Top-tier concert pianists commonly perform on nine-foot grand pianos. However, when they visit the Tiny Desk, it's our job to convince them to scale down to our diminutive upright. We got no argument ...
Bourgie Hall has announced additional performances following sold-out concerts across its 2025–2026 season. The newly added dates include pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, the Taurey Butler Trio’s holiday ...
For his latest album, the pianist radically recontextualises Beethoven’s Opus 109 to dazzling, mind-expanding effect. Here, ...
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 ...
Bass-baritone Gerald Finley, clarinetist Anthony McGill and pianist Víkingur Olafsson will make their local debuts in the newly announced 2021-22 Schubert Club International Artist Series. Olafsson, a ...
ON APRIL 9TH, as daily British deaths from covid-19 hit their peak, Vikingur Olafsson began a remote “residency” of weekly broadcasts for “Front Row”, an arts programme on BBC radio. From the empty ...
The thoughtful pianist from Iceland plays a set of gentle pieces — from Bach to Bartók — evoking nostalgic memories of his childhood. Top-tier concert pianists commonly perform on nine-foot grand ...
The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit ...