[3] In 2012, Andsnes signed with Sony Classical, and recorded for the label the "Beethoven Journey" project, which included the five piano concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

[5] Andsnes was born at Karmøy and studied with Jiří Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory,[1] making his debut in Oslo in 1987.

He appeared at the Edinburgh Festival with the Oslo Philharmonic in 1989, and with the Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi in 1990.

In November 2009, Pictures Reframed debuted at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, in which Andsnes performed Mussorgsky’s suite accompanied by five hanging panels and a rear video projection by Robin Rhode.

[8] Andsnes cites Dinu Lipatti, Sviatoslav Richter, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Géza Anda among his idols.