Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes comes back to the San Francisco Symphony April 27, 2008, to perform Schubert, Debussy, and Grieg.
What: Leif Ove Andsnes in Recital
When: April 27, 2008, 7:00 pm
Where: San Francisco Symphony
Info and tickets: www.sfsymphony.org
Click here for more information about the program and the tour.
On the West Coast, celebrated Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes performs in San Francisco, Seattle and the Walt Disney Center in Los Angeles. His tour also includes Birmingham, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and Carnegie Hall in New York.
Andsnes has performed at Carnegie Hall, London Proms, and with the Bavarian Symphony Orchestra. He is also the co-director of the Norwegian Risør Chamber Music Festival. The Times in London has described Andsnes as "a dazzling pianist even if forced to play Chopsticks.”
Leif Ove Andsnes is both a Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) Hayes Piano Series alumnus and the youngest artist to be invited for a season-long “Perspectives” concert series at Carnegie Hall. He is also the youngest, and only Scandinavian artist to have ever been awarded the series and Vanity Fair honored him the title of “Best Fingers of 2004“.
His discography mirrors his performing career and includes a wide variety of repertoire ranging from solo sonatas by Haydn, Chopin, Schubert and Schumann to piano concertos by Grieg, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Schumann, Shostakovich.
Program:
Bach: Toccata in E minor, BMW 914
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 'Quasi una fantasia'
Sibelius: Final piece from 'Kyllikki, 3 Lyric Pieces, Op. 41'
Sibelius: Elegiaco, Op. 76, No. 10
Sibelius: The Birch, Op. 75, No. 4
Sibelius: Barcarola, Op. 24, No. 10
Grieg: Ballade in G minor, Op. 24
Debussy: Preludes, Selection from Books I & II
With the Los Angeles Philharmonic:
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb major Op. 83
Atlanta, GA
When: April 19
Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 N Decatur Road NE
Tickets: Call (404) 727-5050 or visit Emory University online
Birmingham, AL
When: April 20 at 3pm (prelude discussion from 2pm)
Where: Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Avenue S
Tickets: Call (205) 975-ARTS or visit the ASC Box Office online
Washington, D.C.
When: April 22, 2008, 8pm
Where: Music Center at Strathmore,5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Tickets: (301) 581-5100 or tickets online
New York, NY
When: April 24 2008 at 8pm
Where: Carnegie Hall, Perelman Auditorium, 57th Street & 7th Avenue
Tickets: Call (212) 247-7800 or visit Carnegie Hall Online
San Francisco, CA
When: April 27, 2008, 7pm
Where: Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue
Tickets: Call (415) 864-6000 or visit San Fransisco Symphony online
Seattle, WA
When: April 28 2008 at 8pm
Where: Meany Theater, University of Washington Campus
Tickets: Call (206) 543-4880 or visit Meany Hall online
Los Angeles, CA
When: May 1, 2 at 8pm, May 4 at 2pm
Where: Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue
Tickets: Call (323) 850-2000 or visit the LA Philharmonic online