On 12 August, Víkingur Ólafsson made his triumphant solo recital debut in New York, for Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival. He performed Bach’s Partita No.6 and Glass’ Etudes. 

“Widely considered Iceland’s pre-eminent pianist,” Vikingur talked to the New York Times ahead of his sold-out concerts, about the Icelandic music scene and his work with living composers, including Philip Glass. ​“It’s not a repetition..it’s a rebirth,” he says, of Glass’s music. 

On Friday 11 August Vikingur also took part in a Facebook Live session with the New York Times, watched by hundreds of thousands around the globe.