Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes at Carengie Hall, where he played Haydn, Bartok, Chopin and Debussy. Melanie Burford/NPR hide caption
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Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes gives his multimedia Mussorgsky a trial run in Norway, complete with seven video screens. EMI Classics/ Norwegian TV (NRK) hide caption
A 1959 picture of Glenn Gould rehearsing at London's Royal Festival Hall. (Yes, he's seated on an abnormally short piano stool, hovering only a few inches above the floor.) Keystone/Getty Images hide caption
Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, circa 1886. The 200th anniversary of his birth falls on Oct. 22.
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Leif Ove Andsnes: serious enough here, but willing to dance around to Bach for the sake of a baby's enjoyment. Felix Broede/courtesy of the artist hide caption
Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes thinks more people might show up to concerts if concert halls were more comfortable. Benjamin Ealovega hide caption
