The Korea Herald

[Herald Interview] Pianist Vikingur Olafsson‘s dedicated love of Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations’

Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson passionately confessed his deep affection for Johann Sebastian Bach and the “Goldberg Variations.” “I have been dreaming about recording the Goldberg Variations for ...
Jazz

Vikingur Olafsson: Music Can Take Us To A Better Place

The Icelandic classical pianist Vikingur Olafsson has built an impressive international career. Sought after by top orchestras and major concert venues worldwide, his records are published by the ...
Capital Public Radio

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson wants to change how we think about Mozart

“I think the good thing about Iceland is that you have a certain sense of freedom and you have to find your own path,” said pianist Víkingur Ólafsson about how he experienced growing up in Iceland in ...
CBC.ca

Víkingur Ólafsson on Glenn Gould and the 'infinite message' of Bach's Goldberg Variations

In 2017, New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini described pianist Víkingur Ólafsson as "Iceland's Glenn Gould" for his "fleet, free-ranging performance" of J.S. Bach's Partita No. 6. The ...
NPR

Conversation Between The Keys: Víkingur Ólafsson Meets Debussy And Rameau

When Víkingur Ólafsson was about 5 years old, he already knew what he wanted to be. "It sounds crazy, but I always saw myself as a concert pianist," he says. "Even if I wasn't a good pianist." Over ...
The Boston Globe

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson finds his balance

Ólafsson is in the midst of a series of US concerts that includes his first Boston recital: a sold-out appearance in the Celebrity Series of Boston’s Debut Series on Tuesday The pianist Víkingur ...
KCRW

Víkingur Ólafsson’s Exquisite New Album is “Music for All the Senses”

A few weeks ago, a new recording of Claude Debussy and Jean-Philippe Rameau works by Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson arrived in the mail courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon. I wondered at the pairing ...
Los Angeles Times

Víkingur Ólafsson uncovers Icelandic vistas in Bach and Glass

When Murray Perahia canceled his U.S. recital tour this spring due to an otherwise unexplained “sudden medical setback,” presenters were stuck with the seeming impossible. How to replace a piano ...
BroadwayWorld

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson Releases MOZART & CONTEMPORARIES On Deutsche Grammophon

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson turns his hand to Mozart for his fourth album for ...
The New York Times

For This Pianist, Every Album Is an Essay

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Vikingur Olafsson’s latest recording is a sprawling juxtaposition of Debussy and Rameau. By Joshua Barone LOS ANGELES — The pianist Vikingur ...
The Korea Herald

[Herald Interview] Pianist Vikingur Olafsson's dedicated love of Bach's 'Goldberg Variations'

Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson passionately confessed his deep affection for Johann Sebastian Bach and the “Goldberg Variations.” "I have been dreaming about recording the Goldberg Variations for ...