsWho>{{Cite book |title=International Who's Who in Classical Music 2007'', 23rd edition'' |year=2007 |location=London |publisher=Routledge |page=[https://archive.org/details/internationalwho00unkn/page/22 22] |isbn=978-1-85743-416-3 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/internationalwho00unkn/page/22 }}</ref> and [[chamber music]]ian. Andsnes has made several recordings for [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] and [[EMI]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emiclassics.com/artistbiography.php?aid=42 |title=Leif Ove Andsnes - Biography |publisher=EMI Classics |access-date=11 April 2012}}</ref> In 2012, Leive Ove Andsnes has signed to [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]], and recorded for the label the "Beethoven Journey" project, which included five of the composer's piano concertos with the [[Mahler Chamber Orchestra]]. The works were recorded over three years, beginning with Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 3 in 2012, followed by Concertos Nos 2 and 4 in 2013 and the Fifth Piano Concerto and ''Choral Fantasy'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes signs to Sony Classical |url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/leif-ove-andsnes-signs-to-sony-classical |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Gramophone |language=en}}</ref> He is represented by [[IMG (company)|IMG]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=179 |title=Leif Ove Andsnes &#124; IMG Artists |publisher=Imgartists.com |access-date=11 April 2012}}</ref>
'''Leif Ove Andsnes''' ({{IPA-no|læɪf ˈûːvə ˈɑ̂nsneːs}}; born 7 April 1970) is a Norwegian [[pianist]]<ref name=AndsnesOfficialBio>{{cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes: Biography |publisher=Official website |url=http://www.andsnes.com/biography.php}}</ref><ref name=WhoIsWho>{{Cite book |title=International Who's Who in Classical Music 2007'', 23rd edition'' |year=2007 |location=London |publisher=Routledge |page=[https://archive.org/details/internationalwho00unkn/page/22 22] |isbn=978-1-85743-416-3 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/internationalwho00unkn/page/22 }}</ref> and [[chamber music]]ian. Andsnes has made several recordings for [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] and [[EMI]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emiclassics.com/artistbiography.php?aid=42 |title=Leif Ove Andsnes – Biography |publisher=EMI Classics |access-date=11 April 2012}}</ref> In 2012, Andsnes signed with [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]], and recorded for the label the "Beethoven Journey" project, which included the five piano concertos with the [[Mahler Chamber Orchestra]]. The works were recorded over three years, beginning with Nos. 1 and 3 in 2012, followed by Nos. 2 and 4 in 2013 and the Fifth Piano Concerto and ''Choral Fantasy'' in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes signs to Sony Classical |url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/leif-ove-andsnes-signs-to-sony-classical |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Gramophone |language=en}}</ref> He is represented by [[IMG (company)|IMG]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=179 |title=Leif Ove Andsnes &#124; IMG Artists |publisher=Imgartists.com |access-date=11 April 2012}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Andsnes was born at [[Karmøy]] and studied with [[Jiri Hlinka|Jiří Hlinka]] at the [[Bergen Music Conservatory]],<ref name=AndsnesOfficialBio/> making his debut in [[Oslo]] in 1987. He appeared in Britain at the [[Edinburgh Festival]] with the [[Oslo Philharmonic]] in 1989, and in the United States with the [[Cleveland Orchestra]] conducted by [[Neeme Järvi]] in 1990.<ref name=WhoIsWho/>
Andsnes was born at [[Karmøy]] and studied with [[Jiri Hlinka|Jiří Hlinka]] at the [[Bergen Music Conservatory]],<ref name=AndsnesOfficialBio/> making his debut in [[Oslo]] in 1987. He appeared at the [[Edinburgh Festival]] with the [[Oslo Philharmonic]] in 1989, and with the [[Cleveland Orchestra]] conducted by [[Neeme Järvi]] in 1990.<ref name=WhoIsWho/>


He is renowned as a champion of the works of [[Edvard Grieg]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ove |first=Leif |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15045448 |title=Leif Ove Andsnes |publisher=NPR |access-date=11 April 2012}}</ref> In 2002 he played Grieg's [[Piano Concerto (Grieg)|Piano Concerto]] at the [[Last Night of the Proms]].
He is renowned as a champion of the works of [[Edvard Grieg]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ove |first=Leif |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15045448 |title=Leif Ove Andsnes |publisher=NPR |access-date=11 April 2012}}</ref> In 2002 he played Grieg's [[Piano Concerto (Grieg)|Piano Concerto]] at the [[Last Night of the Proms]].


