VÃkingur Olafsson: 'People talk about classical music as being old. I think of it as being young'

For his latest album, the pianist radically recontextualises Beethoven's Opus 109 to dazzling, mind-expanding effect. Here, he explains his approach " to life, as well as music

SOURCE: The Financial Times at 12:00AM on November 29, 2025

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VÃ­kingur Olafsson: 'People talk about classical music as being old. I think of it as being young'

VÃkingur Olafsson: 'People talk about classical music as being old. I think of it as being young'