Where: Atlanta Symphony Hall
Atlanta
GA
30309
United States
Atlanta
What: Leif Ove Andsnes @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
When:
Be there for the Atlanta Symphony debut of one of the most acclaimed artists of our time, Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. The supreme virtuoso plays a hard-hitting, high-octane concerto by Beethoven. Maestro Stutzmann harnesses the Herculean forces of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for a gargantuan heavyweight, Anton Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony. “[Bruckner shows] Stutzmann at her best . . . making the music sound especially bold and raw” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution).
How Much:
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GA
30309
United States
Who: Leif Ove Andsnes
Classical
Leif Ove Andsnes (born April 7, 1970 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian pianist. He studied with Jiri Hlinka at the Grieg Academy of Music in Bergen. He is a constant champion of the music of Edvard Grieg.
Andsnes is one of the most respected classical pianists in the world today, being nominated for the prestigious Grammy Awards four times (as of December 2004). He has won numerous awards, including the Hindemith-Prize (1987), Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (1997), Royal Philharmonic Society Award, (2000), and the Gramophone Awards – Instrumental Award, (2002, for Grieg’s Lyric Pieces).
In 2002 he played Grieg’s Piano Concerto at the Last Night of the Proms.
Also a renowned chamber musician, he holds the position of Artistic Director at the Risør Festival of Chamber Music.
Andsnes has made several recordings for Virgin and EMI. He is known for his smooth, nice, polished and impersonal style, and for “letting the music speak for itself.”