Víkingur Ólafsson

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Classical & orchestralclassical musicpianomusic awardsmusic performancemusic history
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Audience and activity

Subscribers58.8K
Views per video19.5Kmedian of the last 30
Views per subscriber0.33how many actually watch
Comments per video46median
Uploads per month—
Last upload11mo ago2025-11-28
Total views43M
Total videos133
Long-form / Shorts1% / 89%

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What Víkingur Ólafsson makes

Topics classical music, piano, music awards, music performance, music history

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 over 1B streams and winning numerous awards including a GRAMMY for his album of Bach’s Goldberg Variations. Other notable honours include the Rolf Schock Music Prize, Gramophone’s Artist of the Year, the RPS Gold Medal, the Order of the Falcon (Iceland’s order of chivalry) and the Icelandic Export Award, given by the President of Iceland. In 2027 Ólafsson presents a new recital combining works by Glass, Debussy and Rameau. He tours the new programme widely, bringing it to the greatest concert halls across Europe, North America and Australia. May 2027 marks the second edition of Pulse, the festival created and curated by Ólafsson as part of the Lucerne Festival.

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Recent videos

TitlePublishedViewsLength
Continuum II is now available to pre-order #bach #pianoShort2026-09-118.6K1 min
Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Major, BWV 972: II. Larghetto (Talk & Play)2026-08-1434.7K2 min
The second single from Continuum II is out now #bachShort2026-08-145.9K1 min
Happy World Piano Day 🎹Short2026-03-298.6K0 min
Who ever got tired of E?Short2025-12-306.2K1 min
Where is Bach in Beethoven's late works?Short2025-12-216.9K0 min
From the Goldberg Variations to Beethoven’s Op. 109Short2025-12-155.8K0 min
Late Beethoven - as mercurial as the Icelandic weatherShort2025-12-087.3K0 min
On Opus 109 - Documentary out nowShort2025-11-284.1K1 min
Víkingur Ólafsson on album 'Opus 109' (Documentary)2025-11-2819.5K11 min

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