Leif Ove Andsnes
Norwegian classical pianist born in Karmøy, Rogaland, April 7, 1970.
Founded Rosendal Kammermusikkfestival in 2016.
Has been awarded the Norwegian Spellemannsprisen eleven times, first time in 1991. He is also nominated for a twelfth for his 2022 album "Poetic Tone Pictures".
Mar 25, 2025
Leif Ove Andsnes
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York, New York, United States Of America
Who We Are
Marius Neset, Leif Ove Andsnes
2024
The Warner Classics Edition 1990-2010
Leif Ove Andsnes
2023
Warner Classics
36xCD + Box, Comp
MM 1786
Mozart*, Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
2022
Sony Classical
2xCD, Album
Poetic Tone Pictures
Leif Ove Andsnes, Dvořák*
2022
Edvard Grieg
Lise Davidsen, Leif Ove Andsnes, Edvard Grieg
2022
Piano Concerto No. 3
Rachmaninov*, Leif Ove Andsnes, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
2021
Warner Classics
LP, Album, RE, 180
MM 1785
Mozart*, Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
2021
Sony Classical
2xCD, Album
Concertos
Bent Sørensen, Leif Ove Andsnes, Martin Fröst, Tine Thing Helseth
2020
Dacapo (4)
CD, Album
Liederkreis Op. 24 - Kernerlieder
Robert Schumann, Matthias Goerne, Leif Ove Andsnes
2019
Harmonia Mundi
CD, Album
Piano, Orchestral & Vocal Works, Chamber Music
Grieg* - Andsnes* · Lagerspetz* · Mørk* · Flagstad* · Fischer-Dieskau* · Järvi*
2019
Warner Classics
13xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box
The Beethoven Journey: The Complete Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5, Choral Fantasy
Ludwig van Beethoven, Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
2019
Sony Classical, Sony Classical, Sony Classical, Sony Classical
Box, Comp + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Al
The Rite Of Spring & Other Music For Two Pianos
Stravinsky*, Marc-André Hamelin, Leif Ove Andsnes
2018
Hyperion
CD, Album
Ballades & Nocturnes
Frédéric Chopin, Leif Ove Andsnes
2018
Sibelius
Leif Ove Andsnes, Sibelius*
2017
Sony Classical
CD, Album
Simon Rattle & His Soloists: The CBSO Years
Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Leif Ove Andsnes, Julian Bream, Kyung-Wha Chung, Peter Donohoe, Lynn Harrell, Nigel Kennedy, Katia & Marielle Labèque*, Truls Mørk, Cécile Ousset, Lars Vogt, Thomas Zehetmair
2016
Warner Classics
CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, Comp +
Die Schöne Müllerin / Winterreise / Schwanengesang
Ian Bostridge, Mitsuko Uchida, Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano, Schubert*
2015
Warner Classics
3xCD, Album, Comp, RE + DVD-V, RE, NTSC, LPC
The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4
Beethoven* - Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
2014
Sony Classical
CD, Album
The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concerto No. 5, Choral Fantasy
Beethoven* - Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
2014
Piano Sonatas 1-3
Chopin* - Leif Ove Andsnes
2012
Erato, Warner Classics
CD, Comp
The Beethoven Journey: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
Beethoven* - Leif Ove Andsnes, Mahler Chamber Orchestra
2012
5 Classic Albums
Leif Ove Andsnes
2012
The Very Best Of Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes
2011
EMI Classics
2xCD, Comp
Complete Works For Piano Trio
Schumann*, Leif Ove Andsnes, Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff
2011
Piano Concertos 3 & 4
Rachmaninov*, Leif Ove Andsnes, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
2010
Shadows Of Silence
Leif Ove Andsnes, Dalbavie* • Sørensen* • Kurtág* • Lutosławski*, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks*, Franz Welser-Möst
2009
EMI Classics
