After the pianist, Vikingur Olafsson, asked for a concerto over beers, the composer, John Adams, wrote “After the Fall,” which will now travel the world. Vikingur Olafsson, left, and John ...

With After the Fall, performed Thursday night with David Robertson conducting and Víkingur Ólafsson at the piano, that melding becomes so natural as to almost be imperceptible, fully assimilated into ...

Congratulations on such a milestone! Are you very conscious of having a different audience through such online success? Sometimes, sometimes not. But I remember when I played the Goldberg Variations ...

Its title, however, could apply to this entire evening. The unlikely junction of Yuja Wang and Vikingur Olafssón, two of the ...

is taken by how the esteemed Bay Area composer was influenced by Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson's interpretations of Bach's music. "The thing I find fascinating, as this will be the third ...

Superstar Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson joins the London Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance of Brahms's 1st Piano Concerto, along with music by Waley-Cohen and Bartok. Show more ...

Fugue; Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54 (Transcr. by Víkingur Ólafsson); Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A Minor, BWV 989 – Aria; Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A Minor, BWV 989 - ...

Why Víkingur Ólafsson for Artist of the Year? Now 35, the Icelandic pianist has been making increasingly big waves in the music world, from his early recordings on home-grown labels to his signing by ...

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

Sarah Walker continues Radio 3’s European Road Trip, live from Harpa Hall, Reykjavik with music from superstar pianist Víkingur Ólafsson and friends. Show more Sarah Walker concludes our ...