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Víkingur Ólafsson
May 7, 2023 — 3:00 PM
Overview
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, “an arresting artist who in concert creates unique aural landscapes” (Los Angeles Times), in his Symphony Center Presents debut, intersperses Mozart’s keyboard works with music by four contemporaries: Haydn, C.P.E. Bach, Cimarosa and Galuppi. The program includes Liszt’s sublime transcription of Mozart’s Ave verum corpus.
This concert will be performed without an intermission.
Program
Galuppi
Sonata No. 9 in F Minor
Mozart
Rondo in F Major, K. 494
Bach
Rondo in D Minor
Cimarosa, arr. Òlafsson
Sonata No. 42 in D Minor
Mozart
Fantasy in D Minor, K. 397
Mozart
Rondo in D Major, K. 485
Cimarosa, arr. Ólafsson
Sonata No. 55 in A Minor
Haydn
Sonata in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32
Mozart
Kleine Gigue in G Major, K. 574
Mozart
Sonata in C Major, K. 545
Mozart, arr. Ólafsson
Adagio from String Quintet No. 3 in G Minor K. 516
Galuppi
Sonata No. 34 in C Minor
Mozart
Sonata in C Minor, K. 457
Mozart
Adagio in B Minor, K. 540
Mozart, trans. Lizst
Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Bach (trans. Stradal)
Andante from Organ Sonata No. 4, BWV 528 [Encore]
Performers
Extras
Enhance your concert experience with these additional events.
Postconcert CD Signing
Please join us for a postconcert CD signing with Víkingur Ólafsson. The signing will take place in Grainger Ballroom and is open to all ticketholders. Merchandise will be available in the Symphony Store preconcert and Grainger Ballroom postconcert.
Sponsors & Partners
In appreciation of their generous support for the SEMPRE ALWAYS campaign, the CSO recognizes Randall Kroszner and David Nelson as sponsors of this recital.
Mozart & Contemporaries
Released in 2021, Víkingur Ólafsson’s album Mozart & Contemporaries features some of the pianist’s favorite Mozart keyboard works juxtaposed with works by the composer’s leading contemporaries. Find this album and other highlights of Ólafsson’s at the Symphony Store for a limited time and join us for a postconcert CD signing in Grainger Ballroom.
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