Headline : Víkingur Ólafsson Shares NPR ‘Tiny Desk’ Performance

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Víkingur Ólafsson took a break from his global tour to visit NPR’s renowned “Tiny Desk” for a captivating show. Released on World Piano Day, the performance showcased his extraordinary talent in works by Bach, Bartók, Rameau, and Kaldalóns.

NPR’s Tom Huizenga described the performance: “Top-tier concert pianists commonly perform on nine-foot grand pianos. However, when they visit the Tiny Desk, it’s our job to convince them to scale down to our diminutive upright. We got no argument from Víkingur Ólafsson, the 40-year-old star pianist from Iceland.

“His eyes lit up when he saw our instrument. He immediately removed its upper panel, then secured the practice pedal, which drops a curtain of felt between the hammers and the strings, producing a muted, intimate sound, allowing the music to be practically whispered to us.

“The pieces Ólafsson chooses are gentle, and for him nostalgic, recalling the countless hours spent at his own upright piano in his childhood bedroom.”

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