Víkingur Ólafsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Víkingur.

Víkingur Ólafsson (born 14 February 1984 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic pianist. Víkingur has performed with orchestras in Europe and America, and won numerous awards for his playing, including four Performer of the Year awards at the Icelandic Music Awards and the Icelandic Optimism Prize. In 2009, Víkingur was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize. Víkingur was the soloist in the opening concert of Harpa in Reykjavík, playing Edvard Grieg's A-minor piano concerto with Iceland Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Vladimir Ashkenazy. Víkingur holds an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon.

Víkingur Ólafsson grew up in Reykjavík and started playing the piano at an early age under the tutelage of his mother, a piano teacher. He studied at The Juilliard School in New York, earning Bachelor's and Master's degrees under the supervision of Jerome Lowenthal and Robert McDonald. Víkingur also took lessons with Ann Schein.

Víkingur has been active in promoting contemporary music. He has premiered five piano concertos by Icelandic composers including Snorri Sigfús Birgisson,Daníel Bjarnason,Haukur Tómasson, and Þórður Magnússon. Additionally, Víkingur has premiered solo and chamber works by Atli Ingólfsson,Mark Simpson and Mark-Anthony Turnage.

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