Víkingur Ólafsson

Víkingur Ólafsson is a pianist I return to whenever I want clarity. Born in Reykjavík, he carries something of Iceland's stark, luminous landscape into his playing, and his collaborations with the Berlin and New York Philharmonics confirm he sits among the world's finest. The 2022 Rolf Schock Prize was well earned. What moves me most is the paradox in his Bach: meticulous yet unexpectedly tender, intellectual yet never cold. He strikes me as a true poet of the keyboard, turning northern solitude into sound, and I suspect I'll be listening to him for decades to come.

Name (English)

Víkingur Ólafsson

Name (Japanese)

ヴィキングル・オラフソン

Reading

ゔぃきんぐる・おらふそん

Born

February 14, 1984 (age 42)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rat

Origin

Reykjavík, Iceland

Occupation

pianist

University

Reykjavík College of Music

Awards & achievements

• 2022 Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts
• Icelandic Music Awards
• Steinway artist

• Official sitehttps://vikingurolafsson.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/vikingurolafsson/
• Xhttps://x.com/VikingurMusic
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%ADkingur%20%C3%93lafsson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27916341

Tags

• pianist

Last updated

2026-06-23

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