Víkingur Ólafsson
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson has made a profound impact through his exceptional musicianship and visionary programmes. His recordings for Deutsche Grammophon – Philip Glass Piano Works (2017), Johann Sebastian Bach (2018), Debussy Rameau (2020), Mozart & Contemporaries (2021), From Afar (2022) and Goldberg Variations (2023) – have captivated audiences and critics alike and generated over one billion streams.
The 2025/26 season sees Ólafsson tour Europe and North America with a new recital programme, featuring Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30, Op. 109, alongside works by Bach, Beethoven and Schubert. His recording of this repertoire is set for release on 21 November 2025. As the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Featured Artist he performs Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, gives the UK premiere of After the Fall and celebrates György Kurtág at 100, as well as performing Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto with the orchestra at Carnegie Hall as part of its 80th-birthday celebrations.
Víkingur Ólafsson
Thank you to @AppleMusic for inviting me to curate their Winter Warmers playlist.
These are some of the pieces that have been keeping me company this winter, enjoy!
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#ClassicalMusic #Piano #Pianist #WinterWarmers #AppleMusic #Playlist #NewMusic #Opus109
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Víkingur Ólafsson
The documentary exploring the creation of Opus 109 is now available on YouTube. Join me from the vast landscapes of Iceland to my studio, enjoy.
#Beethoven #Opus109 #PianoSonata #ClassicalMusic #Piano #Pianist #NewMusic
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Víkingur Ólafsson
My new album, Opus 109, is out today - a journey that started in the echoes of the Goldberg Variations and continues across stages and continents. It is now available worldwide on Deutsche Grammophon.
Listen now here dg.lnk.to/Vikingur-Opus109 🎶
#Beethoven #Opus109 #PianoSonata #ClassicalMusic #Piano #Pianist #NewMusic #OutNow
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Víkingur Ólafsson
It’s almost here. Unboxing the Opus 109 vinyl for the very first time.
Less than a week to go until release - order and listen here dg.lnk.to/Vikingur-Opus109
#Opus109 #Vinyl #Beethoven #ClassicalMusic #Piano #Pianist #NewMusic #OutSoon
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Víkingur Ólafsson
The works of Beethoven’s third creative period seem to achieve the impossible in all sorts of ways - intimate and cosmic, rigorously polyphonic and fleetingly improvisatory. It is the music of the future, yet it is fuelled by the music of the past - the music of Bach.
Opus 109 is out Friday, pre-order and listen here dg.lnk.to/Vikingur-Opus109 🎶
#Beethoven #Opus109 #PianoSonata #ClassicalMusic #Piano #Pianist #NewMusic #OutSoon
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Víkingur Ólafsson
The theme that opens the final movement of Beethoven’s Opus 109 - a simple sarabande, graceful and unadorned.
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2 weeks until the release of Opus 109
Pre-save / Pre-order: dg.lnk.to/Vikingur-Opus109 💚
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Víkingur Ólafsson
The journey of Opus 109 begins here, with the consoling Prelude in E Major from the Well-Tempered Clavier I.
Listen & pre-order: dg.lnk.to/Vikingur-Opus109
#Bach #Prelude #WellTemperedClavier #ClassicalMusic #Piano #Pianist #Opus109 #NewMusic #OutNow
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My second single from Opus 109 - the Prelude in E Major from the first book of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier - is out today. Listen now: dg.lnk.to/Vikingur-Opus109
This Prelude felt like a natural choice to open the album: it showcases how Bach’s music - with its blend of discipline and freedom - echoes throughout Beethoven’s Op. 109, a work that feels like a continuation of the journey begun in the Goldberg Variations.
#Bach #Prelude #WellTemperedClavier #ClassicalMusic #Piano #Opus109 #NewMusic #OutNow
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Víkingur Ólafsson
It’s time for Beethoven!
I am simply thrilled to share this with you - to be released in full on 21 November.
Beethoven’s late masterpiece, the Piano Sonata Opus 109, is at the heart of the album while around it orbit works by Bach and Schubert.
Today I’m happy to reveal a first glimpse… The first single, the theme from the divine last movement of Opus 109, “Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo” is out now.
Opus 109 is available to pre-order on CD, 2LP, Special Edition Crystal Clear Vinyl (with NFC chip), and digitally. Listen & pre-order here: dg.lnk.to/Vikingur-Opus109 🎧
Photo: Ari Magg
Art Direction: Helga Gerður Magnúsdóttir
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