Víkingur Ólafsson
Acting • Born 1984-02-14
Biography
Víkingur Ólafsson is an Icelandic pianist. He has performed with leading orchestras in Europe and America, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, and Santa Cecilia, and with such conductors as Thomas Adès, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Víkingur has won numerous awards, including Album of the Year at the 2019 BBC Music Magazine Awards for Johann Sebastian Bach,[3] Opus Klassik Award for Solo Instrumental in 2019 and 2020, and the Rolf Schock Prize in Music in 2022.
Filmography
7 credits
Víkingur Ólafsson - My Favourite Melodies
Movie • 2025
Víkingur Ólafsson
Kurtág Fragments
Movie • 2026
himself
Víkingur Olafsson and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Perform Ravel and Grieg @ Musikfest Bremen Festival 2022
Movie • 2022
DAS!
TV • 1991
Self
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV • 2022
Self
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
TV • 2008
Self
Later... with Jools Holland
TV • 1992
Self - Performer