Víkingur Ólafsson

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Gender

Male

Birthday

14-Feb-1984

Age

(42 years old)

Place of Birth

Reykjavik, Iceland

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Víkingur Ólafsson

Biography

Víkingur Ólafsson is an Icelandic pianist. He has performed with leading orchestras in Europe and America, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, and Santa Cecilia, and with such conductors as Thomas Adès, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Víkingur has won numerous awards, including Album of the Year at the 2019 BBC Music Magazine Awards for Johann Sebastian Bach,[3] Opus Klassik Award for Solo Instrumental in 2019 and 2020, and the Rolf Schock Prize in Music in 2022.


Credits

Kurtág-töredékek Kurtág-töredékek (2026) Character: himself
Renowned composer György Kurtág's journey through the key places and collaborations that shaped his work, capturing the transformation of emotions into music with world-class musicians in a cinematic exploration of his musical world.
Víkingur Ólafsson - My Favourite Melodies Víkingur Ólafsson - My Favourite Melodies (2025) Character: Víkingur Ólafsson
Acclaimed pianist Víkingur Ólafsson shares his deep connection with music, from Icelandic songs to the works of Bach, Mozart, Rameau, and Philip Glass. He explores how these pieces shaped him and how his feelings differ when performing works like the Goldberg Variations or Bartok’s Folk Song. Ólafsson invites us into his world where musical knowledge, Nordic roots, and creativity merge in his interpretations.
Víkingur Olafsson interprète Edvard Grieg Festival de Brême 2022 Víkingur Olafsson interprète Edvard Grieg Festival de Brême 2022 (2022) Character: N/A
The virtuoso pianist Víkingur Olafsson electrifies the Bremen Festival with Edvard Grieg's “Piano Concerto in A minor” (1868).
Yuja Wang & Víkingur Ólafsson: Live in Berlin Yuja Wang & Víkingur Ólafsson: Live in Berlin (2024) Character: Pianist
Two classical superstars and two of the most remarkable pianists of their generation join forces: Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson come together at the Philharmonie in Berlin for what promises to be an unmissable meeting of musical minds. As part of an extended tour that sees them performing together for the first time, they present a programme built around two classics of the four-hand repertoire – Schubert's haunting Fantasie in F Minor and the two-piano version of Rachmaninoff's powerful Symphonic Dances – alongside John Adams's 1996 masterpiece Hallelujah Junction and further works by Adams, John Cage, Conlon Nancarrow and Arvo Pärt. Filmed on 30 October 2024.



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