MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Music & the Arts

The Freedom of Change: Víkingur Ólafsson’s Conversations Across the Centuries

I wrote this profile of Víkingur Ólafsson for Cal Performances, which is featuring the pianist as Artist in Residence for the 2025–26 season:

“You should always try to escape your own success,” Víkingur Ólafsson says. “Because that success so easily turns against you and limits you and your choices and what you want to do next” …

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