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Víkingur plays Brahms

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Thu, Sep 26, 2024, 18:00
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson is one of the most acclaimed soloists in the classical music world. With his warm touch and passionate musicality, he attracts huge audiences. This season, he is the Artist-in-Residence at the Concert Hall.Here, we get to meet him in Brahms's magnificent first piano concerto. He returns on two more occasions during the season, first in a recital where he plays Beethoven's last three piano sonatas, and then with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Brahms's second piano... Read full text

Keywords: Baroque, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Info & Ticket (www.konserthuset.se)
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Musicians

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Ryan BancroftConductor
Víkingur ÓlafssonPiano

Program

Sound AtlasAnders Hillborg
Four Illustrations from the Legend of Rhiannon (Swedish Premiere)Grace Williams
Piano Concerto No. 1Johannes Brahms
The Arts and the Hours ”Entrée de Polymnie” from Les Boréades, version for piano arr Víkingur ÓlafssonJean-Philippe Rameau
Le rappel des oiseaux for keyboardJean-Philippe Rameau
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Wed, Sep 25, 2024, 19:00
Konserthuset Stockholm, The Main Hall (Stockholm)
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Ryan Bancroft (Conductor), Víkingur Ólafsson (Piano)
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson is one of the most acclaimed soloists in the classical music world. With his warm touch and passionate musicality, he attracts huge audiences. This season, he is the Artist-in-Residence at the Concert Hall.Here, we get to meet him in Brahms's magnificent first piano concerto. He returns on two more occasions during the season, first in a recital where he plays Beethoven's last three piano sonatas, and then with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Brahms's second piano concerto. For this first visit, it's Chief Conductor Ryan Bancroft who conducts.The concert opens with Anders Hillborg's dazzlingly elegant Sound Atlas. The glass harmonica – an instrument where fingers are rubbed on tuned glass bells – plays a significant role in the piece, contributing to the music's crystalline character. Additionally, we hear music by the Welsh pioneer Grace Williams. Her Four Illustrations for the Legend of Rhiannon is based on ancient Welsh tales.Read more about chief conductor Ryan Bancroft
Info (www.konserthuset.se)