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Andsnes brings the Risør Festival to the Wigmore Hall

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 28 November 2010
Wallin, Under City Skin
Honegger, Symphony no. 2 in D major, for string orchestra and trumpet
Berg, Four pieces for clarinet and piano, Op.5
Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) (arr. Stravinsky for piano four hands)
Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano
Marc-André Hamelin, Piano
Lars Anders Tomter, Viola
Martin Fröst, Clarinet
Risør Festival strings
Leif Ove Andsnes reveals the richness of small-scale forms
****1
Resplendent Strauss from Canellakis and the Wiener Symphoniker
*****
A spectacular swansong for the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival
*****
Hrůša and Andsnes lead a bright night for the Czech Philharmonic
****1
Fine Rachmaninov from Edward Gardner and the LPO
****1
Monumental Romantic masterpieces from Andsnes and Honeck in Pittsburgh
****1
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