Jeux de mains

Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in the Berlin Philharmonie, recording Mozart piano concerti for Sony. #MozartMomentum

Mitsuko Uchida, the joy of playing Mozart

7 concerts in 5 countries for this winter tour, marking the start of our 5 year collaboration with Mitsuko Uchida.

I just settled back home, and I want to share with you this kaleidoscope of images, shades of our European winter, warmed up by Mitsuko’s Mozart.

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Shanghai, October 20th and 21st, 2018

Back in the warmth of the Shanghai Symphony Hall

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Shanghai, October 19th, 2018

A walk on the Bund and a concert in Gongqing Forest Park

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Shanghai, October 18th, 2018

A full day in preparation of our first concert in the Shanghai Symphony Hall. First, the morning traditional rehearsal, testing the acoustic, finding our marks, followed by a substantial press conference for the residency of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in Shanghai. […]

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Milano October 14th, 2018

This is the concert day in la Scala. I have been to many Italian theaters but this one is obviously special, and I can feel everyone is excited!

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Milano October 13th, 2018

Teatro alla Scala

Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Milano October 12th, 2018

From all corners of Europe on this bright October day, we all gathered in Milano and made our way to the mythic Teatro alla Scala for the first rehearsal. Sun, friends, good music, what more could we wish for?

With strings attached

Winter portraits of violinist Verena Fitz

Racing green

Snape Maltings, UK A busy concert day at Aldeburgh Festival, musicians, rehearsal, stage, backstage, interviews, and in between all that, SASSE/SLUICE, moulted pigeon feathers, by Kate MccGwire, and a pre-war Jaguar SS 100. At first seemingly unrelated, and yet strangely not without correspondance… […]