Phil olafsson biography

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    Biography

    Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson has captured the public and critical imagination with profound musicianship and visionary programs. As one of today’s most sought-after artists, Ólafsson’s recordings for Deutsche Grammophon have led to almost one billion streams and garnered numerous awards, including BBC Music Magazine Album of the Year and Opus Klassik Solo Recording of the Year (twice). Other notable honors include Rolf Schock Music Prize, Gramophone’s Artist of the Year, Order of the Falcon (Iceland’s order of chivalry), and the Icelandic Export Award, given by the president of Iceland.

    In a landmark move, Víkingur Ólafsson devoted his entire –24 season to a world tour of a single work: J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, performing it 88 times to great critical acclaim. The –25 season will see him serve as artist-in-residence with Zürich’s Tonhalle Orchestra and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, and as artist-in-focus at the Vienna Musikverein. He will tour in

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    Table 1

    Local effects of tumor
    • Change in vision
    • Headache
    • Decreased secretion of other pituitary hormones
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    The Cross-Eyed Pianist

    Who or what inspired you to take up the piano and pursue a career in music?

    I came to the piano quite early – when still in my mother’s womb! She’s a piano teacher and when 5 months pregnant with me, she played her diploma recital from Berlin university, so I was quite close to the keys from the beginning. I started playing the piano before being able to speak (I was admittedly rather slow when it came to forming words), and there are pictures of me playing the piano as soon as I was tall enough to reach for the keys, high above my head.

    Who or what were the most important influences on your musical life and career?

    That would be my parents. My mother, the piano teacher, and my father who is a composer and architect. Mum introduced a lot of the classical and romantic repertoire to me, while dad brought 20th century music to my attention, relatively early on.

    What have been the greatest challenges of your career so far?

    Finding my way after my stu

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