In November 2009, ''Pictures Reframed'' debuted at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, in which Andsnes performed [[Modest Mussorgsky|Mussorgsky]]’s suite accompanied by five hanging panels and a rear video projection by Robin Rhode.<ref>Cashdan, Marina. "[http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/32953/robin-rhode-and-leif-ove-andsnes/ / Robin Rhode and Leif Ove Andsnes]." ''[[Modern Painters (magazine)|Modern Painters]]'', November 2009.</ref>
In November 2009, ''Pictures Reframed'' debuted at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, in which Andsnes performed [[Modest Mussorgsky|Mussorgsky]]’s suite accompanied by five hanging panels and a rear video projection by Robin Rhode.<ref>Cashdan, Marina. "[http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/32953/robin-rhode-and-leif-ove-andsnes/ / Robin Rhode and Leif Ove Andsnes]." ''[[Modern Painters (magazine)|Modern Painters]]'', November 2009.</ref> He has performed at [[Carnegie Hall]], the [[Mostly Mozart Festival]], and the [[Apple Store]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{bulleted list|
He has performed at [[Carnegie Hall]], the [[Mostly Mozart Festival]], and the [[Apple Store]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{bulleted list|
{{cite news |last1=Tommasini |first1=Anthony |title=Mostly Mozart Review; Mozartean Andsnes (Who Suspected?) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/23/arts/mostly-mozart-review-mozartean-andsnes-who-suspected.html |work=The New York Times |date=23 August 2003|ref=none}}|
{{cite news |last1=Tommasini |first1=Anthony |title=Mostly Mozart Review; Mozartean Andsnes (Who Suspected?) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/23/arts/mostly-mozart-review-mozartean-andsnes-who-suspected.html |work=The New York Times |date=23 August 2003|ref=none}}|
{{cite news |last1=Tommasini |first1=Anthony |title=In a Hall of Glass, Performing for an Audience of Shoppers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/arts/music/05leif.html |work=The New York Times |date=4 January 2010|ref=none}}|
{{cite news |last1=Tommasini |first1=Anthony |title=In a Hall of Glass, Performing for an Audience of Shoppers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/arts/music/05leif.html |work=The New York Times |date=4 January 2010|ref=none}}|
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{{cite news |last1=Tommasini |first1=Anthony |title=Review: Leif Ove Andsnes Gives a Thoughtful Recital at Carnegie Hall |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/arts/music/review-leif-ove-andsnes-gives-a-thoughtful-recital-at-carnegie-hall.html |work=The New York Times |date=17 November 2015|ref=none}}}}</ref>
{{cite news |last1=Tommasini |first1=Anthony |title=Review: Leif Ove Andsnes Gives a Thoughtful Recital at Carnegie Hall |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/arts/music/review-leif-ove-andsnes-gives-a-thoughtful-recital-at-carnegie-hall.html |work=The New York Times |date=17 November 2015|ref=none}}}}</ref>


Andsnes cites [[Dinu Lipatti]], [[Sviatoslav Richter]], [[Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli]] and [[Géza Anda]] amongst his idols.<ref>Classic FM ''[http://www.classicfm.com/artists/leif-ove-andsnes/guides/facts/sviatoslav-richter/ Leif Ove Andsnes: 10 facts about the great pianist].'' ''[[Classic FM Magazine]]'', September 2014.</ref>
Andsnes cites [[Dinu Lipatti]], [[Sviatoslav Richter]], [[Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli]], and [[Géza Anda]] among his idols.<ref>Classic FM ''[http://www.classicfm.com/artists/leif-ove-andsnes/guides/facts/sviatoslav-richter/ Leif Ove Andsnes: 10 facts about the great pianist].'' ''[[Classic FM Magazine]]'', September 2014.</ref>


He helped found the [[Risør Festival of Chamber Music]] in 1991 and held the position of Artistic Director for the festival until 2010.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nicholas |first=Jeremy |date=October 2010 |journal=[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]] |title=End of a Rachmaninov Odyssey (Leif Ove Andsnes Cover Story) |volume=88 |issue=1062 |pages=36&ndash;43}}</ref> In June 2012, he served as Music Director of the 2012 [[Ojai Music Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ojaifestival.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry101208-095613|title=Ojai Festival Blog|first=Thomas W.|last=Morris|access-date=14 February 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
He helped found the [[Risør Festival of Chamber Music]] in 1991 and was its artistic director until 2010.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nicholas |first=Jeremy |date=October 2010 |journal=[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]] |title=End of a Rachmaninov Odyssey (Leif Ove Andsnes Cover Story) |volume=88 |issue=1062 |pages=36&ndash;43}}</ref> In June 2012, he served as Music Director of the 2012 [[Ojai Music Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ojaifestival.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry101208-095613|title=Ojai Festival Blog|first=Thomas W.|last=Morris|access-date=14 February 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

He is foreign member of the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Music]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Ledamöter | website=Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien | url=https://www.musikaliskaakademien.se/omakademien/organisation/ledamoter.39.html | language=sv | access-date=12 November 2024}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
Andsnes has won many awards, including the [[Paul Hindemith|Hindemith]] Prize Frankfurt (1987), [[Deutscher Schallplattenpreis|Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik]] (1997), [[Gilmore Artist Award]] (1998), [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra|Royal Philharmonic]] Society Award (2000) and the [[Gramophone Awards]] (six times). He was inducted into the ''Gramophone Hall of Fame'' in 2013. His recording of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]'s Piano Concertos nos. 2 and 4 with the [[Mahler Chamber Orchestra]] won both the Concerto Award and the Recording of the Year Award from the [[BBC Music Magazine]] in 2015.
Andsnes has won many awards, including the [[Paul Hindemith|Hindemith]] Prize Frankfurt (1987), [[Deutscher Schallplattenpreis|Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik]] (1997), [[Gilmore Artist Award]] (1998), [[Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards]] (2000) and the [[Gramophone Classical Music Awards]] (eight times). He was inducted into the [[Gramophone Hall of Fame]] in 2013. His recording of Beethoven's Piano Concertos nos. 2 and 4 with the [[Mahler Chamber Orchestra]] won both the Concerto Award and the Recording of the Year Award from the [[BBC Music Magazine]] in 2015.


Andsnes also received the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Learn More About Leif Ove Andsnes: Gilmore Artist|url=https://www.thegilmore.org/artist/leif-ove-andsnes/|access-date=2021-10-25|website=The Gilmore|language=en-US}}</ref> Andsnes is one of only eight pianists who have received the award.
Andsnes also received the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Learn More About Leif Ove Andsnes: Gilmore Artist|url=https://www.thegilmore.org/artist/leif-ove-andsnes/|access-date=2021-10-25|website=The Gilmore|language=en-US}}</ref> He is one of only nine pianists to receive the award.


Andsnes has been nominated for the [[Grammy Awards]] on eight occasions, but has not won any.
Andsnes has been nominated for a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] on nine occasions.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Andsnes' partner is Norwegian horn player Ragnhild Lothe.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes Enters Midlife with Curiosity Intact |url=https://www.wqxr.org/story/186897-pianist-leif-ove-andsnes-enters-midlife-curiosity-intact/ | work=WQXR Blog |publisher=[[WQXR-FM]] |last=Wise |first=Brian |date=14 February 2012 |access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref> They have a daughter named Sigrid, born in June 2010, and twins Ingvild and Erlend, born in May 2013.
Andsnes's partner is Norwegian horn player Ragnhild Lothe.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes Enters Midlife with Curiosity Intact |url=https://www.wqxr.org/story/186897-pianist-leif-ove-andsnes-enters-midlife-curiosity-intact/ | work=WQXR Blog |publisher=[[WQXR-FM]] |last=Wise |first=Brian |date=14 February 2012 |access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref> They have three children.


==Discography==
==Discography==
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=== Studio Albums ===
=== Studio Albums ===


