Víkingur Ólafsson

Summary

Víkingur Ólafsson is a human^[1]. He was born in Reykjavík^[2]. He was born on February 14, 1984^[3]. He worked as a classical pianist^[4] and pianist^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (425 views/month, #7,040 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Reykjavík^[2], Víkingur Ólafsson…
• Víkingur Ólafsson was born on February 14, 1984^[3].
• Víkingur Ólafsson's mother was Svana Víkingsdóttir^[7].
• Víkingur Ólafsson held citizenship in Iceland^[8].
• Icelandic was Víkingur Ólafsson's native language^[9].
• Víkingur Ólafsson's professions included classical pianist^[4].
• Víkingur Ólafsson's professions included pianist^[5].
• Víkingur Ólafsson's field of work was piano performance^[10].
• Víkingur Ólafsson was educated at Juilliard School^[11].
• Víkingur Ólafsson received the Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts^[12].
• Víkingur Ólafsson received the Icelandic Music Awards^[13].
• Víkingur Ólafsson received the Steinway artist^[14].
• Víkingur Ólafsson received the Nordic Council Music Prize^[15].
• Víkingur Ólafsson is recorded as male^[16].
• Víkingur Ólafsson's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Víkingur Ólafsson's genre is classical music^[18].
• Víkingur Ólafsson's record label is recorded as Deutsche Grammophon^[19].
• Víkingur Ólafsson's Commons category is recorded as Víkingur Ólafsson^[20].
• Víkingur Ólafsson's given name is recorded as Víkingur^[21].
• Víkingur Ólafsson's official website is recorded as https://vikingurolafsson.com^[22].
• Víkingur Ólafsson studied under Ann Schein Carlyss^[23].
• Víkingur Ólafsson studied under Svana Víkingsdóttir^[24].
• Víkingur Ólafsson studied under Erla Stefánsdóttir^[25].
• Víkingur Ólafsson studied under Peter Máté^[26].
• Víkingur Ólafsson studied under Jerome Lowenthal^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: IS^[29]

• Began / founded: 1984-02-14^[30]

• Genre(s): classical^[31]

• Community tags: classical, icelandic pianist^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: cea4a3b8-c26c-4b61-a243-cf72555e2c71^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Reykjavík^[2], Víkingur Ólafsson… he was born on February 14, 1984^[3]. His mother was Svana Víkingsdóttir^[7]. Icelandic was his native language^[9].

Education

Víkingur Ólafsson was educated at Juilliard School^[11]. Studied under Ann Schein Carlyss^[23], a classical pianist^[34], b. 1939^[35], of United States^[36]; Svana Víkingsdóttir^[24], a pianist^[37], b. 1955^[38], of Iceland^[39]; Erla Stefánsdóttir^[25], a seer^[40], 1935–2015^[41], of Iceland^[42]; Peter Máté^[26], b. 1962^[43]; and Jerome Lowenthal^[27], a pianist^[44], b. 1932^[45], of United States^[46], awarded the Queen Elisabeth Competition^[47].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include classical pianist^[4] and pianist^[5]. Víkingur Ólafsson's field of work was piano performance^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts^[12], a music award^[48], in Sweden^[49]; Icelandic Music Awards^[13], a music award^[50], in Iceland^[51]; Steinway artist^[14], a title of honor^[52], in United States^[53]; and Nordic Council Music Prize^[15], a music award^[54], in Denmark^[55], founded in 1965^[56].

Why It Matters

Víkingur Ólafsson ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (425 views/month, #7,040 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

FAQs

Where was Víkingur Ólafsson born?

Víkingur Ólafsson's place of birth was Reykjavík^[2].

Who were Víkingur Ólafsson's parents?

Víkingur Ólafsson's mother was Svana Víkingsdóttir^[7].

What did Víkingur Ólafsson do for work?

Víkingur Ólafsson worked as classical pianist^[4] and pianist^[5].

Where did Víkingur Ólafsson go to school?

Víkingur Ólafsson was educated at Juilliard School^[11].

What awards did Víkingur Ólafsson receive?

Honors received include Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts^[12], Icelandic Music Awards^[13], Steinway artist^[14], and Nordic Council Music Prize^[15].