CD, Album
Pictures At An Exhibition | Kinderszenen
Leif Ove Andsnes - Mussorgsky* | Schumann*
2009
Late Piano Sonatas D850 • D958 • D959 • D960
Leif Ove Andsnes, Schubert*
2008
EMI Classics
2xCD, Comp
Symphonies 1-6 • Overtures & Concertos • Wind Quintet • Piano Music
Nielsen*, Leif Ove Andsnes, Melos Ensemble*, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra*, Herbert Blomstedt
2008
EMI Classics
7xCD, RE, RM + Box, Comp
The Wanderer - Lieder & Fragments
Schubert*, Ian Bostridge, Leif Ove Andsnes
2008
EMI Classics
2xCD, Comp
Piano Concertos 17 & 20
Mozart*, Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra*
2008
Piano Sonata D958; Lieder; Gesänge Des Harfners, Totengräbers Heimweh; Fragments
Leif Ove Andsnes, Ian Bostridge - Schubert*
2007
EMI Classics
CD, Album
Ballad For Edvard Grieg
Leif Ove Andsnes
2007
EMI Classics
DVD-V, Promo
Piano Quintets
Schumann*, Brahms*, Artemis Quartet*, Leif Ove Andsnes
2007
Ballad For Edvard Grieg
Leif Ove Andsnes, Edvard Grieg
2007
Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Chopin* / Leif Ove Andsnes
2006
Virgin Classics
CD
Horizons
Leif Ove Andsnes
2006
EMI Classics
CD, Promo, Smplr
Piano Works
Leif Ove Andsnes, Janáček*, Nielsen*
2006
Virgin Classics, Virgin Classics, Virgin Classics
2xCD, Comp
Horizons - A Personal Collection Of Piano Encores
Leif Ove Andsnes
2006
Piano Concertos 1 & 2
Rachmaninov*, Leif Ove Andsnes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano
2005
EMI Classics
DVD-V, Album, Multichannel, NTSC
Piano Sonata In B Flat D960 / Viola · Der Winterabend · Abschied Von Der Erde
Leif Ove Andsnes, Ian Bostridge - Schubert*
2005
EMI Classics
CD
Plays Bach & Mozart
Leif Ove Andsnes
2005
EMI
DVD-V, NTSC, Dol
Plays Bach & Mozart
Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra*
2005
EMI
DVD-V, Copy Prot., PAL, Dol
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn, Sigiswald Kuijken, Alban Berg Quartett, Leif Ove Andsnes, Mstislav Rostropovich, Mikhail Pletnev
2005
The Piano Concertos
Bartók* - Zimerman* | Andsnes* | Grimaud* | Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Berliner Philharmoniker | London Symphony Orchestra | Boulez*
2005
Piano Concertos 1 & 2
Rachmaninov* - Leif Ove Andsnes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Antonio Pappano
2005
Piano Concertos 9 & 18
Mozart*, Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra*
2004
EMI Classics
CD, Promo, Smplr
Symphony No.4 • Violin Concertos Nos.1 & 2
Szymanowski* - Simon Rattle*, Thomas Zehetmair, Leif Ove Andsnes
2004
EMI Classics
CD, Album
Chopin: Piano Sonatas Nos 2 & 3
Leif Ove Andsnes
2004
Virgin Classics
CD, Album
Piano Concertos 9 & 18
Mozart* - Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra*
2004
Winterreise
Schubert*, Leif Ove Andsnes, Ian Bostridge
2004
Violin Sonatas
Bartók* - Christian Tetzlaff, Leif Ove Andsnes
2004
Violin Concerto / Piano Quintet
Dvořák* - Sarah Chang, Leif Ove Andsnes, Alexander Kerr, Wolfram Christ, Georg Faust, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
2003
Klaviersonate D 850 / Der Liebliche Stern · Tiefes Leid · Auf Der Bruck · Der Wanderer · Fülle Der Liebe · Wiedersehn · Vom Mitleiden Mariä · Im Walde · Der Schmetterling
Leif Ove Andsnes, Ian Bostridge - Schubert*
2003
Piano Concertos
Grieg* - Schumann* / Leif Ove Andsnes, Mariss Jansons, Berliner Philharmoniker
2003
Klaviersonate D 959 • Pilgerweise • Der Unglückliche • Auf der Strom • Die Sterne
Leif Ove Andsnes, Ian Bostridge - Schubert*
2002
EMI Classics
CD
Violin Concertos & Violin Sonatas
Bartók*, Janáček*, Weill* - Christian Tetzlaff, Leif Ove Andsnes, The London Philharmonic*, Michael Gielen, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie*, The Philharmonia*, Libor Pešek
