Forbes Classical CD Of The Week: Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson; Through The Piano Glass

...It’s easier to quip about Philip Glass’ music than to write intelligently about it. But Víkingur (Heiðar) Ólafsson, the young and trendy Icelandic pianist, shows how it’s done in the liner notes to his first release on Deutsche Grammophon. I first heard the Juilliard-taught student of Ann Schein and Seymour Lipkin when he was a stiff tween at the Icelandic Ambassador’s residence. His image has changed, since...

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Philip Glass, Piano Works Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson DG