Páll Óskar and the Iceland Symphony
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Conductor
Anthony Weeden
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Soloist
Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson
Concerts & Tickets
August 2024
Open House – Reykjavík Culture Night 24 Aug 15:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Ross Jamie Collins
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Fílaglag
Bergur Ebbi
Snorri Helgason
Open House – Reykjavík Culture Night 24 Aug 17:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Ross Jamie Collins
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Fílaglag
Bergur Ebbi
Snorri Helgason
Our Classics 30 Aug 20:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Gioachino Rossini William Tell, overture
Sergej Prokofíev Montague and Capulet from Romeo et Juliet
Jacob Gade Tango Jalousie
Leonard Bernstein Mambo from West Side Story
W.A Mozart Soave sia il vento from Così fan tutte
Anna Meredith Nautilus
Una Torfadóttir Fyrrverandi
Ígor Stravinskíj Inferno from The Firebird
W.A. Mozart Lacrimosa from Requiem
Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Gioachino Rossini Duetto Buffo di due Gatti
Bedřich Smetana Moldau
Bubbi Kveðja
Grażyna Bacewicz Oberek
Giuseppe Verdi Dies irae from Requiem
Sigvaldi Kaldalóns Ave María
Ludwig van Beethoven Ode to Joy from Symphony no. 9
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
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Choirs
Mótettukórinn
Söngsveitin Fílharmónía
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Performers
Agnes Thorsteins
Bubbi Morthens
Gunnar Björn Jónsson
Karin Torbjörnsdóttir
Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson
Sigrún Eðvaldsdóttir
Una Torfadóttir
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Presenters
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir
Guðni Tómasson
September 2024
Wagner Festival 5 Sep 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Richard Wagner Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
Richard Wagner O du mein holder Abendstern from Tannhäuser
Richard Wagner Prelude to Act III from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Richard Wagner Was duftet doch der Flieder from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Richard Wagner Overture from Der fliegende Holländer
Richard Wagner Die Frist ist um from Der fliegende Holländer
Richard Wagner Overture from Tännhauser (Paris version)
Richard Wagner Wotan‘s Abschied from Die Walküre
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson
Video Games In Concert 13 Sep 20:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Music from Games
Kingdom Hearts, The Last of Us, Fortnite, Civilisation VI, Sea of Thieves, Resident Evil V, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Hades, EVE Online, Baldur’s Gate: The Dark Alliance II, Fallout IV og Starfield
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Conductor
Eímear Noone
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Choir
Fílharmónía
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Conductor
Magnús Ragnarsson
Video Games In Concert 14 Sep 16:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Music from Games
Kingdom Hearts, The Last of Us, Fortnite, Civilisation VI, Sea of Thieves, Resident Evil V, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Hades, EVE Online, Baldur’s Gate: The Dark Alliance II, Fallout IV og Starfield
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Conductor
Eímear Noone
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Choir
Fílharmónía
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Conductor
Magnús Ragnarsson
Lise De La Salle plays Liszt 19 Sep 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Gabriella Smith Tumblebird Contrails
Franz Liszt Piano Concerto no. 1
Antonín Dvořák Symphony no. 7
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Conductor
Antonio Mendez
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Soloist
Lise de la Salle
Maxímús visits the Orchestra 28 Sep 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Hallfríður Ólafsdóttir Maximus Visits the Orchestra
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Conductor
Ross Jamie Collins
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Narrator
Valur Freyr Einarsson
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Illustrations
Þórarinn Már Baldursson
The Youth Orchestra plays Dvořak 29 Sep 17:00 Sunday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Antonín Dvořák Symphony no 9
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Conductor
Nathanaël Iselin
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Orcehstra
Iceland SO Youth Orchestra
October 2024
Conductors‘ Academy 1 Oct 12:00 Tuesday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Fidelio, overture
W.A. Mozart Symphony no 39
Igor Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks
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Mentor
Eva Ollikainen
The Nordic Conductors' Forum 3 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Carl Maria von Weber Oberon, overture
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir METACOSMOS
Jean Sibelius Symphony no 5
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Mentor
Eva Ollikainen
Sigrún plays Brahms 10 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Grażyna Bacewicz Overture
Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto
Thomas Larcher Symphony no 2, Kenotaph
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Sigrún Eðvaldsdóttir
Mozart and Schumann 17 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Béla Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto no 4
Robert Schumann Symphony no 4
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Conductor
Tomáš Hanus
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Soloist
Stefán Jón Bernharðsson
Yo-Yo Ma plays Elgar 24 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Hildur Guðnadóttir The Fact of the Matter
Edward Elgar Cello Concerto
Igor Stravinsky Petrushka (1947)
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Yo-Yo Ma
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Choir
Hljómeyki
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Choir Conductor