* 2012: The Beethoven Journey - Piano Concertos Nos.1-5, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes - The Beethoven Journey - Piano Concertos Nos.1-5 The Beethoven Journey - Piano Concertos Nos.1-5 {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/The-Beethoven-Journey-Piano-Concertos-Nos-1-5-new |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2012: The Beethoven Journey – Piano Concertos Nos.1–5, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes – The Beethoven Journey – Piano Concertos Nos.1–5 The Beethoven Journey – Piano Concertos Nos.1–5 {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/The-Beethoven-Journey-Piano-Concertos-Nos-1-5-new |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2014: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4 Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4 {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/beethoven-piano-concertos-nos-2-4 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2014: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes – Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4 Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4 {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/beethoven-piano-concertos-nos-2-4 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2014: The Beethoven Journey - Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" & Choral Fantasy, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes - The Beethoven Journey - Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" & Choral Fantasy The Beethoven Journey - Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" & Choral Fantasy {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/the-beethoven-journey-piano-concerto-no-5-emperor-choral-fantasy |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2014: The Beethoven Journey – Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" & Choral Fantasy, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes – The Beethoven Journey – Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" & Choral Fantasy The Beethoven Journey – Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" & Choral Fantasy {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/the-beethoven-journey-piano-concerto-no-5-emperor-choral-fantasy |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2017: Sibelius, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes - Sibelius Sibelius {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/sibelius-3 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2017: Sibelius, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes – Sibelius Sibelius {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/sibelius-3 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2018: Chopin, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes - Chopin Chopin {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/chopin |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2018: Chopin, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes – Chopin Chopin {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/chopin |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2021: Mozart Momentum - 1785, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes - Mozart Momentum - 1785 Mozart Momentum - 1785 {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/mozart-momentum-1785 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2021: Mozart Momentum – 1785, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes – Mozart Momentum – 1785 Mozart Momentum – 1785 {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/mozart-momentum-1785 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2022: Mozart Momentum - 1786, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes - Mozart Momentum - 1786 Mozart Momentum - 1786 {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/mozart-momentum-1786 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>
* 2022: Mozart Momentum – 1786, [[Sony Classical Records|Sony Classical]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leif Ove Andsnes – Mozart Momentum – 1786 Mozart Momentum – 1786 {{!}} CD |url=https://www.sonyclassical.de/alben/releases-details/mozart-momentum-1786 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=www.sonyclassical.de}}</ref>


===DVD===
===DVD===
*'''The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary Piano Extravaganca''' (2004)
*''The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary Piano Extravaganza'' (2004)
:Misc. pianists
:Misc. pianists
:RCA Red Seal
:RCA Red Seal


*'''Leif Ove Andsnes plays Bach & Mozart''' (2005)
*''Leif Ove Andsnes plays Bach & Mozart'' (2005)
:Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
:Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
:EMI Classics 0946 3 10436 9 7
:EMI Classics 0946 3 10436 9 7

==Filmography==
*''Concerto: A Beethoven Journey'' (2015) as himself<ref>{{Cite web
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/23/fridays-best-tv-unreported-world-concerto-a-beethoven-journey-psychedelic-britannia
| title = Friday's best TV: Unreported World; Concerto – A Beethoven Journey; Psychedelic Britannia
| date = 23 October 2015
| access-date = 6 October 2022
| website=theguardian.com
}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
*'''Leif Ove Andsnes: I og med musikken''' (2005)
*''Leif Ove Andsnes: I og med musikken'' (2005)
:Written by Astrid Kvalbein
:Written by Astrid Kvalbein
:Released by Det Norske Samlaget, {{ISBN|82-521-6526-5}}
:Released by Det Norske Samlaget, {{ISBN|82-521-6526-5}}


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
*{{cite news | last =Fisher | first =N| title =Old friends in high places| work =Music| publisher =The Times| date =15 September 2007| url =http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2433314.ece| access-date =28 September 2007 | location=London}}
*{{cite news | last =Fisher | first =N| title =Old friends in high places| work =Music| publisher =The Times| date =15 September 2007| url =http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2433314.ece| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080720182257/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2433314.ece| url-status =dead| archive-date =20 July 2008| access-date =28 September 2007 | location=London}}


