
Filmedoverthecourseoffouryears,award-winningdirectorPhilGrabskyfollowsoneoftheworld'sgreatestpianists,LeifOveAndsnes,asheattempts,inaseriesofsold-outworldwideperformances,tointerpretoneofthegreatestsetsofworksforpianoeverwritten-Beethoven'sfivepianoconcertos.<br/> However,Concertoismorethanaportraitofafamousmusicianontour-itisanexplorationintoLudwigvanBeethoven'slifeasrevealedbythesefivemasterworks.Therelationshipbetweenthecomposerandhisworldismirroredbytherelationshipbetweenthepianistandorchestraintheseconcertos.ThefilmseekstorevealBeethoveninawayrarelyseenbeforeandbearswitnesstowhatisincreasinglybeingregardedasoneofthegreatestinterpretationseverofthesefivegreatpiecesofmusic.<br/> Consideredoneofthetoppianistsoftheage,LeifOveAndsnesoffersrareinsightsintothemindofaworld-classpianistandaccesstohispersonalandprofessionallife.Andsnesgivesaninsightintotheworldofacontemporaryclassicalmusician.AgainstthewonderfulbackgroundofLeifOveplayingthesefivepieces,wealsopeelbackthemanymythsofBeethoven'slife-fromprodigioustalentinViennatogreatestcomposeralivebythetimehewrotethefifthconcerto.Perhapsaboveall,itisthefreshnewbiographyofBeethoventhatismostrevealing.