Behind the music: Víkingur Ólafsson

On the Berliner Philharmoniker’s tour, Víkingur Ólafsson is the soloist in Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 1, with Kirill Petrenko conducting. In this video, filmed at Carnegie Hall, Ólafsson talks about the work’s raw beauty and formidable challenges, and about the importance of spontaneity in performance. Even Brahms, he believes, would have played the concerto differently every time. Upcoming concerts with Víkingur Ólafsson on this tour: 📍 São Paulo, Sala São Paulo 🗓️ 18 October 📍 Buenos Aires, Teatro Colón 🗓️ 21 & 23 October 🎥 Tobias Möller, Adam Janisch