==References==
==References==
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{{Portal|Norway|Classical music|Music}}
{{Portal|Norway|Classical music|Music}}
*[http://www.andsnes.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.andsnes.com/ Official site]
*[https://www.sonyclassical.de/neuigkeiten/news-details/leif-ove-andsnes-auf-Bestenliste Leif Ove Andsnes at Sony Classical]
*[http://imgartists.com/roster/leif-ove-andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes management] – IMG Artists
*[http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=179 General management]
*[http://www.enticottmusicmanagement.com/project/leif-ove-andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes management] – Enticott Music Management
*[http://www.emiclassics.com/artistbiography.php?aid=42 Leif Ove Andsnes Biography] on EMI Classics
*[http://www.discogs.com/artist/544894 Leif Ove Andsnes] – [[Discogs]]
*[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15045448 Leif Ove Andsnes at NPR Music]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000759433 Leif Ove Andsnes] – [[AllMusic]]
*[http://streams.wgbh.org/online/play.php?xml=clas/cmd080111andsnes.xml&template=wgbh_audio/ Hear Leif Ove Andsnes in concert] from WGBH Boston
*[http://www.warnerclassics.com/artist/leif-ove-andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes] – Warner Classics
*[http://www.bruceduffie.com/andsnes.html Interview with Leif Ove Andsnes], January 1995
*[http://www.sonyclassical.com/artists/artist-details/leif-ove-andsnes-1 Leif Ove Andsnes] – Sony Classical
*[http://www.sonyclassical.de/kuenstler/artists-details/Leif-Ove-Andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes] – Sony Classical Germany
*[http://www.steinway.com/artists/leif-ove-andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes] – [[Steinway & Sons]]
*[http://www.ram.ac.uk/people/leif-ove-andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes] – [[Royal Academy of Music]]
*[http://ijm.education/piano/leif-ove-andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes] – International Journal of Music
*[http://www.npr.org/artists/15045448/leif-ove-andsnes Leif Ove Andsnes at NPR Music]

*'''interview, feature article'''
**[http://www.bruceduffie.com/andsnes.html Transcript of the interview by classical music radio presenter Bruce Duffie] (January 1995)
**[http://www.pianistmagazine.com/blogs/archives-pianist-issue-no-1s-cover-star-leif-ove-andsnes/ Pianist Magazine (October 2001) cover story]
**[http://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/leif-ove-andsnes-interview-by-jeremy-nicholas-gramophone-october-2010 Gramophone (October 2010) cover story]
**[http://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/leif-ove-andsnes-interview-it-s-amazing-what-happens-in-three-years-of-mozart-s-life Gramophone (May 2021) cover story]
**[http://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/4015--interview-leif-ove-andsnes-on-mozart-momentum Presto Music (2021) Leif Ove Andsnes on Mozart Momentum]
**[http://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/4971--interview-leif-ove-andsnes-on-dvo-aks-poetic-tone-pictures Presto Music (2022) Leif Ove Andsnes on Dvořák's Poetic Tone Pictures]
**[http://tidal.com/magazine/article/leif-ove-andsnes-the-end-of-a-journey Leif Ove Andsnes: The End of a Journey] (Tidal magazine, 2014)
**[http://www.schlueer.com/artist-interviews/leif-ove-andsnes-english/ English version of the cover story in German Klassik Heute magazine]

*'''Audio and video'''
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04pzcM3jw2Q WGBH: Andsnes plays Granados: 12 Danzas españolas Op. 37, No. 5 Andaluza]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hpERoSmq74 NPR: Leif Ove Andsnes: Tiny Desk (home) Concert]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4LM258rvG0 WQXR: Leif Ove Andsnes Live in Conversation and Performance]
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI6ny9YuAvY Documentary: "The Sound of Magic – Leif Ove Andsnes" | Feat. New York Philharmonic] (2000)
**[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02tn3yf BBC Radio 3 – In Tune] (September 26, 2012)
**[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02tn0hy BBC Radio 3 – In Tune] (March 3, 2014)
**[https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/103825/episodes/16927917 WGBH Radio Boston – The Answered Question] (May 5, 2017) Leif Ove Andsnes on Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4
**Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC8uwk8VeIU Leif Ove Andsnes and Edward Gardner in Conversation] (2017)
**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Xm3T6Ylj8 Living the Classical Life: Ep. 97 • Leif Ove Andsnes • "Intimacy is so important in music"] (July 2022)


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Leif Ove Andsnes
Andsnes in 2017
Andsnes in 2017
Background information
Born (1970-04-07) 7 April 1970 (age 54)
Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway
GenresClassical
OccupationPianist
Years active1987–present
Websitewww.andsnes.com

Leif Ove Andsnes (Norwegian pronunciation: [læɪf ˈûːvə ˈɑ̂nsneːs]; born 7 April 1970) is a Norwegian pianist[1][2] and chamber musician. Andsnes has made several recordings for Virgin and EMI.[3] In 2012, Andsnes signed with Sony Classical, and recorded for the label the "Beethoven Journey" project, which included the five piano concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. The works were recorded over three years, beginning with Nos. 1 and 3 in 2012, followed by Nos. 2 and 4 in 2013 and the Fifth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy in 2014.[4] He is represented by IMG.[5]

Biography

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Andsnes was born at Karmøy and studied with Jiří Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory,[1] making his debut in Oslo in 1987. He appeared at the Edinburgh Festival with the Oslo Philharmonic in 1989, and with the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi in 1990.[2]

He is renowned as a champion of the works of Edvard Grieg.[6] In 2002 he played Grieg's Piano Concerto at the Last Night of the Proms.