Stefan Sand
Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott 26 Oct 20:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Gabriel Fauré Berceuse
Antonín Dvořák Songs My Mother Taught Me
Sergio Assad Menino
Nadia Boulanger Cantique
Gabriel Faure Papillon
Dmitry Shostakovich Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor
Arvo Part Spiegel im Spiegel
Cesar Franck Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano
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Cello
Yo-Yo Ma
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Piano
Kathryn Stott
Baroque Feast 31 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Hildegard von Bingen O Frondens Virga
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for Four Violins
Georg Friedrich Händel Se pietà di me non sente, from Giulio Cesare
Georg Friedrich Händel Ombra mai fu, from Serse
Georg Friedrich Händel Flammende Rose, from Nine German arias
Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto no 6
Jean-Philippe Rameau Entrée de Polymnie, from Les Boréades
Jean-Philippe Rameau Les Sauvages, from Les Indes Galantes
Jean-Philippe Rameau Tendre Amour, from Les Indes Galantes
Arcangelo Corelli Concerto Grosso op. 6 no 4
Georg Friedrich HändelTornami a vagheggiar, from Alcina
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Conductor
Peter Hanson
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Soloist
María Konráðsdóttir
November 2024
Iceland Symphony Wind Ensemble 1 Nov 18:00 Friday Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Richard Strauss Serenade for Winds, op. 7
Igor Stravinsky Octet for Winds
Richard Strauss Sonatina no 1
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Conductor
Andreas Ottensamer
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Ensamble
ISO Wind Section
Mozart and Beethoven with Sunwook Kim 14 Nov 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Fanny Mendelssohn Overture in C major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto no 21
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no 4
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Conductor and soloist
Sunwook Kim
Beethoven and Shostakovich 21 Nov 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto no 4
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony no 8
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Conductor
Andris Poga
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Soloist
Jan Lisiecki
December 2024
Home Alone 5 Dec 19:00 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
John Williams Home Alone
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Conductor
Caleb Young
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Film director
Chris Colombus
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Choirs
Kór Menntaskólans við Hamrahlíð
Kammerkórinn Huldur
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Choir Conductor
Hreiðar Ingi Þorsteinsson
Home Alone 6 Dec 19:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
John Williams Home Alone
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Conductor
Caleb Young
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Film director
Chris Colombus
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Choirs
Kór Menntaskólans við Hamrahlíð
Kammerkórinn Huldur
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Choir Conductor
Hreiðar Ingi Þorsteinsson
The Iceland Symphony Christmas Concert 14 Dec 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson
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Soloists
Ragnheiður Gröndal
Benedikt Kristjánsson
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
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Host
Barbara the Clown
The Iceland Symphony Christmas Concert 14 Dec 16:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson
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Soloists
Ragnheiður Gröndal
Benedikt Kristjánsson
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
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Host
Barbara the Clown
The Iceland Symphony Christmas Concert 15 Dec 14:00 Sunday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson
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Soloists
Ragnheiður Gröndal
Benedikt Kristjánsson
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
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Host
Barbara the Clown
The Iceland Symphony Christmas Concert 15 Dec 16:00 Sunday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson
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Soloists
Ragnheiður Gröndal
Benedikt Kristjánsson
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
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Host
Barbara the Clown
January 2025
Vienna New Year‘s Concert 9 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Ville Matvejeff
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Soloists
Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir
Einar Dagur Jónsson
Vienna New Year‘s Concert 10 Jan 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Ville Matvejeff
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Soloists
Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir
Einar Dagur Jónsson
Vienna New Year‘s Concert 11 Jan 16:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Ville Matvejeff
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Soloists
Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir
Einar Dagur Jónsson
Vienna New Year‘s Concert 11 Jan 19:30 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Ville Matvejeff
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Soloists
Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir
Einar Dagur Jónsson
Inferno 16 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Daníel Bjarnason Inferno, percussion concerto
Daníel Bjarnason A Fragile Hope
Pjotr Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloist
Vivi Vassileva
Dark Music Days 24 Jan 18:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir Balaena
Marcos Balter Orun
Páll Ragnar Pálsson PLAY, bassoon concerto
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloist
Martin Kuuskmann
Ari Þór and Osmo Vänskä 30 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Edward Elgar In the South (Alassio)
