A selection of Daði Freyr's songs — beloved hits and new releases — arranged for symphony orchestra
Daði Freyr
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Daníel Bjarnason
Ásdís
Arna Lára Pétursdóttir
Sigrún Birna Pétursdóttir
Hulda Kristín Kolbrúnardóttir
Bernard Herrmann music
Alfred Hitchcock director
Ben Palmer
Paul Dukas Fanfare pour précéder la péri
Darius Milhaud Dixtour
Igor Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Ruth Gipps Seascapes
Magnus Lindberg Gran Duo
Petri Sakari
Iceland Symphony Wind Ensemble
Clara Schumann 3 Romances (arr. Bernard Rofe)
Clara Schumann Piano Concerto
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 2
John Storgårds
Alexandra Dariescu piano
Johann Sebastian Bach Ricercar a 6 (arr. Anton Webern)
Johann Sebastian Bach Recorder Concerto BWV 1053
Igor Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks
Erkki-Sven Tüür Whistles and Whispers from Uluru
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1, "Classical Symphony"
Barbara Hannigan
Lucie Horsch recorder
Georg Philipp Telemann Double concerto for recorder and flute
Béla Bartók Three Hungarian Folksongs from Csík
Irish traditional Londonderry Air
Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Serbian traditional Pašono kolo
Astor Piazzolla Fuga y misterio
Astor Piazzolla Libertango
Luciano Berio Folk Songs
Icelandic traditional Móðir mín í kví kví (arr. Barbara Hannigan)
Barbara Hannigan soprano
Lucie Horsch recorder and mezzo-soprano
Rafael Adobas Bayog flute
Musicians from the Iceland Symphony
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ballet music from Idomeneo
Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2
Marianna Martines Symphony in C Major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 36, "Linz"
Matthew Halls
Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir cello
Beloved Christmas songs for children of all ages
Nicholas Swensen
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Jóhann Kristinsson
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
Beloved Christmas songs for children of all ages
Nicholas Swensen
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Jóhann Kristinsson
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
Beloved Christmas songs for children of all ages
Nicholas Swensen
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Jóhann Kristinsson
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
Beloved Christmas songs for children of all ages
Nicholas Swensen
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Jóhann Kristinsson
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
Viennese music to put everyone in a good mood — waltzes, polkas, and lively galops
Christoph Koncz
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir soprano
Eggert Reginn Kjartansson tenor
Viennese music to put everyone in a good mood — waltzes, polkas, and lively galops
Christoph Koncz
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir soprano
Eggert Reginn Kjartansson tenor
Viennese music to put everyone in a good mood — waltzes, polkas, and lively galops
Christoph Koncz
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir soprano
Eggert Reginn Kjartansson tenor
Viennese music to put everyone in a good mood — waltzes, polkas, and lively galops
Christoph Koncz
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir soprano
Eggert Reginn Kjartansson tenor
Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson The Deep – Requiem, World Premiere
Brett Dean The Lost Art of Letter Writing, Violin Concerto
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"
Olari Elts
Isabelle Faust violin
Chosen songs by Gunnar Þórðarson
Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson
Gunnar Þórðarson
Haraldur Vignir Sveinbjörnsson
Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson
Szymon Kuran
Árný Margrét
Jón Jónsson
Katrín Halldóra, Páll Óskar
Ragnheiður Gröndal
Valdimar Guðmundsson
Þuríður Jónsdóttir Miss Reykjavík Rita
Clara Iannotta sand like gold-leaf in smithereens – Iceland Premiere
Úlfur Eldjárn New Work – World Premiere
Haukur Tómasson Sixty Silver Domes – World Premiere
Bára Gísladóttir sea sons seasons – Iceland Premiere
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
Carolin Widmann violin
Antonín Dvořák Carnival Overture
Gustav Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Gustav Mahler Urlicht from Symphony No. 2
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1
Tomáš Hanus
Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir mezzo-soprano
George Crumb A Haunted Landscape
Claude Debussy Syrinx
Jean Sibelius Luonnotar
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir Aequora
Alexander Scriabin Prometheus, Poem of Fire
Barbara Hannigan
Bertrand Chamayou piano
Rafael Adobas Bayog flute
Fabiana Piccioli
Olivier Messiaen Chants de Terre et de Ciel
Alexander Scriabin Poème-Nocturne
Alexander Scriabin Vers la flamme
John Zorn Jumaletteret
Barbara Hannigan
Bertrand Chamayou
A programme of lighthearted, familiar works for our youngest audiences
Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir
Níels Thibaud Girerd, Bolli Könnuson Le Stell
A programme of lighthearted, familiar works for our youngest audiences
Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir
Níels Thibaud Girerd, Bolli Könnuson Le Stell
Carl Nielsen Helios Overture
Edward Grieg Piano Concerto
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Shadows of Solace – Iceland Premiere
Tabita Berglund
Ásta Dóra Finnsdóttir piano
Johann Sebastian Bach St. Matthew Passion
Benedikt Kristjánsson
Anton Haupt Jesus and arias
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir soprano
Reginald Mobley countertenor
Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson tenor
Oddur Arnþór Jónsson baritone
Langholtskirkja Choir
The Motet Choir
Kársnes School Choir
Music by Joe Hisaishi – Concerto for Orchestra and a suite from a Ghibli movie. Full programme to be announced
Joe Hisaishi
The Lion King
Roger Allers
Rob Minkoff
Hans Zimmer
The Lion King
Roger Allers
Rob Minkoff
Hans Zimmer
Steingrímur Rohloff Horn Concerto (Icel. Prem.)
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 5
Eva Ollikainen
Stefan Dohr horn
Program and soloists to be announced in early 2027
Samuel Lee
Winners of the Young Soloists competition
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24
Bedřich Smetana Má Vlast
Tomáš Hanus
Elisabeth Leonskaja piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Fantasy op. 77
Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D.960
Elisabeth Leonskaja piano
Antonio Vivaldi From the Four Seasons
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee
Ingi T. Lárusson Ó blessuð vertu sumarsól
Miley Cyrus Flowers
Ralph Vaughan Williams The Wasps, overture
Joseph Kosma Autumn Leaves
English tune Drink to me only with thine eyes
Icelandic folksong Krummi svaf í klettagjá
Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson
Ólafur Egill Ólafsson
Joseph Bologne Symphony No.1
Johann Nepomuk Hummel Mandolin Concerto in G major
Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto in C Minor, BWV 1060 (arr. for Mandolin & Recorder)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No.41 in C major, "Jupiter"
Giovanni Antonini
Avi Avital mandolin
Hugi Guðmundsson Freyja – World Premiere
- Text by Julie Salverson
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 2
Barbara Hannigan
Felix Mendelssohn from Midsummer night's dream: Overture – Nocturno – Scherzo - Wedding March
Copland Dance Symphony
Rodgers Carousel Waltz (arr. Don Walker)
Billy Barnes At the Fair (arr. Barbara Hannigan and Bill Elliott)
Barbara Hannigan
Felix Mendelssohn from Midsummer night's dream: Overture – Nocturno – Scherzo - Wedding March
Rodgers Carousel Waltz (arr. Don Walker)
Billy Barnes At the Fair (arr. Barbara Hannigan and Bill Elliott)
Barbara Hannigan
Igor Stravinsky Feu d'artifice / Fireworks
Tan Dun Water Concerto for Water Percussion and Orchestra
Igor Stravinsky Le chant du rossignol / Song of the Nightingale
Tan Dun Passacaglia: Secret of Winds and Birds
Tan Dun
Soraya Nayyar percussion
