Leif Ove Andsnes will be in recital at the San Francisco Symphony on Sunday, April 30, 2006.

Norwegian Leif Ove Andsnes is the youngest pianist to be awarded a prestigious seven-concert Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall, following the likes of MTT, Martha Argerich, James Levine, and Mitsuko Uchida. Having performed with the SFS at both Davies Symphony Hall and Carnegie Hall, Andsnes returns for a solo recital appearance. Thrill to Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, beloved in Ravel’s orchestration, here performed in its original version for solo piano.

The program includes:

Schumann Four Pieces
Mendelssohn Selections from Songs Without Words
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition