Ingrid Andsnes

Ingrid Andsnes (born 1978 in Karmøy, Norway) is a highly accomplished pianist and one of Norwayʼs most endearingly passionate musicians. Her love for music is as inspiring as her joy in performing is striking.
In 2015 Ingrid released her debut solo CD featuring the monumental “Diabelli Variations” by Beethoven and “Diabelli Cadenza” by the Norwegian composer Lars Petter Hagen. The recording received glowing reviews in the international press, including the New York Times, and it served as a springboard to a performance at Carnegie Hall, where she received a standing ovation.
Ingrid has performed as soloist with a number of Norwegian Orchestras, including the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. In 2010 she recorded Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 12 with the Telemark Chamber Orchestra.
In collaboration with some of Norway’s finest musicians, including Solveig Kringelborn, Arve Tellefsen, Håvard Gimse, and the Norwegian Soloists’ Choir, Ingrid has made a significant contribution to concert life at home and abroad. She is a popular festival musician and performs at leading classical music festivals in Norway, among them the Bergen International Festival, the Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival, the Oslo Chamber Music Festival, the St. Olav International Festival, the Nordland Music Festival, and the Hardanger Music Festival.
In recent years, Ingrid Andsnes has also enjoyed exploring the pianist’s role outside the traditional boundaries of classical music. She often collaborates in contemporary music projects, working with composers such as Ørjan Matre, Marcus Paus, Julian Skar and Lars Petter Hagen. She has performed Ørjan Matreʼs “Duet for solo piano” — a work for piano and contemporary dancer — written especially for her. In 2018 she collaborated with Julian Skar on the release "Exhaust and Renew", with piano-based compositions.
Ingrid studied with Professor Joan Havill at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and with Professor Jiri Hlinka at Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo. She has won both national and international prizes, among them the Janáček Prize at the Firkušný Competition in the Czech Republic in 2003. In Norway she has received a number of prestigious grants, including a three-year work scholarship from Government Grants for Artists.