Concerts & Tickets
September 2017
ISO Youth Orchestra plays The Rite of Spring 24 Sep 17:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
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Conductor
Daniel Raiskin
Astrid Lindgren Programme 30 Sep 14:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Music from Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, and other adventures by Astrid Lindgren
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Conductor
Anna-Maria Helsing
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narrators
Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir
Sigurður Þór Óskarsson
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Choir
Kársnes School Choir, Álfheiður Björgvinsdóttir choir director
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Arranger
Jóhann G. Jóhannsson
Astrid Lindgren Programme 30 Sep 16:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Music from Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, and other adventures by Astrid Lindgren
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Conductor
Anna-Maria Helsing
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narrators
Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir
Sigurður Þór Óskarsson
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Choir
Kársnes School Choir, Álfheiður Björgvinsdóttir choir director
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Arranger
Jóhann G. Jóhannsson
October 2017
Leila Josefowicz 3 Oct 19:30 Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Jean Sibelius Valse triste
Sergei Prokofiev Violin Sonata no. 1 in F Minor
Bernd Alois Zimmermann Sonata 1950
John Adams Road Movies
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Soloist
Leila Josefowicz
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Accompanist
John Novacek
LA / Reykjavík 5 Oct 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Igor Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
John Adams Scheherazade.2
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloist
Leila Josefowicz
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Choir
The Hamrahlíð Choirs, Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir conductor
Calder String Quartet 8 Oct 17:00 Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Franz Schubert String Quartet in D Minor, Death and the Maiden
Esa-Pekka Salonen Homunculus
Daníel Bjarnason Stillshot
Andrew Norman Stop Motion
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Calder string quartet
Benjamin Jacobson violin
Andrew Bulbrook violin
Jonathan Moerschel viola
Eric Byers cello
Hollywood / Reykjavík 12 Oct 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Music from popular films, including Ben-Hur, The Bridge over the River Kwai, Gone with the Wind, Sunset Boulevard, The Monuments Men, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Superman, and Star Wars.
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Conductor
Richard Kaufman
Children's Hour 21 Oct 11:30 Hörpuhorn | Harpa
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Program
Dance music from different cultures plus a selection of light, entertaining songs
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Host
Hjördís Ástráðsdóttir
Ottensamer and Canellakis 26 Oct 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Felix Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture
Carl Stamitz Clarinet Concerto in Eb Major
Amy Beach Berceuse
Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance no. 7
Johannes Brahms Symphony no. 2
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Conductor
Karina Canellakis
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Soloist
Andreas Ottensamer
November 2017
Icelandic Symphony on Airwaves 2 Nov 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir Dreaming
Hildur Guðnadóttir Under Takes Over
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir Aequora
Þuríður Jónsdóttir Flow and Fusion
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Conductor
Anna-Maria Helsing
Tortelier conducts Rachmaninoff 9 Nov 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Þórður Magnússon Námur
Reinhold Glière Horn Concerto
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
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Conductor
Yan Pascal Tortelier
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Soloist
Radek Baborak
Pictures at an Exhibition 16 Nov 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Sofia Gubaidulina Offertorium
Modest Mussorgsky/Maurice Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
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Conductor
Yan Pascal Tortelier
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Soloist
Sergei Krylov
Víkingur plays Mozart 30 Nov 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto no. 24 in C Minor
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life)
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Conductor
Dima Slobodeniouk
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Soloist
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson
December 2017
Friday series 1 Dec 18:00 Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Arvo Pärt Für Alina
Arvo Pärt Mozart-Adagio
W.A. Mozart Fantasia for piano in C Minor
W.A. Mozart Piano Concerto no. 24 in C Minor
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Soloist and conductor
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson
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Soloists
Nicola Lolli violin
Sigurgeir Agnarsson cello
Bach and Mozart 7 Dec 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D Major
W. A. Mozart Exsultate, jubilate
W. A. Mozart Overture to Così fan tutte
W. A. Mozart “Porgi amor” from The Marriage of Figaro
W. A. Mozart “Martern aller Arten” from The Abduction from the Seraglio
W. A. Mozart Symphony no. 31 “Paris”
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Conductor
Jonathan Cohen
