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 ...

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson had a recording career before signing with the German monolithe Deutsche Grammophon, having released three recordings for his own label, Dirrindí. In 2016, Ólafsson ...

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 ...

The Icelandic musician’s fresh approach to Bach has won him rave reviews and a record of the year award. Why is he now mixing the baroque composer with electronic music? ‘We’re in a golden age for ...

There’s still time to catch the Icelandic pianist’s livestreamed concert of Mozart and Bach, part of the Bergen Phil’s excellent, free Wintermezzo online festival The Guardian’s journalism is ...

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 ...

Read Vikingur Olafsson: Music Can Take Us To A Better Place by Nenad Georgievski on All About Jazz. Discover in-depth jazz Interview coverage, artist features, and expert writing since 1995.

“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 ...