An inductee in the Gramophone Hall of Fame and recipient of Norway’s distinguished honour, Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav as well as the prestigious Peer Gynt Prize, The New York Times calls Leif Ove Andsnes “a pianist of magisterial elegance, power, and insight,” and the Wall Street Journal names him “one of the most gifted musicians of his generation.” At his Koerner Hall debut, he will perform Dvořák’s Poetic Tone Pictures, Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 31, and works by Janáček and Vustin.

Program

Alexander Vustin: Lamento

Leoš Janáček: Piano Sonata 1.X.1905, JW 8/19 (“From the Street”)

Valentin Silvestrov: Bagatelle, op 1., no. 3

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat Major, op. 110

Antonín Dvořák: Poetic Tone Pictures, op. 85