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Leif Ove Andsnes unleashes Nordic magic with the New York Philharmonic

By Jacob Slattery, 14 October 2017
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“the frolic hammers and hammers before finally bursting in supreme rapture”
Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 12 October 2017
Programme
Salonen, Gambit (NY Premiere)
Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 4 in G minor, Op.40
Sibelius, Impromptu in B Minor for piano, Op.5 no.5
Sibelius, Symphony no. 5 in E flat major, Op.82
Performers
Paavo Järvi, Conductor
New York Philharmonic
Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano
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Jacob Slattery
Jacob Slattery
Jacob is a musician and raconteur based out of New York City. As a writer, he operates an online arts and culture blog with the goal of providing momentum for community-based arts projects in NYC. As an oboist, Jacob has performed internationally with orchestras from Vienna to Seoul. Born and raised in the lake-ridden, gopher empire of Minnesota, Jacob received a dual-degree in Music Performance and Marketing from Augsburg College in Minneapolis. His blog can be found here.