Overview
Andsnes & Hamelin: A Music World Friendship
April 26, 2017
ANDSNES & HAMELIN: A MUSIC WORLD FRIENDSHIP
Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-André Hamelin are two of the greatest pianists in the world. They’re also good friends and have enjoyed each other’s company on many stages, including Carnegie’s Zankel Hall in New York. The Wallis is thrilled to present this extraordinary two-piano concert featuring Mozart, Debussy and Stravinsky - including the composer’s own arrangement of his Le Sacre du Printemp – The Rite of Spring.
PROGRAM
MOZART Larghetto and Allegro for Two Pianos (completed by Paul Badura-Skoda)
STRAVINSKY Concerto for Two Pianos
DEBUSSY En blanc et noir
STRAVINSKY Le sacre du printemps for Two Pianos
“Leif Ove Andsnes is one of the most gifted musicians of his generation.” The Wall Street Journal
“Marc André-Hamelin is emperor of the keyboard.” The New York Times
ANDSNES & HAMELIN: A MUSIC WORLD FRIENDSHIP
Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-André Hamelin are two of the greatest pianists in the world. They’re also good friends and have enjoyed each other’s company on many stages, including Carnegie’s Zankel Hall in New York. The Wallis is thrilled to present this extraordinary two-piano concert featuring Mozart, Debussy and Stravinsky - including the composer’s own arrangement of his Le Sacre du Printemp – The Rite of Spring.
PROGRAM
MOZART Larghetto and Allegro for Two Pianos (completed by Paul Badura-Skoda)
STRAVINSKY Concerto for Two Pianos
DEBUSSY En blanc et noir
STRAVINSKY Le sacre du printemps for Two Pianos
“Leif Ove Andsnes is one of the most gifted musicians of his generation.” The Wall Street Journal
“Marc André-Hamelin is emperor of the keyboard.” The New York Times