There will be held a concert in Tongyeoung as a part of the the Tongyeong International Music Festical on the 24th of March. A second concert in Ulsan will take place on the 25th, and one performance at the Seoul Arts Center on the 27th.
Leif Ove Andsnes
The internationally acclaimed pianist Leif Ove Andsnes was born in Karmøy, Norway, in 1970 and studied at the Bergen Music Conservatory under the renowned Czech professor Jiri Hlinka.
Leif Ove Andsnes conducting. Photo: www.kammerorkesteret.noHe is a professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, a Visiting Professor at the Royal Music Conservatory of Copenhagen and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
Andsnes has also received the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist Award, the Gilmore Artist Award, four Gramophone Awards and seven Grammy nominations – including a nomination for last year’s awards for his latest recording of Mozart piano concertos with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra at The Royal Albert Hall. Photo: www,kammerorkesteret.no
The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra is one of Norway´s cultural mainstays and encompasses a large area of activity, also internationally. The orchestra earned spontaneous artistic recognition after the debut in 1977. The international breakthrough came with the 1979 release of Grieg´s complete works for string orchestra.
Much of the orchestra's continuity and artistic growth has come as the result of good leadership. Terje Tønnessen was engaged as the orchestra´s artistic director from the very beginning; Iona Brown held this position from 1981 to 2001. Tønnesen is still the artistic director. Since 2002, Leif Ove Andsnes has been the orchestra's first guest leader.
Many of the orchestras recordings have been awarded prizes, both nationally and internationally. This includes Gramophone´s CD-prize for the 2000 recording of Haydn piano concertos, with soloist Leif Ove Andsnes.
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