Víkingur Ólafsson – Glass: Étude No. 5

Víkingur Ólafsson is an up-and-coming visionary pianist not only of technical sublimity but also of remarkable entrepreneurial abilities. Ólafsson has commissioned and premiered, to date, five new piano concertos from different young composers, and has collaborated on diverse musical projects with a broad range of artists and musicians. These include conductors Vladimir Ashkenazy and Rafael Payare, as well as his compatriot Björk and composers Mark Simpson and Philip Glass. Watch Víkingur Ólafsson playing Glass: Étude No. 5, taken from his new album “Philip Glass: Piano Works”. Composer: Philip Glass Repertoire: Philip Glass: Étude No. 5, Philip Glass: Piano Works Artists: Víkingur Ólafsson Place: Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik Director: Egill Eðvarsson Video Producer: Egill Eðvarsson Production Company: Icelandic Broadcasting Service (RÚV) More from Víkingur Ólafsson Víkingur Ólafsson – Glass: Étude No. 5 _______________ Find Deutsche Grammophon Online _______________ Music video for No. 5. (C) 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin #VíkingurÓlafsson