Edinburgh International Festival music reviews: Leif Ove Andsnes & Bertrand Chamayou | Oslo Philharmonic – Sibelius & Mahler | Musicians from Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
Two friends and fellow pianists at the top of their game collaborated on a wonderful four-handed, five-star suite of piano duets, leading our latest round-up of EIF concerts. Words by Carol Main and Susan Nickalls
Leif Ove Andsnes & Bertrand Chamayou *****
Queen’s Hall
For whatever reason – possibly not least the very practical one of having two pianists the calibre of Norwegian Leif Ove Andsnes and Frenchman Bertrand Chamayou in the same place at the same time to rehearse – recitals of piano duets are uncommon.