In November 2009, Pictures Reframed debuted at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, in which Andsnes performed Mussorgsky’s suite accompanied by five hanging panels and a rear video projection by Robin Rhode.[7] He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and the Apple Store in New York City.[8]

Andsnes cites Dinu Lipatti, Sviatoslav Richter, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Géza Anda among his idols.[9]

He helped found the Risør Festival of Chamber Music in 1991 and was its artistic director until 2010.[10] In June 2012, he served as Music Director of the 2012 Ojai Music Festival.[11]

He is foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.[12]

Awards

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Andsnes has won many awards, including the Hindemith Prize Frankfurt (1987), Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (1997), Gilmore Artist Award (1998), Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards (2000) and the Gramophone Classical Music Awards (eight times). He was inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame in 2013. His recording of Beethoven's Piano Concertos nos. 2 and 4 with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra won both the Concerto Award and the Recording of the Year Award from the BBC Music Magazine in 2015.

Andsnes also received the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award in 1998.[13] He is one of only nine pianists to receive the award.

Andsnes has been nominated for a Grammy Award on nine occasions.

Personal life

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Andsnes's partner is Norwegian horn player Ragnhild Lothe.[14] They have three children.

Discography

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(For peak charting position on VG-lista, the Norwegian Albums chart, see NorwegianCharts.com page)

LP

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  • Chopin – Smetana – Beethoven: Sonatas etc. (1987) Vest-Norsk Plateselskap 0087-14

CD

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  • Nielsen: The Wind Chamber Music (1989) BIS-CD-428
  • Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3/Symphony No. 7 (1990) Simax PSC 1060
  • Chopin/Schumann: Cello Sonata, Adagio & Allegro etc. (1990) Simax PSC 1063
  • Chopin – Smetana – Beethoven: Sonatas etc. (1991) Vest-Norsk Plateselskap 0091-0023
  • Grieg: Piano Concerto • Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 (1991) Virgin Classics 0777 7596132 4
  • Janáček: Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 • In the Mists etc. (1991) Virgin Classics 0777 7596392 2
  • Chopin: The Piano Sonatas (1992) Virgin Classics 0777 7590722 3
  • Grieg: Piano Sonata/Lyric Pieces (1993) Virgin Classics 0777 7 59300 2 3
  • Brahms/Schumann: Viola Sonatas, Märchenbilder (1993) Virgin Classics 0 777 7 59309 2 4
  • Janáček • Debussy • Ravel • Nielsen: Violin Sonatas (1995) Virgin Classics 7243 5 45122 2 3
  • Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 (1995) Virgin Classics 7243 5 45173 2 7
  • Nielsen: Piano Pieces (1996) Virgin Classics 7243 5 45129 2 6
  • Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1 • Fantasy (1997) EMI Classics 7243 5 56414 2 7
  • The long, long winter night (1998) EMI Classics 7243 5 56541 2
  • Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, etc. (1998) EMI Classics 7243 5 56583 2 6
  • Szymanowski: Król Roger • Symphony No. 4 (1999) EMI Classics 7243 5 56823 2 1
  • Rachmaninov: Songs (1999) EMI Classics 7243 5 56814 2 3
  • Haydn: Piano Sonatas (1999) EMI Classics 7243 5 56756 2 0
  • Britten • Shostakovich • Enescu (1999) EMI Classics 7243 5 56760 2 3
  • Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11 (2000) EMI Classics 7243 5 56960 2 1
  • Liszt: Piano Recital (2001) EMI Classics 7243 5 57002 2 3
  • Grieg: Lyric Pieces (2002) EMI Classics 7243 5 57296 2 0
  • Schubert: Piano Sonata, D. 959 • 4 Lieder (2002) EMI Classics 7243 5 57266 2 9
  • Schubert: Piano Sonata, D. 850 • 9 Lieder (2003) EMI Classics 7243 5 57460 2 3
  • Grieg • Schumann • Piano Concertos (2003) EMI Classics 7243 5 57486 2 1
  • Dvořák: Violin Concerto • Piano Quintet (2003) EMI Classics 7243 5 57439 2 3
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 18 (2004) EMI Classics 7243 5 57803 2 4
  • Schubert: Winterreise (2004) EMI Classics 7243 5 57790 2 1
  • Bartók: Violin Sonatas (2004) EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics 7243 5 45668 2 0
  • Bartók: The Piano Concertos (2005) Deutsche Grammophon 289 477 5330
  • Schubert: Piano Sonata D960 • 3 Lieder (2005) EMI Classics 7243 5 57901 2 5
  • Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 (2005) EMI Classics 7243 4 74813 2 1
  • Horizons (2006) EMI Classics 0946 3 41682 2 9
  • Schubert: Piano Sonata D958 • Lieder • Fragments (2007) EMI Classics 0946 3 84321 2 8
  • Ballad for Edvard Grieg (2007) EMI Classics 0946 3 94399 2 8 / EMI Classics 0946 3 94399 5 9 (Digital)
  • Schumann • Brahms: Piano Quintets (2007) Virgin Classics 00946 395143 5 9 (Digital)
  • Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 & 20 (2008) EMI Classics 50999 5 00281 2 2
  • Schubert: Lieder (2008) EMI Classics 50999 5 16443 2 1
  • Shadows Of Silence (2009) EMI Classics 5099926418223 / EMI Classics 5099926418254 (Digital)
  • Mussorgsky: Pictures • Schumann: Kinderszenen (2009) EMI Classics 50999 6 98360 2 2
  • Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 3 & 4 (2010) EMI Classics 50999 6 40516 2 8
  • Schumann: Complete works for Piano Trio (2011) EMI Classics 50999 0 94180 2 8
  • The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 (2012) Sony Classical 87254 20582
  • The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 (2014) Sony Classical 88837 05482
  • The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concerto No. 5 • Choral Fantasy (2014) Sony Classical 88843 058862
  • Sibelius (2017) Sony Classical 88985 408502

