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Víkingur Ólafsson / Piano Recital

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Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 20:00
They are the pinnacle of the art of piano playing – walking around them, climbing them and absorbing them in all their facets can accompany a pianist’s life from beginning to end. At once massive and incredibly varied, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations stand out as the lone peak in the world of variation works. Icelandic keyboard wizard Víkingur Ólafsson has dedicated his 2023/24 season entirely to the famous aria with its 30 variations. The audience was able to experience... Read full text

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Víkingur ÓlafssonPiano

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Aria and a set of 30 variations / Clavier Übung IV, BWV 988 »Goldberg Variations«Johann Sebastian Bach
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