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Soloist
Sally Matthews
Christmas at the Symphony 16 Dec 14:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Iceland and Nordic Christmas music
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Conductor
Bernharður Wilkinson
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Guests
Margrét Eir
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
Barbara the Clown
Reykjavík Girls’ Choir
Iceland Ballet Academy
Young soloists
Christmas at the Symphony 16 Dec 16:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Iceland and Nordic Christmas music
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Conductor
Bernharður Wilkinson
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Guests
Margrét Eir
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
Barbara the Clown
Reykjavík Girls’ Choir
Iceland Ballet Academy
Young soloists
Christmas at the Symphony 17 Dec 14:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Iceland and Nordic Christmas music
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Conductor
Bernharður Wilkinson
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Guests
Margrét Eir
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
Barbara the Clown
Reykjavík Girls’ Choir
Iceland Ballet Academy
Young soloists
Christmas at the Symphony 17 Dec 16:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Iceland and Nordic Christmas music
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Conductor
Bernharður Wilkinson
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Guests
Margrét Eir
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
Barbara the Clown
Reykjavík Girls’ Choir
Iceland Ballet Academy
Young soloists
January 2018
Viennese favourites 4 Jan 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Operetta music and waltzes by Franz von Suppé, Emile Waldteufel, Johann Strauss the younger, and Franz Lehár, including selections from Die Fledermaus (The Bat) and The Merry Widow.
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Conductor
Karen Kamensek
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Soloists
Valgerður Guðnadóttir
Kolbeinn Ketilsson
Viennese favourites 5 Jan 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Operetta music and waltzes by Franz von Suppé, Emile Waldteufel, Johann Strauss the younger, and Franz Lehár, including selections from Die Fledermaus (The Bat) and The Merry Widow.
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Conductor
Karen Kamensek
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Soloists
Valgerður Guðnadóttir
Kolbeinn Ketilsson
Viennese favourites 6 Jan 16:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Operetta music and waltzes by Franz von Suppé, Emile Waldteufel, Johann Strauss the younger, and Franz Lehár, including selections from Die Fledermaus (The Bat) and The Merry Widow.
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Conductor
Karen Kamensek
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Soloists
Valgerður Guðnadóttir
Kolbeinn Ketilsson
Viennese favourites 6 Jan 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Operetta music and waltzes by Franz von Suppé, Emile Waldteufel, Johann Strauss the younger, and Franz Lehár, including selections from Die Fledermaus (The Bat) and The Merry Widow.
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Conductor
Karen Kamensek
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Soloists
Valgerður Guðnadóttir
Kolbeinn Ketilsson
Young Soloists 11 Jan 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Programme to be announced
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Conductor
Daniel Raiskin
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Soloists
Winners of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Iceland Academy of the Arts soloists’ competition.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra 18 Jan 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Grażyna Bacewicz Overture for orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto no. 1
Richard Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
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Conductor
David Danzmayr
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Soloist
Alban Gerhardt
ISO Youth Orchestra at Dark Music Days 25 Jan 18:00 Harpa
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Program
John Luther Adams Sila: The Breath of the World
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
Sæunn and Víkingur at Dark Music Days 25 Jan 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Páll Ragnar Pálsson Quake for cello and chamber ensemble
Haukur Tómasson Piano Concerto no. 2
Other works TBA
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloists
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson
Sæunn Þorsteinsdóttir
Yrkja - Young Composers 26 Jan 12:00 Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Gísli Magnússon New work
Veronique Vaka Jacques New work
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
February 2018
Beethoven Piano Concerti III 1 Feb 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Magic Flute, Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 5, “The Emperor”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony no. 41, “Jupiter”
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Conductor
Matthew Halls
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Soloist
Paul Lewis
Paul Lewis – Solo Recital 4 Feb 17:00 Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata í C Major Hob. XVI/50
Ludwig van Beethoven 11 Bagatelles op. 119
Johannes Brahms 6 Piano Pieces op. 118
Joseph Haydn Piano Sonata in G Major Hob. XVI/40
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Soloist
Paul Lewis
Ævar's Adventures 10 Feb 14:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
The programme will include music from Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Ghostbusters, and other popular films.
