The internationally acclaimed pianist Leif Ove Andsnes will be playing at the Barbican in April.
Andsnes will be the soloist in Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Antonio Pappano. He has been referred to as “an eminently sensual musician, an artist capable of grace and introspection” by the Financial Times whilst the BBC Music Magazine commented on "how hard it is to over-praise the vitality and distinction of this princely pianist." He received the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist Award, the Gilmore Artist Award, four Gramophone Awards and seven Grammy nominations – including a nomination for this year’s Awards. Saluting his many achievements, Vanity Fair named Andsnes one of the “Best of the Best” in 2005.
Leif Ove Andsnes was born in Karmøy in 1970 and studied at the Bergen Music Conservatory. He currently lives in Copenhagen and Bergen, and also spends much time at his mountain home in Norway’s western Hardanger area. He is a professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo and a Visiting Professor at the Royal Music Conservatory of Copenhagen.
London Symphony Orchestra / Antonio Pappano with Leif Ove Andsnes
29 April, 7.30pm
Barbican Hall
Barbican Centre
Silk Street,
London EC2Y 8DS
Tickets: £7 £13 £19 £25 £32
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