Nominated for a Grammy award

Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson playing in Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík.

Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson playing in Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson

The pianist Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson has been nominated for a Grammy award for the first time.

The nominations for the award were announced yesterday, and Ólafsson was nominated in the category of best soloist in classical music for his performance of the Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach.

This is the first time Víkingur Heiðar has been nominated for the American Grammy Awards, which are considered one of the most prestigious awards that can be won in the music world.

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