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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

the four-hands duo of Víkingur Ólafsson and Yuja Wang, each acclaimed in their own right; they’re planning a program with names including Schubert, Berio, Rachmaninoff, Brubeck, and Ligeti.

receiving its world premiere at the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall this week in three performances featuring soloist Vikingur Ólafsson. A SF Symphony commission, the concerto is i ...