Leif Ove Andsnes

Leif Ove Andsnes ( born April 7, 1970 in Karmøy ) is a Norwegian pianist.

Life

After his studies at the Music Conservatory in Bergen Jiri Hlinka Leif Ove Andsnes made ​​his debut in 1987 in Oslo. He graduated from solo performances, among others at Amsterdam, Bologna, London and Munich.

Andsnes was awarded the Norwegian Critics' Prize and the Dorothy Chandler Award in Los Angeles. When Hindemith Competition in Frankfurt, he became the first place. For his recording of piano works Janáček him the German Record Prize was awarded.

Recordings

Andsnes has recorded, among other works of Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninov, Edvard Grieg, Leoš Janáček, Liszt and Prokofiev on sound recordings.

Together with the South African performance artist Robin Rhode realized Andsnes in November 2009, the multimedia project Pictures Reframed, which reinterpreted Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.