2002
Virgin Classics
2xCD, Comp
Piano Concerto In A Minor / Symphony In C Minor
Edvard Grieg, Leif Ove Andsnes, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra*, Dmitri Kitajenko*
2002
Edvard Grieg Museum, Virgin Classics
CD, Comp, RE
Lyric Pieces
Grieg* / Leif Ove Andsnes
2002
Lyric Pieces
Leif Ove Andsnes - Grieg*
2001
HMV Classics
CD, Comp
A Portrait
Leif Ove Andsnes
2001
Piano Recital
Leif Ove Andsnes, Liszt*
2001
Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11
Haydn* - Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra*
2000
Piano Concerto - Sonata Op. 7 - Lyric Pieces Opp. 43, 54 & 65
Grieg*, Leif Ove Andsnes, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra*, Dmitri Kitayenko*
2000
Rachmaninov Songs
Dimitri Kharitonov, Leif Ove Andsnes
1999
EMI Classics
CD, Album
Concerto For Piano, Trumpet & Strings / Piano Concerto / Légende
Shostakovich* / Britten* / Enesco* - Leif Ove Andsnes, Håkan Hardenberger, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi
1999
Piano Sonatas
Haydn* - Leif Ove Andsnes
1999
Król Roger / Symphony No. 4 (Sinfonia Concertante)
Szymanowski* - Thomas Hampson · Elzbieta Szmytka · Ryszard Minkiewicz · Philip Langridge · Leif Ove Andsnes · City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus* · City Of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus · City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra · Simon Rattle*
1999
The Long, Long Winter Night
Leif Ove Andsnes
1998
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 / Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117
Brahms*, Leif Ove Andsnes, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle*
1998
Klaviersonate Nr.1 • Fantasie C-dur
Leif Ove Andsnes, Schumann*
1997
Klaverstykker = Piano Pieces
Leif Ove Andsnes - Nielsen*
1996
Piano Concerto In A Minor / Symphony In C Minor
Edvard Grieg, Leif Ove Andsnes, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra*, Dmitri Kitajenko*
1995
Edvard Grieg Museum, Virgin Classics
CD, Comp
Andsnes, Antonsen, Mørk
Leif Ove Andsnes, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Truls Mørk
1995
Piano Concerto No. 3; 5 Etudes-Tableaux
Leif Ove Andsnes, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra*, Paavo Berglund - Rachmaninov*
1995
Violin Sonatas
Christian Tetzlaff, Leif Ove Andsnes - Janáček*, Debussy*, Ravel*, Nielsen*
1995
Movements
Leif Ove Andsnes, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Truls Mørk, Marianne Thorsen
1993
Statoil
CD, Comp
Sonatas For Viola And Piano, Op. 120 / Märchenbilder, Op. 113
Lars Anders Tomter, Leif Ove Andsnes - Brahms* / Schumann*
1993
Virgin Classics, Virgin Classics
CD, Album
Utdrag Fra Albumet "Grieg Piano Sonate Og Lyriske Stykker"
Leif Ove Andsnes - Grieg*
1993
Virgin Classics Digital
CD, Promo
Piano Sonata; Lyric Pieces, Opp 43 And 54
Leif Ove Andsnes - Grieg*
1993
The Piano Sonatas
Leif Ove Andsnes - Chopin*
1992
Visjoner
Leif Ove Andsnes, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Truls Mørk, Marianne Thorsen
1991
Simax
CD, Album
Special Radio Edits Edvard Grieg
Leif Ove Andsnes, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra*, Dmitri Kitayenko*
1991
Virgin Classics Digital
CD, Single, Promo
Piano Concerto / 6 Lyric Pieces / Piano Concerto N°2
Grieg*, Liszt*, Leif Ove Andsnes, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra*, Dmitri Kitayenko*
1991
Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 • In The Mists • On The Overgrown Path Series I
Leif Ove Andsnes, Janáček*
1991
Concerto No.3, C Major, Op.26 / Symphony No.7, C Sharp Minor, Op.131
