THE MARY AND JAMES G. WALLACH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

IN BRIEF

The New York Philharmonic has named pianist Leif Ove Andsnes The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence for the 2017–18 season. Mr. Andsnes’s residency will feature three concerto appearances, chamber music with Philharmonic musicians, and a recital, marking his only performances in New York City in the 2017–18 season. The New York Times said: “Andsnes has entered an elite circle of pianistic stardom. … When he sits in front of the keyboard … extraordinary things happen.”

Biography Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes is the 2017–18 Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence at the New York Philharmonic. Acclaimed for his commanding technique and searching interpretations, he performs recitals and concertos in the world’s leading concert halls and with its foremost , and is an active recording artist. An avid chamber musician, he is the founding director of the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival, was co-artistic director of the Risør Festival of Chamber Music for almost two decades, and served as music director of California’s 2012 Ojai Music Festival. Mr. Andsnes was inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame in 2013, and received honorary doctorates from New York’s Juilliard School and ’s University of Bergen in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Mr. Andsnes now records exclusively for Sony Classical. His earlier discography comprises more than 30 discs for EMI Classics — solo, chamber, and concerto releases, many of them bestsellers — spanning repertoire from J.S. Bach to the present day. He recently completed Beethoven Journey with the Mahler Chamber , in which he led the orchestra from the keyboard in Beethoven’s five concertos in residencies around the world, a multiple-season project recorded for Sony Classics. A frequent collaborator with the New York Philharmonic, as Artist-in-Residence Mr. Andsnes will perform chamber music, a solo recital, Britten’s Concerto led by Antonio Pappano, Rachmaninoff’s No. 4 led by Paavo Järvi, and Debussy’s Fantaisie led by Edward Gardner. These concertos figure prominently in his 2017–18 programming: he plays the Britten with orchestras including Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra, Vienna , and Deutsches Symphonie- Orchester Berlin; Rachmaninoff with the Bavarian Radio Symphony and Bergen Philharmonic orchestras; and Debussy with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Philharmonic, and New World Symphony. He embarks on an extensive European recital tour with a program featuring selected pieces by Sibelius, whose rarely performed solo piano oeuvre is also the focus of his upcoming Sony Classical release. Leif Ove Andsnes made his New York Philharmonic debut in February 1997 performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, conducted by Neeme Järvi. He most recently joined the Orchestra, led by Alan Gilbert, for György Kurtág’s … quasi una fantasia … and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in September 2012.

New York Philharmonic Highlights Leif Ove Andsnes made his New York Philharmonic debut in February 1997 performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3, conducted by Neeme Järvi. He has appeared with the Philharmonic 28 times, most recently on the 2012–13 Opening Gala Concert performing György Kurtág’s … quasi una fantasia … and Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto. Other highlights include Lutosławski’s Piano Concerto (January 2002, led by Andrew Davis) and Grieg’s Piano Concerto (January 2003, led by then Music Director Lorin Maazel).

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF LEIF OVE ANDSNES’S 2017–18 SEASON

PAAVO JÄRVI WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEIF OVE ANDSNES NEW YORK PREMIERE BY COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, October 12, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 13, 2017, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 14, 2017, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Paavo Järvi, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Esa-Pekka SALONEN Gambit (New York Premiere) RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 4 SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

SATURDAY MATINEE CONCERT

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Saturday, October 14, 2017, 2:00 p.m.

Paavo Järvi, conductor Frank Huang, violin Carter Brey, cello Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

GRIEG Andante con moto, for piano trio SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio in E minor SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

INSIGHTS AT THE ATRIUM: “AN EVENING WITH LEIF OVE ANDSNES”

Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence Leif Ove Andsnes, speaker New York Philharmonic Vice President, Artistic Planning, Isaac Thompson, moderator

From the shores of the North Sea to the stage of David Geffen Hall, Leif Ove Andsnes’s career and accolades have spanned the globe. Learn more about the Philharmonic’s Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence as he discusses his music education, artistry, and introduces us to the lesser-known works he has selected to perform during his residency.

ANTONIO PAPPANO WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEIF OVE ANDSNES AND ORGANIST KENT TRITLE

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, February 8, 2018, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 9, 2018, 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 10, 2018, 8:00 p.m.

Antonio Pappano, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano Kent Tritle, organ

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis BRITTEN Piano Concerto SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3, Organ

EDWARD GARDNER WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEIF OVE ANDSNES

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, April 26, 2018, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018, 8:00 p.m.

Edward Gardner*, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter DEBUSSY Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

* New York Philharmonic debut

EDWARD GARDNER CONDUCTS AT LIU: WITH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEIF OVE ANDSNES

Tilles Center for the Performing Arts C.W. Post Campus Long Island University Brookville, New York

Friday, April 27, 2018, 8:00 p.m.

Edward Gardner, conductor Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter DEBUSSY Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE LEIF OVE ANDSNES IN RECITAL

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 7:30 p.m.

Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

NIELSEN Chaconne SIBELIUS Selected works BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 17, Tempest SCHUBERT Two Scherzos, D.593 Jörg WIDMANN Idyll and Abyss SCHUBERT Three Piano Pieces, D.946

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