CD (miscellaneous)

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  • Movements (1993)
Andsnes/Antonsen/Mørk/Thorsen
EMI Norsk AS SKR 0001
Andsnes is represented with 5 piano pieces previously released on Virgin Classics 0777 7 59300 2 3 (1993)
  • Andsnes, Antonsen, Mørk (1995)
EMI Classics 7243 5 55576 2 9
Andsnes is represented with miscellaneous piano pieces previously released on Virgin Classics 0777 7596132 4 (1991), Virgin Classics 0777 7596392 2 (1991) and Virgin Classics 0777 7590722 3 (1992)
  • Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor – Symphony in C Minor (1995)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Dmitri Kitajenko
Edvard Grieg Museum • Trold 08
Andsnes is represented with Grieg's piano concerto, previously released on Virgin Classics 0777 7596132 4 (1991)
  • Chopin for Dummies (1996)
Misc. pianists
EMI Classics 7243 5 66273 0 7
Andsnes is represented with Chopin's 'Mazurka In A Minor, Op. 17 Nr. 4', previously released on Virgin Classics 0777 7590722 3 (1992)
  • Classical Sounds of Norway (1996)
Misc. artists
Bare Bra Musikk AS BBCD 2001
Andsnes is represented with the 1st movement of Grieg's piano concerto, previously released on Virgin Classics 0777 7596132 4 (1991)
  • Delft Chamber Music Festival – Pettersson/Stravinsky/Schubert (1998)
Misc. artists
Koch Classics 3-1651-2
Andsnes is represented with Schubert's 'Nocturne in E-flat, D 897', previously unreleased
  • En annen sol (2000)
Vamp
MajorStudio MSCD 1147
Andsnes plays together with singer Anne Grete Preus on the previously unreleased song 'En annen sol'
  • Leif Ove Andsnes • A Portrait (2001)
Misc. artists
(2 CDs) EMI Classics 7243 5 74789 2 2
All works are previously released on EMI Classics
  • Piano Nocturnes (2001)
Misc. pianists
(2 CDs) EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics 7243 5 61952 2 6
Andsnes is represented with previously released works on Virgin Classics 0777 7596392 2 (1991) and Virgin Classics 0777 7 59300 2 3 (1993)
  • Grieg: Lyric Pieces (2002)
Edvard Grieg Museum • Trold 16
Relaunch of EMI Classics 7243 5 57296 2 0 (2002)
  • Best of 2002 (2002)
Misc. artists
Classic fm CFMACD92
Andsnes is represented with Grieg's 'Wedding Day At Troldhaugen, Op. 65 Nr. 6', previously released on EMI Classics 7243 5 57296 2 0 (2002)
  • Editor's Choice • The Top Ten Discs of July 2003 (2003)
Misc. artists
Gramophone GCD0703
Andsnes is represented with the 4th movement from Schubert's 'Piano sonata in D, D850', previously released on EMI Classics 7243 5 57509 2 1 (2003)
  • Editor's Choice • The Top Ten Discs of September 2004 (2004)
Misc. artists
Gramophone GCD0904
Andsnes is represented with works previously released on EMI Records Ltd/Virgin Classics 7243 5 45668 2 0 (2004) and EMI Classics 7243 5 57790 2 1 (2004)
  • Venn (2005)
Misc. Norwegian artists
(2CDs) Universal Music
Andsnes is represented with Geirr Tveitt's 'Welcome with honor', previously released on EMI Classics 7243 5 56542 2 9 (1998)
  • Editor's Choice • The Top Ten Discs of November 2005 (2005)
Misc. artists
Gramophone GCD1105
Andsnes is represented with the 2nd movement of Rachmaninov's 'Piano Concerto No. 1', previously released on EMI Classics 7243 4 74813 2 1 (2005)
  • Editor's Choice • The Top Ten Discs of August 2006 (2006)
Misc. artists
Gramophone GCD0806
Andsnes is represented with a conversation about Grieg, together with Rob Cowan, previously unreleased

