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Víkingur Ólafsson

June 8, 2025
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Overview

Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson — recently honored with a Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo — uses his imaginative artistry masterfully to weave together works by Bach, Beethoven and Schubert. In a program culminating with the profound beauty of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30, he reveals the lyrical depth and emotional resonance that connect these composers across generations.

Schedule
Program
Bach

Prelude in E Major from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 854

Beethoven

Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1

Bach

Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830

Beethoven

Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90

Schubert

Sonata in E Minor, D. 566

Beethoven

Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109

Performers
Víkingur Ólafsson
Piano
Sponsors & Partners

These performances are generously sponsored by the Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Family Fund for the Canon.

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