June 22, 2025
Athens, GR 14 C
Expand search form
Blog

The billion-click pianist

The billion-click pianist

A PR informs us this morning that the Icelandic pianist Vikingur Olafsson has passed ‘the remarkable landmark of one billion’ streams of his varied programmes. His video of the Goldberg Variations alone has reached over 88 million streams.

In January, Vikingur will give the world premiere of a John Adams concerto in San Francisco, followed by a US resumption of his four-hand tour with Yuja Wang, who cannot match his click-rate.

The post The billion-click pianist appeared first on Slippedisc.

Previous Article

Chicago Symphony puts up with ringing phones

Next Article

Sarasota Opera Concert Performance: The Music of Giuseppe Verdi

You might be interested in …

The Ivors Classical Awards 2024

The Ivors Classical Awards 2024

ELEVEN COMPOSERS HONOURED WITH IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS TONIGHT AT THE IVORS CLASSICAL AWARDS, INCLUDING ERROLLYN WALLEN, ROXANNA PANUFNIK AND GAVIN BRYARS  #TheIvorsClassicalAwards   Roxanna Panufnik, Gavin Bryars and Errollyn Wallen © Hogan Media / Shutterstock In a glittering, […]