Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor and pianist / Credit: Gregor Hohenberg

​​Mozart's masterful piano concertos.

​​Celebrating its hundredth anniversary, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra rounds off the 2020 Bergen International Festival with a programme devoted exclusively to Mozart. The soloist is Leif Ove Andsnes, who conducts the orchestra from the piano.

Together they will perform Mozart’s Piano Concertos nos. 20 and 21 and his Piano Quartet no. 1. He composed all three works in 1785 and 1786, when he was in an extremely creative period which was to change the piano concerto forever. In the course of two years, he wrote several masterpieces in the genre, in which he reviewed the roles of the soloist and the orchestra and created new opportunities for communication and dialogue.

He has recently embarked on a project planned to last for several years, in which he will make recordings and tours based on these two highly productive years in Mozart’s life.

The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates its first hundred years this season, and part of the celebration will be marked with an international tour this fall with Leif Ove Andsnes. 

The concert will be recorded from Oslo Concert Hall.  CLICK HERE to view free live concert on June 3 @12pm.