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Leif Ove Andsnes (born 7 April 1970, Karmøy) is a Norwegian pianist and an ardent champion of the works of Edvard Grieg.
Biography
He studied with Jiří Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory and made his debut in Oslo in 1987, 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.
Andsnes has been nominated for the Grammy Awards seven times but as of December 2011, he has yet to win his first Grammy. He has won numerous other 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 helped found the Risør Festival of Chamber Music in 1991 and held the position of Artistic Director until 2010, reluctantly relinquishing the post after his live-in partner, Norwegian horn player Ragnild Lothe, gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Sigrid, on 12 June.
Andsnes has made several recordings for Virgin and EMI. He is represented by IMG.
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. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and the Apple Store in New York City.
In June 2012, he will serve as Music Director of the 2012 Ojai Music Festival.
Biography
Leif Ove Andsnes: I og med musikken (2005)Written by Astrid KvalbeinReleased by Det Norske Samlaget, ISBN 82-521-6526-5
Awards
1st prize in the Youth Piano Championship, ages 9–12 years (Norway, 1979)2nd prize in the Youth Piano Championship, ages 9–12 years (Norway, 1982)2nd prize in the Youth Piano Championship, ages 12–15 years (Norway, 1983)1st prize in the Youth Piano Championship, ages 12–15 years (Norway, 1985)4th place in the Jugend musiziert (Germany, 1987)Winner of the Hindemith Prize (Germany, 1987)Awarded the Travel Grant from Shell (Norway, 1987)Launch Support from Rikskonsertene (Norway, 1987)Money Support from Klæstads Legat (Norway, 1987)Music Scholarship from Margit og Eli Marie Arvesen Scholarship Fund (Norway, 1987)2nd place in the Eurovision Grand Prix for young musicians (The Netherlands, 1988)Money Support from Rønnings legat (Norway, 1988)Awarded the Music Critics Prize (Norway, 1988)Awarded the Levin Prize (Norway, 1988)Awarded the Bang & Olufsen Prize (Norway, 1988)Awarded the Grieg Prize (Norway, 1990)Winner of the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik for Janáček: Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 • In the Mists etc. (Germany, 1991)Winner of the Spellemannpris in the category of Chamber Music for 'Chopin: The Piano Sonatas' (Norway, 1992)Winner of the Dorothy B. Chandler Performing Arts Award (USA, 1992)Awarded the Rolf H. Gammeleng's Prize (Norway, 1993)Winner of the Spellemannpris in the category of Chamber Music for 'Grieg: Piano Sonata/Lyric Pieces' (Norway, 1993)Nominated for the Gramophone Instrumental Award for 'Grieg: Piano Sonata/Lyric Pieces' (England, 1993)Awarded the Bragdprisen (Norway, 1994)Winner of the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik for 'Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1 • Fantasy' (Germany, 1997)Awarded the Gilmore Artist Award (USA, 1997)Awarded the Lindeman Prize (Norway, 1997)Nominated for the Gramophone Instrumental Award for 'Nielsen: Piano Pieces' (England, 1997)Nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Instrumental Soloist Performance for 'Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1 • Fantasy' (USA, 1998)Winner of the Choc de la Monde de la Musique for 'Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, etc.' (France, 1998)Awarded the Anders Jahres Kulturpris (Norway, 1999)Winner of the Spellemann of the Year (Norway, 1999)Nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Instrumental Soloist Performance for 'The long, long winter night' (USA, 1999)Winner of the Gramophone Concerto Award for 'Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11' (England, 2000)Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for best instrumentalist (England, 2000)Winner of the Premio Internazionale "Accademia Musicale Chigiana" (Italy, 2001)Nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Instrumental Soloist Performance With Orchestra for 'Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11' (USA, 2001)Nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Chamber Music Performance for 'Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11' (USA, 2001)Vamp is nominated for a Spellemannpris in the category of Folk and Folkrock for 'En annen sol' (Norge, 2001).Awarded the Karmøys ærespris (Norway, 2001)Awarded the Gledessprederen (Norway, 2001)Winner of the Diapason d'Or for 'Liszt: Piano Recital' (France, 2001)Winner of the Spellemannpris in the category of Classical Music for 'Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11' (Norway, 2001)Awarded the Commander of the Order of St. Olav (Norway, 2002)Nominated for a Spellemannpris in the category of Classical Music for 'Liszt: Piano Recital' (Norway, 2002)Winner of the Gramophone Instrumental Award for 'Grieg: Lyric Pieces' (England, 2002)Winner of the Solistische Einspielung des Jahres for 'Liszt: Piano Recital' (Germany, 2002)Winner of the Spellemannpris in the category of Classical Music for 'Schubert: Piano Sonata, D. 959 • 4 Lieder' (Norway, 2002)Nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Instrumental Soloist Performance for 'Grieg: Lyric Pieces' (USA, 2003)Winner of the Spellemannpris in the category of Classical Music for 'Grieg • Schumann • Piano Concertos' (Norway, 2003)Winner of the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik in the category of Concerto for 'Grieg • Schumann • Piano Concertos' (Germany, 2004)Elected "Best Fingers" in Vanity Fair (USA, 2004)Nominated for the Gramophone Magazine’s Artist of the Year 2004 (England, 2004)Winner of the Gramophone Concerto Award for 'Grieg • Schumann • Piano Concertos' (England, 2004)Winner of the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik in the category of Concerto for 'Bartók: The Piano Concertos' (Germany, 2004)Nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Chamber Music Performance for 'Bartók: Violin Sonatas' (USA, 2005)Winner of the Sibelius Prize (Norway, 2005)Winner of the Spellemannpris in the category of Classical Music for 'Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 2' (Norway, 2006)Nominated for a Spellemannpris in the category of Classical Music for 'Horizons' (Norway, 2007)Winner of the Classical Brit Award in the category of Best Instrumentalist for 'Horizons' (England, 2007)Nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award in the category Best Classical Instrumental Solo for Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos nos. 3 & 4