Sergei Prokofiev - Leif Ove Andsnes, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra*, Ole Kristian Ruud
1990
Simax
CD
Frédéric Chopin: Cello Sonata; Robert Schumann: Adagio & Allegro; Fantasie-Stücke, Op. 73; Stücke im Volston
Truls Mørk, Leif Ove Andsnes
1990
Wind Chamber Music (Complete Edition Including Wind Quintet, Op.43)
Carl Nielsen, The Bergen Wind Quintet* with Leif Ove Andsnes, Turid Kniejski, Lars Anders Tomter, Sally Guenther, Torbjørn Eide
1989
Chopin / Smetana / Beethoven
Leif Ove Andsnes, Chopin* / Smetana* / Beethoven*
1987
Complete Piano Concertos
Rachmaninov*, Leif Ove Andsnes, Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker
Warner Classics
Comp + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE
Piano Concerto. Lyric Pieces Op. 43 & Op. 54
Edvard Grieg, Leif Ove Andsnes, Dimitrij Kitaenko, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
Erato, Warner Classics
CD, Comp, RE
Concerto - A Beethoven Journey
Leif Ove Andsnes, Beethoven*
Seventh Art Productions
DVD-V
The Warner Edition - Complete EMI Classics & Finlandia Recordings
Paavo Berglund
2024
Warner Classics
42xCD, Comp + Box
The Complete Recordings 1996-2018
Artemis Quartet*
2024
Erato
23xCD, RE + Box, Comp
Rachmaninov: The Last Romantic Hero
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff
2024
Warner Classics
2xLP, Comp, 180
The Complete Erato Recordings
Paavo Järvi
2024
Erato
31xCD, Comp + Box
Relaxing Piano
Various
2024
Warner Classics
LP, Comp, 140
Les Plus Beaux CD Du Mois - Novembre 2023
Various
2023
Les Diapason D'Or
CD, Comp, Smplr
The Conductor: Complete Recordings On Deutsche Grammophon And Decca
Boulez*
2022
Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon
84xCD, Comp + 4xBlu-ray + Box
Piano Concerto; Ein Traumspiel; Barabbas
Ketil Hvoslef
2020
Simax Classics
CD, Album
CD Test - Prises De Son D'Exception - 18 Plages Pour Évaluer Les Performances De Votre Chaîne
Various
2018
Diapason
CD, Smplr, Car
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio un poco moto - attacca
Leif Ove Andsnes
Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque)
Leif Ove Andsnes
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op.4: I. Allegro maestoso
Leif Ove Andsnes
13 Pieces for Piano, Op. 76: Elegiaco, No. 10
Leif Ove Andsnes
Chorale prelude "Ich Ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" BWV. 639 (arr. Bussoni)
Leif Ove Andsnes
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op.4: II. Minuetto & trio: Allegretto
Leif Ove Andsnes
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op.4: III. Larghetto
Leif Ove Andsnes
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op.4: IV. Finale: Presto
Leif Ove Andsnes
Impromptu No.1 in A Flat, Op.29
Leif Ove Andsnes
6 Chants polonais (Chopin) S480: V. Meine Freuden (Nocturne)
Leif Ove Andsnes
Lyric Pieces, Op.65 (Book 8): No.6 Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen)
Leif Ove Andsnes
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
Leif Ove Andsnes
Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23, No.1
Leif Ove Andsnes
Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat major
Leif Ove Andsnes
Lyric Pieces, Bk III Op. 43: III. In My Native Land (In der Heimat)
Leif Ove Andsnes
Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15 No.1
Leif Ove Andsnes
Lyric Pieces, Op.12 (Book 1): No.1 Arietta
Leif Ove Andsnes
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: I. Allegro
Leif Ove Andsnes
On the Overgrown Path: Good night!
Leif Ove Andsnes
Drei Intermezzi Op. 117: No. 2 in B flat minor: Andante non troppo e con molta espressione
Leif Ove Andsnes
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