Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, “an arresting artist who in concert creates unique aural landscapes” (Los Angeles Times), in his Symphony Center Presents debut, intersperses Mozart’s keyboard works with music by four contemporaries: Haydn, C.P.E. Bach, Cimarosa and Galuppi. The program includes Liszt’s sublime transcription of Mozart’s Ave verum corpus.
This concert will be performed without an intermission.
Sonata No. 9 in F Minor
Rondo in F Major, K. 494
Rondo in D Minor
Sonata No. 42 in D Minor
Fantasy in D Minor, K. 397
Rondo in D Major, K. 485
Sonata No. 55 in A Minor
Sonata in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32
Kleine Gigue in G Major, K. 574
Sonata in C Major, K. 545
Adagio from String Quintet No. 3 in G Minor K. 516
Sonata No. 34 in C Minor
Sonata in C Minor, K. 457
Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Andante from Organ Sonata No. 4, BWV 528 [Encore]
Please join us for a postconcert CD signing with Víkingur Ólafsson. The signing will take place in Grainger Ballroom and is open to all ticketholders. Merchandise will be available in the Symphony Store preconcert and Grainger Ballroom postconcert.
In appreciation of their generous support for the SEMPRE ALWAYS campaign, the CSO recognizes Randall Kroszner and David Nelson as sponsors of this recital.
Released in 2021, Víkingur Ólafsson’s album Mozart & Contemporaries features some of the pianist’s favorite Mozart keyboard works juxtaposed with works by the composer’s leading contemporaries. Find this album and other highlights of Ólafsson’s at the Symphony Store for a limited time and join us for a postconcert CD signing in Grainger Ballroom.