Focus on Leif Ove Andsnes
Clarity, straightforwardness, and excitement
Clear, uncomplicated, empathetic, thoughtful, sensitive, and honest. It is not often the case that a pianist’s personality and their playing can be described so aptly in the same terms, yet this applies to Leif Ove Andsnes. Both on and off stage, he has always managed to pursue his career, which has lasted 30 years so far, without making any great noise. So, is he boring? Not a bit of it! Andsnes makes clarity iridescent, makes straightforwardness fascinating, and surprises us again and again with his remarkable programmatic ideas. When the Alte Oper focuses on Andsnes this season, he will show us how exciting concert programmes can be. At the same time, with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, he will embark on his latest artistic project.
