Leif Ove Andsnes
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Leif Ove Andsnes in 2001
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| Born |
7 April 1970 Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway |
| Occupation | Classical pianist |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Website | www.andsnes.com |
Leif Ove Andsnes /ˈleɪf ˈuːvə ˈændsnᵻs/ (born 7 April 1970) is a Norwegian pianist and chamber musician. Andsnes has made several recordings for Virgin and EMI. For his current "Beethoven Journey" project, Andsnes performed and recorded all five of the composer’s piano concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra; they have been released on Sony Classical. He is represented by IMG.
Andsnes was born in Karmøy and studied with Jiří Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory, 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.
He is renowned as a champion of the works of Edvard Grieg. In 2002 he played his Piano Concerto at the Last Night of the Proms.
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