Yet Andsnes’s sturdy, direct, immaculately even-tempered, playing united these disparate territories, and even stamped his Debussy encore with the same robust character. Fans of a more nebulous, ...

As well as a committed champion of his fellow countryman Edvard Grieg, Andsnes is a fine interpreter of the core works of the Austro-German repertoire. He has recently moved from EMI to Sony Classical ...

Pianist Ashley Fripp joins Katie Derham live in the In Tune studio, plus an interview with Leif Ove Andsnes. To listen using most smart speakers, just say “Ask BBC Sounds to play In Tune".

On Sunday, August 7 I went to my first Prom since 2019. Fittingly, it was a celebration of Mozart and the very special relationship between the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Leif Ove Andsnes, ...