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Concerts & Tickets

August 2025

Our Classics - The Song of Life! 29 Aug 20:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Conductor

    Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason

  • Guests

    Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson
    GDRN
    Valdimar Guðmundsson
    Rebekka Blöndal
    Eggert Reginn Kjartansson
    Pálmi Gunnarsson
    Dísella Lárusdóttir
    Philharmonia Choir

September 2025

Anna & Strauss 4 Sep 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Richard Strauss Movements from the ballet Schlagobers
    Anna Thorvaldsdóttir Before We Fall (Cello concerto) – Icelandic premiere
    Richard Strauss Suite from Elektra (arr. Manfred Honeck and Thomas Ille)

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloist

    Johannes Moser

Alice Sara Ott plays Ravel 11 Sep 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Lili Boulanger D'un soir triste
    Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
    Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7

  • Conductor

    Samuel Lee

  • Soloist

    Alice Sara Ott

The Magic Symphony 20 Sep 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Conductor

    Richard Schwennicke

  • Host

    Lalli the Magician

ISO Youth Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky 21 Sep 14:00 Sunday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Pyotr Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

  • Conductor

    Nathanaël Iselin

Daniel & Eric Lu 25 Sep 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Hildur Guðnadóttir For Petra I from Tár
    Pyotr Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
    Daníel Bjarnason I Want To Be Alive – Trilogy for Orchestra, Icelandic premiere

  • Conductor

    Daníel Bjarnason

  • Soloist

    Eric Lu

October 2025

Kian Soltani plays Haydn 2 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Carl Maria von Weber Der Freischütz, Overture
    Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major
    Pyotr Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

  • Conductor

    Mirian Khukhunaishvili

  • Soloist

    Kian Soltani

Bartók & Ravel 9 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
    Béla Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3
    Witold Lutosławski Symphony No. 4
    Maurice Ravel La Valse

  • Conductor

    Dima Slobodeniouk

  • Soloist

    Martin Helmchen

A French Celebration 16 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Louise Farrenc Overture No. 1
    Gabriel Fauré Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande
    Maurice Ravel Tzigane
    Jean-Philippe Rameau Suite from Hippolyte et Aricie
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 31 “Paris”

  • Conductor & soloist

    Malin Broman

Nina Stemme & Stuart Skelton 23 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Richard Wagner Prelude to The Mastersingers of Nuremberg
    Igor Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements
    Richard Wagner Music from the opera Tristan and Isolde

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloists

    Nina Stemme
    Stuart Skelton
    Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir

Mozart & Bruckner 30 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
    Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 7

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloist

    Noah Bendix-Balgley

November 2025

Mu­gison & the Iceland Symphony Orchestra 6 Nov 19:00 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    The Music of Mugison in new arrangements

  • ARRANGEMENTS

    Þórður Magnússon
    Pétur Ben
    Rósa Sveinsdóttir
    Sigrún Harðardóttir
    Úlfur Eldjárn
    Þórdís Gerður

  • Performers

    Mugison
    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

  • Conductor

    Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason

Mu­gison & the Iceland Symphony Orchestra 7 Nov 19:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    The Music of Mugison in new arrangements

  • ARRANGEMENTS

    Þórður Magnússon
    Pétur Ben
    Rósa Sveinsdóttir
    Sigrún Harðardóttir
    Úlfur Eldjárn
    Þórdís Gerður

  • Performers

    Mugison
    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

  • Conductor

    Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason

Shostakovich & Prokofiev 13 Nov 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir Benthos – World Premiere
    Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1
    Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 6

  • Conductor

    Osmo Vänskä

  • Soloist

    Liza Ferschtman

Liza Ferschtman plays Bach – Solo Recital 14 Nov 18:00 Friday Norðurljós | Harpa

  • Program

    Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata no. 2 in A Minor
    Johann Sebastian Bach Partita no. 2 in D minor

  • Soloist

    Liza Ferschtman

Sibelius & Beethoven 20 Nov 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto
    Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Eroica

  • Conductor

    Tomáš Hanus

  • Soloist

    Guido Sant‘Anna

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ In Concert 27 Nov 19:00 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™️

  • Director

    Mike Newell

  • Music

    Patrick Doyle

  • Conductor

    Timothy Henty

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ In Concert 28 Nov 19:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™️

  • Director

    Mike Newell

  • Music

    Patrick Doyle

  • Conductor

    Timothy Henty

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™ In Concert 29 Nov 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire™️

