This event is in the past.It took place on April 29, 2026 at Cal Performances.
Classical MusicClassical MusicIceland's Glenn Gould goes deep. Víkingur Ólafsson traces a winding path to Beethoven's transcendent Op. 109 sonata through Bach preludes and a rare Schubert work, weaving Baroque roots with Romantic breakthroughs.
Grammy-winning pianist
Beethoven sonatas
intellectually ambitious
classical music deep-dive
Tips
🎹"I wanted to know how deeply I can dive into a composition" (Ólafsson)
🏆"Iceland's Glenn Gould" (The New York Times)
🎵rare Schubert E minor sonata on the program
Víkingur Ólafsson, piano: Opus 109
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Classical MusicClassical MusicIceland's Glenn Gould goes deep. Víkingur Ólafsson traces a winding path to Beethoven's transcendent Op. 109 sonata through Bach preludes and a rare Schubert work, weaving Baroque roots with Romantic breakthroughs.
Grammy-winning pianist
Beethoven sonatas
intellectually ambitious
classical music deep-dive
Tips
🎹"I wanted to know how deeply I can dive into a composition" (Ólafsson)
🏆"Iceland's Glenn Gould" (The New York Times)
🎵rare Schubert E minor sonata on the program
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