The New York Times – Music:
György Kurtág, the eminent composer and Hungarian national treasure, has reached a rare milestone yet shows little interest in retirement.
Category: Olafsson, Vikingur
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John Adams and Vikingur Olafsson Join Forces for ”After the Fall’
The New York Times – Music:
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.
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Review: Vikingur Olafsson’s ‘Goldbergs’ Mesmerize Carnegie Hall
The New York Times – Music:
In his debut on the main Carnegie stage, Olafsson gave a spectacular reading of Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations.
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The Pianist Vikingur Olafsson on ‘History’s Greatest Keyboard Work’
The New York Times – Music:
Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations, which Olafsson recorded for Deutsche Grammophon and is touring this season, is “like a life cycle.”
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Review: At the Philharmonic, a Taste of Holiday Bounty
The New York Times – Music:
Stéphane Denève leads a program of extravagantly colorful French works, with the pianist Víkingur Ólafsson as the soloist in a Ravel concerto.
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Review: A Pianist Explores Mozart the Late Bloomer
The New York Times – Music:
Víkingur Ólafsson made his Carnegie Hall debut with a hypnotically unfurling program based on his recent album “Mozart and Contemporaries.”