The world-renowned pianist Igor Levit will be performing at this year’s Nobel Prize Concert on 8 December. At his side, he will have conductor Stéphane Denève leading the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.

Igor Levit is one of the most important pianists of his generation. He regularly performs at large concert halls across the world. Born in Nizhni Nowgorod in 1987, Igor Levit moved to Germany with his family, aged eight. He completed his piano studies at Hannover Academy of Music, Theatre and Media in 2009 with the highest academic and performance scores in the history of the institute. Igor Levit is the 2018 Gilmore Artist and Royal Philharmonic Society’s “Instrumentalist of the Year” 2018. 

With concert halls closed due to coronavirus, Igor Levit has been broadcasting nightly ‘House Concerts’ from his living room since 12 March. These concerts are live streamed on Twitter: https://twitter.com/igorpianist 

Stéphane Denève is the Music Director of the Brussels Philharmonic and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. He has previously served as Chief Conductor of Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR) and Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. 

The Nobel Prize Concert is an annual concert that is part of the Nobel Week official program celebrating that year’s Nobel Laureates. It is presented by Nobel Media in cooperation with Konserthuset Stockholm.

Date for ticket release will be published later.