Leif Ove Andsnes

Presented by Ian Skelly

Leif Ove Andsnes returns to Wigmore Hall in London with a solo piano programme of miniature masterpieces.

The Schumann works include one of the less familiar - one of the Novelettes, Op.21, while the Chopin works on the programme include some favourites - the hypnotic final Nocturne and the optimistic Ballade no.3, one of his more extended works. Before Schumann's well-known Scenes from Childhood, Leif Ove Andsnes plays the contrasting sounds of György Kurtág's Jatekok - 'Games', which aim to capture the spirit of a child at play.

Schumann 3 Romances, Op. 28
Schumann Novelette Op. 21 No 5
Kurtág Játékok (selection)
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Chopin Ballade No. 3 in Ab, Op. 4
Chopin Waltz in Db, Op. 70 No. 3
Chopin Waltz in Ab, Op. 42
Chopin Nocturne in E, Op. 62 No. 2
Bach Toccata in E minor (encore)

Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)

Followed by performances by nominees for the 2010 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, ahead of the awards ceremony which takes place on 11th May. Tonight features the nominees in the Ensemble category - the London Sinfonietta, the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Aurora Orchestra.

Finzi: Clarinet concerto: 1st mvt
David Campbell (clarinet)
Aurora Orchestra
Nick Collon (conductor)

Benjamin: At First Light (Part III)
London Sinfonietta

Britten: Night Mail (end sequence)
BCMG

Dvorak: Legends, Op.59 no.2 in G
BBC SO
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)