  • Director

    Mike Newell

  • Music

    Patrick Doyle

  • Conductor

    Timothy Henty

December 2025

Advent at the Symphony 4 Dec 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Arcangelo Corelli Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 8 “Christmas Concerto”
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik
    Johann Sebastian Bach Oboe Concerto in D minor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 10 Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 49 “La Passione”

  • Conductor

    Fabio Biondi

  • Soloist

    Julia Hantschel

Christmas Concert at the Symphony 13 Dec 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Conductor

    Elias Brown

  • Soloists

    Kristjana Stefánsdóttir
    Einar Örn Magnússon

  • Sign language soloist

    Kolbrún Völkudóttir

  • Guests

    Handbell choirs from the Music School of Reykjanesbær and Valgerður’s Music Studio
    Dancers from the Icelandic Ballet School
    Reykjavík Girls' Choir
    Aurora Chamber Choir

Christmas Concert at the Symphony 13 Dec 16:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Conductor

    Elias Brown

  • Soloists

    Kristjana Stefánsdóttir
    Einar Örn Magnússon

  • Sign language soloist

    Kolbrún Völkudóttir

  • Guests

    Handbell choirs from the Music School of Reykjanesbær and Valgerður’s Music Studio
    Dancers from the Icelandic Ballet School
    Reykjavík Girls' Choir
    Aurora Chamber Choir

Christmas Concert at the Symphony 14 Dec 14:00 Sunday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Conductor

    Elias Brown

  • Soloists

    Kristjana Stefánsdóttir
    Einar Örn Magnússon

  • Sign language soloist

    Kolbrún Völkudóttir

  • Guests

    Handbell choirs from the Music School of Reykjanesbær and Valgerður’s Music Studio
    Dancers from the Icelandic Ballet School
    Reykjavík Girls' Choir
    Aurora Chamber Choir

Christmas Concert at the Symphony 14 Dec 16:00 Sunday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Conductor

    Elias Brown

  • Soloists

    Kristjana Stefánsdóttir
    Einar Örn Magnússon

  • Sign language soloist

    Kolbrún Völkudóttir

  • Guests

    Handbell choirs from the Music School of Reykjanesbær and Valgerður’s Music Studio
    Dancers from the Icelandic Ballet School
    Reykjavík Girls' Choir
    Aurora Chamber Choir

January 2026

Viennese Favourites 8 Jan - 15 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Conductor

    Sascha Goetzel

  • Soloists

    Eyrún Unnarsdóttir
    Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson

Viennese Favourites 9 Jan 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Conductor

    Sascha Goetzel

  • Soloists

    Eyrún Unnarsdóttir
    Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson

Viennese Favourites 10 Jan 16:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Conductor

    Sascha Goetzel

  • Soloists

    Eyrún Unnarsdóttir
    Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson

Viennese Favourites 10 Jan 19:30 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Conductor

    Sascha Goetzel

  • Soloists

    Eyrún Unnarsdóttir
    Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson

Beethoven & Shostakovich 15 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto
    Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

  • Conductor

    Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason

  • Soloist

    Clara-Jumi Kang

Brahms & Saariaho 22 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Lotta Wennäkoski Hava
    Kaija Saariaho Hush, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
    Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2

  • Conductor

    Jan Söderblom

  • Soloist

    Verneri Pohjola

MacMillan at Dark Music Days 29 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Bára Gísladóttir Dægrin – World Premiere
    Kjartan Sveinsson New work – World Premiere
    Sir James MacMillan Trombone Concerto
    Snorri Sigfús Birgisson Concerto No. 2 for Orchestra

  • Conductor

    Sir James MacMillan

  • Soloist

    Jón Arnar Einarsson

February 2026

Iceland Symphony's Conducting Academy 5 Feb 12:00 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Ludwig van Beethoven Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40

  • Mentor

    Eva Ollikainen

Recycling 14 Feb 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Gioachino Rossini Overture to William Tell
    Edvard Grieg Anitra’s Dance from Peer Gynt
    Billy Strayhorn Take the A-Train
    Aram Khachaturian Dance of the Girls from the ballet Gayane
    Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5
    Henry J. Wood Sailors’ Dance
    Jacques Offenbach Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld

  • Conductor

    Ingunn Korsgård Hagen

  • Percussion duo

    Trash

Saraste Conducts Bruckner 19 Feb 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
    Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 6

