Apr. 17
Víkingur Ólafsson Plays Beethoven
About This Concert
We regret to inform you that, due to health reasons, Víkingur Ólafsson has had to withdraw from next weekend’s recital on Friday, April 17, and the performance has been cancelled.
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Friday, Apr. 17
7:30 P.M. at Jones Hall
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Víkingur Ólafsson
pianist
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Doors Open:
60 mins. pre-concert
Prelude:
45 mins. pre-concert
Duration
Approx. 120 mins
Intermission
20 mins.
Age Limit
Age 6+
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Víkingur Ólafsson
pianist
Víkingur Ólafsson is one of the most celebrated classical artists of our time; a unique and visionary musician who brings his profound originality to some of the greatest works in music history. His recordings resonate deeply with audiences around the world, reaching more than one billion streams and winning numerous awards including the 2025 Grammy for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for his album of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, BBC Music Magazine Album of the Year, and Opus Klassik Solo Recording of the Year (twice).
Other notable honors include the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, Rolf Schock Music Prize, Gramophone’s Artist of the Year, Musical America’s Instrumentalist of the Year, the Nordic Council Music Prize, and the Order of the Falcon (Iceland’s order of chivalry), as well as the Icelandic Export Award, given by the President of Iceland.
In November 2025, Ólafsson released his latest album, Opus 109, which places Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 30, Opus 109 at its heart. In an illuminating and thrilling musical dialogue with Schubert, J.S. Bach, and other works by Beethoven, it traces the lineages that converge on this masterpiece of piano literature. He tours the anticipated new program widely, bringing it to the greatest concert halls across Europe and North America.
In 2025–26, Ólafsson opens the season and tours the US with Philharmonia Orchestra as Featured Artist, as well as returning to the Berlin Philharmonic with Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic with Sir Antonio Pappano. He also reunites with John Adams and the LA Philharmonic for performances of After the Fall, the piano concerto written expressly for him. Ólafsson will mark the Kurtag centenary celebrations in 2026 and appear as artist in residence at Cal Performances in Berkeley, California and at MUPA, Budapest.