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Víkingur Ólafsson in conversation with Philipp Bohnen
Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Víkingur Ólafsson
John Adams describes his piano concerto Must the devil have all the good tunes? as a “funky danse macabre”. Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson has chosen the energetic work for his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker, with Santtu-Matias Rouvali, principal conductor of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra, on the podium. Also on the programme are Helix, by Composer in Residence Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Sergei Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Víkingur Ólafsson
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