  • Conductor

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste

  • Soloist

    Francesco Piemontesi

Portrait of Caroline Shaw 27 Feb 18:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Caroline Shaw Its Motion Keeps
    Caroline Shaw in manus tuas
    Caroline Shaw Entr’acte
    Caroline Shaw Lo, violin concerto

  • Conductor

    Daníel Bjarnason

  • Soloist

    Caroline Shaw

March 2026

Tomáš Hanus & Stefán Ragnar 5 Mar 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Jón Nordal Adagio
    Lowell Liebermann Flute Concerto No. 2
    Antonín Dvořák Suite in A major
    Bohuslav Martinů Symphony No. 6

  • Conductor

    Tomáš Hanus

  • Soloist

    Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson

Kian Soltani Plays Lutosławski 12 Mar 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Jean Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter
    Witold Lutosławski Cello Concerto
    Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 2

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloist

    Kian Soltani

Elgar & The Firebird 13 Mar 18:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Edward Elgar Cello Concerto
    Igor Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloist

    Kian Soltani

April 2026

E.T. 9 Apr 19:00 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Music

    John Williams

  • Director

    Steven Spielberg

  • Conductor

    Caleb Young

E.T. 10 Apr 19:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Music

    John Williams

  • Director

    Steven Spielberg

  • Conductor

    Caleb Young

E.T. 11 Apr 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Music

    John Williams

  • Director

    Steven Spielberg

  • Conductor

    Caleb Young

Birth of the World 16 Apr 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Joseph Haydn The Representation of Chaos from The Creation
    Ruth Crawford Seeger Andante for Strings
    Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 64 “Tempora mutantur”
    György Ligeti Lontano
    Richard Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra

  • Conductor

    Barbara Hannigan

Young Soloists 24 Apr 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Program to be announced

  • Conductor

    Baldur Brönnimann

  • Soloists

    Winners of the “Young Soloists” Competition

Face of Earth 30 Apr 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Páll Ragnar Pálsson Symphony – Face of Earth, World Premiere
    Karol Szymanowski Symphony No. 4
    Béla Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloist

    Denis Kozhukhin

May 2026

The Book of Children’s Songs 9 May 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Songs from Vísnabókin (The Book of Songs) arranged by Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson

  • Conductor

    Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson

  • Narrators and singers

    Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir
    Hallgrímur Ólafsson
    Sigurður Þór Óskarsson

  • Choirs

    Graduale Futuri
    Langholtskirkja Graduale Choir

Tour to Akranes 15 May 19:00 Friday Íþróttahöllin á Jaðarsbökkum

  • Conductor

    Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson

  • Soloists

    Björg Þórhallsdóttir
    Hanna Ágústa Olgeirsdóttir
    Kristín Sveinsdóttir
    Benedikt Kristjánsson

  • Choirs

    Akranes Church Choir
    Freyjukórinn
    Skaði Women’s Choir
    Söngbræður Men’s Choir
    Heiðbjört Men’s Choir
    Svanir Men’s Choir
    Ymur Women’s Choir
    Gleðigjafar
    Hljómur

Portrait of Magnús Jóhann 22 May 18:00 Friday Norðurljós | Harpa

  • Conductor

    Ross Jamie Collins

  • Featured guest

    Magnús Jóhann Ragnarsson

Mahler 8 29 May 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 8

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloists

    Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir
    Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
    Dísella Lárusdóttir
    Anna Kissjudit
    Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir
    Simon O’Neill
    Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson
    Tómas Tómasson

  • Choirs

    The Motet Choir
    Hljómeyki
    Philharmonia Choir
    Langholtskirkja Choir
    Kársnes School Choir

  • Choir directors

    Stefan Sand
    Magnús Ragnarsson
    Álfheiður Björgvinsdóttir

Mahler 8 30 May 17:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Program

    Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 8

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloists

    Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir
    Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
    Dísella Lárusdóttir
    Anna Kissjudit
    Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir
    Simon O’Neill
    Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson
    Tómas Tómasson

  • Choirs

    The Motet Choir
    Hljómeyki
    Philharmonia Choir
    Langholtskirkja Choir
    Kársnes School Choir

  • Choir directors

    Stefan Sand
    Magnús Ragnarsson
    Álfheiður Björgvinsdóttir

June 2026

Close-up – Hildur Guðnadóttir 4 Jun 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa

  • Conductor

    Daníel Bjarnason

  • Host

    Hildur Guðnadóttir