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Víkingur Ólafsson

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Víkingur Ólafsson - J.S.Bach: Goldberg Variations

Klassische Solo-Instrumente

KLASSIK

Wiederveröffentlichungen / Raritäten Klassik

Crossover-Jazz

Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavik, Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Schubert

Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre

Jones Hall, Houston, Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Schubert

Jones Hall

Jones Hall, Houston, Adams: "Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?"

Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, Adams: "Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?"

Walt Disney Concert Hall

UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Schubert

UC Berkeley

Chan Centre, Vancouver, Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Schubert

Chan Centre

Piuskirche, Meggen, J.S. Bach: "Goldberg Variations"

Piuskirche

KKL, Lucerne, Ad&egrave;s: "Concerto Conciso", World PremiereKurt&aacute;g: "... quasi una fantasia ..."P&auml;rt: "Credo"

KKL, Lucerne, Feldman: Piano and String Quartet

Piuskirche, Meggen, J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Schubert

KKL, Lucerne, J.S. Bach: Piano Concerto no. 5 BWV 1056

Müpa, Budapest, Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5

Müpa

Philharmonie, Berlin, Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5

Philharmonie

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SLEEP SPIRAL Víkingur Ólafsson

Sleep Spiral

Celebrating&nbsp;World Sleep Day&nbsp;(13 March 2026), GRAMMY-winning Icelandic pianist&nbsp;V&iacute;kingur &Oacute;lafsson&nbsp;releases his new single Sleep Spiral as Amazon Original Exclusive.&nbsp;
While &Oacute;lafsson has occasionally created arrangements, transcriptions, and highly personal interpretations of existing works, an original composition such as this marks a rare and notable new chapter in his artistic output. The piece was composed especially for the occasion and invites listeners into a deeply calming sonic landscape. With its delicate structure and quietly unfolding momentum, the piece carries an extraordinary sense of deceleration, offering a moment of stillness in an increasingly fast-paced world. Through Sleep Spiral, &Oacute;lafsson elegantly explores the emotional space of rest and reflection, translating the spirit of World Sleep Day into a refined and intimate musical experience.&nbsp;
&ldquo;Sleep Spiral&nbsp;is a piece that gently picks up and re-imagines motives from composers such as Bach, Schubert and Debussy and puts them in an&nbsp;other-world&nbsp;dreamy landscape. I start the piece in Bb Major introducing the first motives and the pieces&nbsp;spirales&nbsp;down chromatically to A Major. This way the piece can be listened to endlessly in a loop,&rdquo; says &Oacute;lafsson.&nbsp;
World Sleep Day is a global call to action to celebrate healthy sleep. Far too often, sleep medicine professionals and researchers&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;the false belief that sleep is not&nbsp;an important factor&nbsp;in&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;personal health and wellbeing. Since 2008, the World Sleep Society has used World Sleep Day to encourage its delegates and sleep health advocates to&nbsp;take action&nbsp;in their local communities, clinics, and countries to raise awareness for sleep health.&nbsp;

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