Studio Albums

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DVD

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  • The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary Piano Extravaganza (2004)
Misc. pianists
RCA Red Seal
  • Leif Ove Andsnes plays Bach & Mozart (2005)
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
EMI Classics 0946 3 10436 9 7

Filmography

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  • Concerto: A Beethoven Journey (2015) as himself[22]

Biography

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  • Leif Ove Andsnes: I og med musikken (2005)
Written by Astrid Kvalbein
Released by Det Norske Samlaget, ISBN 82-521-6526-5

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Leif Ove Andsnes: Biography". Official website.
  2. ^ a b International Who's Who in Classical Music 2007, 23rd edition. London: Routledge. 2007. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-85743-416-3.
  3. ^ "Leif Ove Andsnes – Biography". EMI Classics. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Leif Ove Andsnes signs to Sony Classical". Gramophone. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Leif Ove Andsnes | IMG Artists". Imgartists.com. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  6. ^ Ove, Leif. "Leif Ove Andsnes". NPR. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  7. ^ Cashdan, Marina. "/ Robin Rhode and Leif Ove Andsnes." Modern Painters, November 2009.
  8. ^
  9. ^ Classic FM Leif Ove Andsnes: 10 facts about the great pianist. Classic FM Magazine, September 2014.
  10. ^ Nicholas, Jeremy (October 2010). "End of a Rachmaninov Odyssey (Leif Ove Andsnes Cover Story)". Gramophone. 88 (1062): 36–43.
  11. ^ Morris, Thomas W. "Ojai Festival Blog". Retrieved 14 February 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Ledamöter". Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Learn More About Leif Ove Andsnes: Gilmore Artist". The Gilmore. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  14. ^ Wise, Brian (14 February 2012). "Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes Enters Midlife with Curiosity Intact". WQXR Blog. WQXR-FM. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Leif Ove Andsnes – The Beethoven Journey – Piano Concertos Nos.1–5 The Beethoven Journey – Piano Concertos Nos.1–5 | CD". www.sonyclassical.de. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Leif Ove Andsnes – Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4 Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 4 | CD". www.sonyclassical.de. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Leif Ove Andsnes – The Beethoven Journey – Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" & Choral Fantasy The Beethoven Journey – Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" & Choral Fantasy | CD". www.sonyclassical.de. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Leif Ove Andsnes – Sibelius Sibelius | CD". www.sonyclassical.de. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Leif Ove Andsnes – Chopin Chopin | CD". www.sonyclassical.de. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Leif Ove Andsnes – Mozart Momentum – 1785 Mozart Momentum – 1785 | CD". www.sonyclassical.de. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Leif Ove Andsnes – Mozart Momentum – 1786 Mozart Momentum – 1786 | CD". www.sonyclassical.de. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Friday's best TV: Unreported World; Concerto – A Beethoven Journey; Psychedelic Britannia". theguardian.com. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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