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Víkingur Ólafsson

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Víkingur Ólafsson Plays Brahms

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Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, op. 15

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Víkingur Ólafsson Plays Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, op. 15 Brahms (+2 More)

The critics ran out of adjectives when Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson played at the Royal Festival Hall last year, and if you’ve heard him in action, you’ll understand why.

‘Magical’. ‘Flawless’. ‘A hypnotic presence at the keyboard’. We’re thrilled to welcome Víkingur back for Brahms’s tempestuous First Piano Concerto: a volcano of poetry and emotion from the wounded heart of a young genius. It could have been written for Ólafsson – but there’s no letting up after the interval, as Edward Gardner conducts Bartók’s kaleidoscopic ballet, and celebrates the special magic of one of the 21st century’s true sonic alchemists: Freya Waley-Cohen.

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Víkingur Ólafsson Plays Brahms by Brahms, Waley-Cohen, Bartók, From (2024/2024), Conductor Edward Gardner, South Bank Centre, London, United Kingdom

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