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Conductor
Bernharður Wilkinson
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Host
Ævar Þór Benediktsson
Osmo Conducts Shostakovich 15 Feb 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Sergei Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé Suite
Áskell Másson Silfurfljót (Silverstream)
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony no. 6
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Conductor
Osmo Vänskä
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Soloist
Einar Jóhannesson
Friday Series 16 Feb 18:00 Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Gideon Klein String Trio
Olivier Messiaen Selections from Quartet for the End of Time
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony no. 6
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Clarinet and conductor
Osmo Vänskä
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Quartet
Sigrún Eðvaldsdóttir violin
Daniel Schmitt viola
Bryndís Halla Gylfadóttir cello
Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir piano
March 2018
Beethoven's Fate Symphony 1 Mar 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Jónas Tómasson Sinfóníetta II
Robert Schumann Violin Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 5, “Fate”
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Conductor
Eivind Aadland
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Soloist
Baiba Skride
Children’s Hour 3 Mar 11:30 Hörpuhorn | Harpa
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Program
The latter Children’s Hour concert of the season features a variety of light, entertaining pieces and music specially selected to welcome the spring
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Host
Hjördís Ástráðsdóttir
Ravel and Prokofiev 8 Mar 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Charles Gounod Symphony nr. 2
Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto no. 1
Maurice Ravel La Valse
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Conductor
Yan Pascal Tortelier
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Soloist
Nicola Lolli
Friday series 9 Mar 18:00 Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Robert Schumann Three songs from Myrthen op. 25
Robert Schumann Geistervariationen
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 5, “Fate”
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Conductor
Yan Pascal Tortelier
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Soloist
Þóra Einarsdóttir
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Pianists
Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir
Guðrún Dalía Salómonsdóttir
Mattila Sings Wagner 15 Mar 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Anton Webern Passacaglia
Richard Wagner Wesendonck-lieder
Hector Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
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Conductor
Yan Pascal Tortelier
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Soloist
Karita Mattila
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra 18 Mar 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Richard Strauss Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 4
Jean Sibelius Symphony no. 1
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Conductor
Santtu-Matias Rouvali
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Soloist
Hélène Grimaud
Edda II – The Lives of the Gods 23 Mar 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Jón Leifs Edda II: The Lives of the Gods
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Conductor
Hermann Bäumer
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Soloists
Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir
Elmar Gilbertsson
Kristinn Sigmundsson
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Choir
Schola Cantorum
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Choir conductor
Hörður Áskelsson
April 2018
Ashkenazy and Nobu 20 Apr 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Fréderic Chopin Piano Concerto no. 2
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphony no. 2
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Conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Soloist
Nobuyuki Tsujii
Amadeus – Film in Concert 26 Apr 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Movie
Peter Schaffer and Milos Forman's Amadeus
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Conductor
Ludwig Wicki
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Choir
Motet Choir of Hallgrímskirkja
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Choir conductor
Hörður Áskelsson
Amadeus – Film in Concert 27 Apr 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Movie
Peter Schaffer and Milos Forman's Amadeus
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Conductor
Ludwig Wicki
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Choir
Motet Choir of Hallgrímskirkja
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Choir conductor
Hörður Áskelsson
May 2018
The Dragon Within Me 12 May 14:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Elín Gunnlaugsdóttir and Laila Margrét Arnþórsdóttir The Dragon Within Me
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
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Narrator
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
War 16 May 19:30 National Theatre of Iceland
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Program
Ragnar Kjartansson and Kjartan Sveinsson War
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
War 17 May 19:30 National Theatre of Iceland
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Program
Ragnar Kjartansson and Kjartan Sveinsson War
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
War 18 May 19:30 National Theatre of Iceland
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Program
Ragnar Kjartansson and Kjartan Sveinsson War
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
Janine Plays Sibelius 25 May 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Kaija Saariaho Ciel d’hiver (Winter Sky)
Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto
Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
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Conductor
Daniel Blendulf
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Soloist
Janine Jansen
June 2018
Mahler no. 2 1 Jun 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Gustav Mahler Symphony no. 2, “Resurrection”
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Conductor
Osmo Vänskä
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Soloists
Christiane Karg
Sasha Cooke
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Choir
Motet Choir of Hallgrímskirkja
Behzod plays Rachmaninoff 7 Jun 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Egmont Overture
Florence Price Symphony no. 1
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto no. 2
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Conductor
Joshua Weilerstein
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Soloist
Behzod Abduraimov