Víkingur Ólafsson

Víkingur Ólafsson (born 14 February 1984) 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, Opus Klassik Award for Solo Instrumental in 2019 and 2020, and the Rolf Schock Prize in Music in 2022. Víkingur's album Philip Glass Piano Works saw him named "Iceland's Glenn Gould" by the New York Times, and a "breathtakingly brilliant pianist" by Gramophone; Le Monde heralded his "volcanic temperament, great virtuosity, taste for challenges".

Opus 109 (Beethoven | Bach | Schubert) - 2025-11-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Continuum - 2024-10-18T00:00:00.000000Z

J.S. Bach: Cantata, BWV 12: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (Arr. Ólafsson for Piano) - 2024-09-20T00:00:00.000000Z

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations - 2023-10-06T00:00:00.000000Z

From Afar (Reworks) - 2023-05-26T00:00:00.000000Z

From Afar - 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000000Z

From Afar - 2022-10-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart & Contemporaries - 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Reflections - 2021-03-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Debussy – Rameau - 2020-03-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Bach Reworks (Pt. 2) - 2019-04-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Bach Reworks (Pt. 1) - 2018-10-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Johann Sebastian Bach - 2018-09-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Darkest Hour (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - 2017-11-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Philip Glass: Piano Works - 2017-01-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Vikingur Olafsson: Chopin - Bach - 2011-05-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Debut - 2009-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (Edit) - 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 6 in E Minor, D. 566: I. Moderato - 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000000Z

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I: Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854 - 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000000Z

J.S. Bach: Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 (Arr. Kurtág for Piano 4 Hands) - 2024-07-19T00:00:00.000000Z

J.S. Bach: Cantata, BWV 150: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich (Arr. Ólafsson for Piano) - 2024-06-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Bewitched (Rework) - 2024-06-07T00:00:00.000000Z

J.S. Bach: Cantata, BWV 21: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (Arr. Ólafsson for Piano) - 2024-05-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Grieg: Norwegian Dance in A Major, Op. 35 No. 2 - 2024-04-12T00:00:00.000000Z

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