Ingrid Andsnes
Piano
Hun vokste opp på Karmøy, har studert ved Guildhall School of Music and Drama i London og, i likhet med storebror Leif Ove, med professor Jiri Hlinka på Barrat Due musikkinstitutt i Oslo. Da hun var 25, mottok hun Janácek-prisen i Rudolf Firkusny-konkurransen i Praha, og hun har fått stipender og legater både nasjonalt og i utlandet. En av mange utmerkede kritikker var for Beethovens Diabellivarasjoner, et verk hun blant annet spilte i Det Norske Teatrets oppsetning av Moisés Kaufmanns teaterstykke 33 variasjoner. Sammen med cellist Frida Fredrikke Waaler Wærvågen ble hun nominert til Spellemannprisen for seks år siden, i klassen klassisk, for albumet Metamorfose.
She was born into a music family on the island of Karmøy, and studied at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London before she, like her brother Leif Ove, moved to play with professor Jiri Hlinka at the Barrat Due institute – the Czeck-born master who among many other of our leading pianists also taught our own artistic director Christian Ihle Hadland. When Ingrid was 25, she was awarded the Janácek prize at the Rudolf Firkusny competition in Praha. She was widely lauded for her interpretation of Beethoven’s Diabelli variations, and also played this in a production at the Norwegian theatre. In addition to playing with orchestras and at recitals, she is a keen practitioner of chamber music.