Leif Ove Andsnes's Highlights

1970

Born in Karmøy, Norway.

1987

Debut in Oslo, Norway.
Awarded the Hindemith Prize Frankfurt (Germany).

1988

Awarded the Levin Prize (Norway).
Awarded the Music Critics Prize (Norway).
Awarded the Bang & Olufsen Prize (Norway).
2nd place in the Eurovision Grand Prix for Young Musicians (The Netherlands).

1989

Debut in the United Kingdom — Edinburgh Festival with the Oslo Philharmonic.

1990

Debut in the United States with the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi.
Awarded the Grieg Prize (Norway).

1991

Winner of the “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik” (Germany) for Janáček: Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 / In the Mists / On the Overgrown Path Series I.

1992

Gave his first concert at Rosendal, Norway.
Co-artistic director of Norway’s Risør Festival of Chamber Music.
Winner of the Dorothy B. Chandler Performing Arts Award (USA).
Winner of the “Spellemannpris” (Norway) in the category of Chamber Music for Chopin: Piano Sonatas.

1993

Nominated for the “Gramophone” (UK) Instrumental Award for Grieg: Piano Sonata / Lyric Pieces, Opp. 43 and 54.
Winner of the “Spellemannpris” (Norway) in the category of Chamber Music for Grieg: Piano Sonata / Lyric Pieces, Opp. 43 and 54.
Awarded the Rolf H. Gammeleng’s Prize (Norway).

1994

Awarded the “Bragdprisen” (Norway).

1997

Awarded the Lindeman Prize (Norway).
Awarded the Gilmore Artist Award (USA).
Winner of the “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik” (Germany) for Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 11 / Fantasy, Op. 17.
Nominated for the “Gramophone” (UK) Instrumental Award for Nielsen: Piano Pieces.

1998

Nominated for a Grammy Award (USA) in the category of Best Instrumental Soloist Performance for Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 11 / Fantasy, Op. 17.
Winner of the “Choc du Monde de la Musique” (France) for Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117 with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Simon Rattle.

1999

Nominated for a Grammy Award (USA) in the category of Best Instrumental Soloist Performance for The long, long winter night.
Awarded the Anders Jahres Kulturpris (Norway).
Winner of the “Spellemann” of the Year (Norway).

2000

Winner of the “Gramophone” (UK) Concerto Award for Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11 with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.
Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Best Instrumentalist (UK).

2001

Winner of the “Premio Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana” (Italy).
Nominated for a Grammy Award (USA) in the category of Best Chamber Music Performance for Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11.
Winner of the “Diapason d’Or” (France) for Liszt: Piano Recital.
Awarded the “Gledessprederen” (Norway).
Awarded the “Karmøys Ærespris” (Norway).
Winner of the “Spellemannpris” (Norway) in the category of Classical Music for Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11.
Winner of the “Gramophone” (UK) Instrumental Award for Grieg: Lyric Pieces.

2002

Grieg’s Piano Concerto at the Last Night of the Proms.
Nominated for a “Spellemannpris” (Norway) in the category of Classical Music for Liszt: Piano Recital.
Awarded the Commander of St. Olavs Orden (Norway).
Winner of the “Solistische Einspielung des Jahres” (Germany) for Liszt: Piano Recital.
Winner of the “Spellemannpris” (Norway) in the category of Classical Music for Schubert: Piano Sonata in A, D959 / Lieder.

2003

Nominated for a Grammy Award (USA) in the category of Best Instrumental Soloist Performance for Grieg: Lyric Pieces.
Winner of the “Spellemannpris” (Norway) in the category of Classical Music for Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos.

2004

Winner of the “Gramophone” (UK) Concerto Award for Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos with the Berlin Philharmonic and Mariss Jansons.
Elected “Best Fingers” in Vanity Fair.
Winner of the “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik” (Germany) in the category of Concerto for Bartók: The Piano Concertos.
Winner of the “Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik” (Germany) in the category of Concerto for Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos.

2005

Nominated for a Grammy Award (USA) in the category of Best Chamber Music Performance for Bartók: Violin Sonatas with Christian Tetzlaff.
Winner of the Sibelius Prize (Norway).

2006

Winner of the “Gramophone” (UK) Concerto Award for Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 with the London Symphony Orchestra and Antonio Pappano.
Winner of the Classical Brit Award (UK) in the category of Best Instrumentalist for Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2.
Nominated for a Grammy Award (USA) for Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2.
Winner of the “Spellemannpris” (Norway) in the category of Classical Music for Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2.

2oo7

Winner of the Peter Gynt Prize (Norway).
Nominated for a “Spellemannpris” (Norway) in the category of Classical Music for Horizons.
Winner of the Classical Brit Award (UK) in the category of Best Instrumentalist for Horizons.

2008

Winner of the “Gramophone” (UK) Chamber Music Award for Schumann, Brahms: Piano Quintets with the Artemis Quartet.

2009

Pictures Reframed — a performance in which Andsnes plays Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition accompanied by five hanging panels and a rear video projection by Robin Rhode — debuted at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.
Nominated for a Grammy Award (USA) for Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17 & 20 with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.

2010

Winner of the “Echo Klassik” Award (Germany) in the category of Editorial Achievement of the Year for Pictures Reframed (book edition packaged together with CD and DVD).

2011

Nominated for a Grammy Award (USA) for Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 with the London Symphony Orchestra and Antonio Pappano.
Winner of Klassiek Centraal’s (Belgium) Golden Label Award for Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4.
Winner of the Record Geijutsu Academy Award (Japan) in the category of Best Concerto Recording for Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4.
Winner of the “Choc du Monde de la Musique” (France) in the category of Best Concerto Recording for Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4.

2012

Winner of the “Spellemannpris” (Norway) in the category of Classical Music for Schumann: Complete Works for Piano Trio.
Winner of the “Gramophone” (UK) Best Chamber Recording Award for Schumann: Complete Works for Piano Trio.
Named “iTunes Best of 2012” (USA) in the category of Best Instrumental Album for The Beethoven Journey Volume 1 — first project as piano and conductor with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
Music director of California’s Ojai Music Festival.

2013

Winner of the “Prix Caecilia” (Belgium) for The Beethoven Journey Volume 1.
Winner of the “Spellemannpris” (Norway) in the category of Classical Music for The Beethoven Journey Volume 1.
Inducted into the “Gramophone” (UK) Hall of Fame in July.

2015

Winner of the BBC Music Magazine Awards (UK) in the category of Best Concerto for The Beethoven Journey Volume 2.
Winner of the BBC Music Magazine Awards (UK) in the category of Recording of the Year for The Beethoven Journey Volume 2.

2016

Honorary doctorate from New York’s Juilliard School.
Launches Norway’s Inaugural Rosendal Chamber Music Festival in August.

2017

Honorary doctorate from the Norway’s University of Bergen.

2021

Releases the double album Mozart Momentum 1785/1786 (Sony Classical) — second project as piano and conductor with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

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