Þórður Magnússon Violin Concerto
Jennifer Higdon Concerto for Orchestra
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Conductor
Osmo Vänskä
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Soloist
Ari Þór Vilhjálmsson
February 2025
Eva Conducts Mahler 6 Feb 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir ax
Gustav Mahler Symphony no 9
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
Pyjama Party 15 Feb 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Allegro) : Veigar Margeirsson
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Conductor
Micah Gleason
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Soloists
Sigrún Eðvaldsdóttir
Sigurður Flosason
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Host
Barbara the Clown
The Romantic Symphony 20 Feb 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Die Entführung aus dem Serrail, overture
Lotta Wennäkoski Sigla, harp concerto
Anton Bruckner Symphony no 4, „The Romantic Symphony“
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Katie Buckley
March 2025
Víkingur plays Brahms 6 Mar 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir Festival overture
Jón Leifs Darraðarljóð
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto no 2
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Víkingur Ólafsson
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Choirs
Kór Hallgrimskirkju
Kór Langholtskirkju
Víkingur plays Brahms 7 Mar 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir Festival overture
Jón Leifs Darraðarljóð
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto no 2
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Víkingur Ólafsson
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Choirs
Kór Hallgrimskirkju
Kór Langholtskirkju
From the South 13 Mar 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Louise Farrenc Overture no 2
Edouard Lalo Symphonie Espagnole
Manuel de Falla El Sombrero de Tres Picos, suites no 1 and 2
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Conductor
Juanjo Mena
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Soloist
Páll Palomares
Arvo Pärt Symphonies 20 Mar 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Arvo Pärt Symphonies no 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
Herdís Anna and the Cello Section 21 Mar 18:00 Friday Norðurljós | Harpa
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Ensamble
ISO Cello Section
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Soloist
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir
Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky 27 Mar 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Anna Clyne This Midnight Hour
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto no 3
Pjotr Tchaikovsky Symphony no 6, „Pathétique“
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Conductor
David Danzmayr
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Soloist
Claire Huangci
April 2025
Opera Gala with Olafur Kjartan 3 Apr 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Opera arias and overtures
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
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Soloists
Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson
Gunnar Björn Jónsson
Kristín Anna Guðmundsdóttir
Kristín Sveinsdóttir
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Choir
Langholtskirkja Choir
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Choir conductor
Magnús Ragnarsson
Opera Gala with Olafur Kjartan 4 Apr 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Opera arias and overtures
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
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Soloists
Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson
Gunnar Björn Jónsson
Kristín Anna Guðmundsdóttir
Kristín Sveinsdóttir
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Choir
Langholtskirkja Choir
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Choir conductor
Magnús Ragnarsson
Symphonie Fantastique 10 Apr 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Arnold Schoenberg Notturno for Strings and Harp
Alban Berg Violin Concerto
Hector Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
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Conductor
Bertrand de Billy
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Soloist
Rainer Honeck
Iceland Tour 30 Apr 19:00 Wednesday Höfn í Hornafirði
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Jóhann Kristinsson
May 2025
The Carnival of the Animals 10 May 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
W.A. Mozart Musical Joke, 4th movement
W.A. Mozart The Bird Catcher‘s Song from The Magic Flute
Camille Saint-Saens The Carnival of the Animals
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Conductor
Kristian Sallinen
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Soloist
Jóhann Kristinsson
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Illustrations
Rán Flygenring
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Poems
Þórarinn Eldjárn
Brahms and Tchaikovsky 15 May 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Doreen Carwithen ODTAA (One Damn Thing After Another)
Pjotr Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Johannes Brahms Symphony no 4
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Conductor
Andrew Manze
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Soloist
Dmytro Udovychenko
Britten, Saariaho and Sibelius 30 May 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Benjamin Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Benjamin Britten Violin Concerto
Kaija Saariaho Lumière et Pesanteur
Jean Sibelius Symphony no 3
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Conductor
Tabita Berglund
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Soloist
Ava Bahari
June 2025
A Musical Feast with Barbara Hannigan 5 Jun 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Aaron Copland Music for the Theatre
Joseph Haydn Symphony no 90
Jacques Offenbach Movements from La Gaité Parisienne
Kurt Weill Youkali
Kurt Weill Lost in the Stars
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Conductor and soloist
Barbara Hannigan