ISO Youth Orchestra plays Scheherazade
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Program
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
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Conductor
Nathanaël Iselin
Concerts & Tickets
September 2026
Ennio Morricone 24 Sep 20:00 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
A journey through Ennio Morricone's most iconic film scores — Once Upon a Time in America, The Untouchables, Cinema Paradiso, Once Upon a Time in the West, and The Mission
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Conductor
Thiago Tiberio
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Soloist
Dísella Lárusdóttir soprano
Ennio Morricone 25 Sep 20:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
A journey through Ennio Morricone's most iconic film scores — Once Upon a Time in America, The Untouchables, Cinema Paradiso, Once Upon a Time in the West, and The Mission
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Conductor
Thiago Tiberio
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Soloist
Dísella Lárusdóttir soprano
October 2026
Schumann & Beethoven 1 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Lili Boulanger D'un matin de printemps / Of a Spring Morning
Robert Schumann Cello Concerto
Charlotte Sohy Symphony in C sharp minor "Grand Guerre"
Ludwig van Beethoven Leonora Overture No. 3
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Conductor
Bar Avni
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Soloist
Bryan Cheng cello
Alina Ibragimova & Beethoven 9 8 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9
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Conductor
Edward Gardner
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Soloist
Alina Ibragimova violin
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Soloists
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir soprano
Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton tenor
Andri Björn Róbertsson bass-baritone
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Choirs
Philharmonia Choir
Langholtskirkja Choir
Edward Gardner conducts Beethoven 9 9 Oct 20:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9
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Conductor
Edward Gardner
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Soloists
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir soprano
Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton tenor
Andri Björn Róbertsson bass-baritone
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Choirs
Philharmonia Choir
Langholtskirkja Choir
Dalene plays Adés 15 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Jean Sibelius The Oceanides
Thomas Adés Concentric Paths, Violin Concerto
Benjamin Britten Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 7
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloist
Johan Dalene violin
Lyric Symphony 22 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8, "Unfinished"
Alexander Zemlinsky Lyric Symphony
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Conductor
Ingo Metzmacher
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Soloists
Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir soprano
Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson baritone
Poga conducts Shostakovich 29 Oct 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Sergei Rachmaninoff Isle of the Dead
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, “Babi Yar”
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Conductor
Andris Poga
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Soloist
Alexander Roslavets bass
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Choirs
Fóstbræður Male Choir
Kyrja Vocal Ensemble
November 2026
DAÐI FREYR & Iceland Symphony 5 Nov 19:00 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
A selection of Daði Freyr's songs — beloved hits and new releases — arranged for symphony orchestra
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloist
Daði Freyr
Psycho 12 Nov 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Psycho
Bernard Herrmann music
Alfred Hitchcock director
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Conductor
Ben Palmer
Sakari conducts the ISO Wind Ensemble 13 Nov 18:00 Friday Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Paul Dukas Fanfare pour précéder la péri
Darius Milhaud Dixtour
Igor Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Ruth Gipps Seascapes
Magnus Lindberg Gran Duo
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Conductor
Petri Sakari
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Performers
Iceland Symphony Wind Ensemble
Storgårds conducts Bruckner 2 19 Nov 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Clara Schumann 3 Romances (arr. Bernard Rofe)
Clara Schumann Piano Concerto
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 2
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Conductor and Violin
John Storgårds
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Soloist
Alexandra Dariescu piano
Hannigan & Horsch 26 Nov 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
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"
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Conductor
Barbara Hannigan
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Soloist
Lucie Horsch recorder
Between Worlds 28 Nov 14:00 Saturday Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Luciano Berio Folk Songs
Georg Philipp Telemann Double Concerto TWV 52
Béla Bartók Romanian folk dances
Béla Bartók 3 Hungarian folk songs
Serbian trad. Pasono Kolo
Piazzolla Libertango
Icelandic trad. Móðir mín í kví kví (arr. Barbara Hannigan)
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Performers
Barbara Hannigan soprano
Lucie Horsch recorder and mezzo-soprano
Rafael Adobas Bayog flute
Musicians from the Iceland Symphony
December 2026
Advent at the Symphony 3 Dec 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
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"
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Conductor
Matthew Halls
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Soloist
Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir cello
Christmas at the Symphony 12 Dec 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Beloved Christmas songs for children of all ages
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Conductor
Nicholas Swensen
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Soloists
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Jóhann Kristinsson
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sign language soloist
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
Christmas at the Symphony 12 Dec 16:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Beloved Christmas songs for children of all ages
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Conductor
Nicholas Swensen
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Soloists
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Jóhann Kristinsson
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sign language soloist
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
Christmas at the Symphony 13 Dec 14:00 Sunday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Beloved Christmas songs for children of all ages
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Conductor
Nicholas Swensen
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Soloists
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Jóhann Kristinsson
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sign language soloist
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
Christmas at the Symphony 13 Dec 16:00 Sunday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Beloved Christmas songs for children of all ages
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Conductor
Nicholas Swensen
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Soloists
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Jóhann Kristinsson
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sign language soloist
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
January 2027
Vienna Concert 7 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Viennese music to put everyone in a good mood — waltzes, polkas, and lively galops
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Conductor
Christoph Koncz
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Soloists
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir soprano
Eggert Reginn Kjartansson tenor
Vienna Concert 8 Jan 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Viennese music to put everyone in a good mood — waltzes, polkas, and lively galops
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Conductor
Christoph Koncz
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Soloists
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir soprano
Eggert Reginn Kjartansson tenor
Vienna Concert 9 Jan 16:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Viennese music to put everyone in a good mood — waltzes, polkas, and lively galops
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Conductor
Christoph Koncz
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Soloists
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir soprano
Eggert Reginn Kjartansson tenor
Vienna Concert 9 Jan 19:30 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Viennese music to put everyone in a good mood — waltzes, polkas, and lively galops
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Conductor
Christoph Koncz
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Soloists
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir soprano
Eggert Reginn Kjartansson tenor
From the New World 14 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
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"
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Conductor
Olari Elts
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Soloist
Isabelle Faust violin
The Symphony at Dark Music Days 28 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Þuríður Jónsdóttir Miss Reykjavík Rita
Clara Iannotta sand like gold-leaf in smithereens – Iceland Premiere
Kjartan Sveinsson New Work – World Premiere
Haukur Tómasson Sixty Silver Domes – World Premiere
Bára Gísladóttir sea sons seasons – Iceland Premiere
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
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Soloist
Carolin Widmann violin
February 2027
Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir sings Mahler 4 Feb 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Antonín Dvořák Carnival Overture
Gustav Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Gustav Mahler Urlicht from Symphony No. 2
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1
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Conductor
Tomáš Hanus
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Soloist
Arnheiður Eiríksdóttir mezzo-soprano
Prometheus 11 Feb 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
George Crumb A Haunted Landscape
Claude Debussy Syrinx
Jean Sibelius Luonnotar
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir Aequora
Alexander Scriabin Prometheus, Poem of Fire
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Conductor and soprano
Barbara Hannigan
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Soloists
Bertrand Chamayou piano
Rafael Adobas Bayog flute
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Light design
Fabiana Piccioli
A Mystical Journey 13 Feb 17:00 Saturday Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Olivier Messiaen Chants de Terre et de Ciel
Alexander Scriabin Poème-Nocturne
Alexander Scriabin Vers la flamme
John Zorn Jumaletteret
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Soprano
Barbara Hannigan
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Piano
Bertrand Chamayou
The Tiny Baton 20 Feb 14:00 Saturday Flói | Harpa
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Program
A programme of lighthearted, familiar works for our youngest audiences
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Conductor
Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir
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Host
Níels Thibaud Girerd, Bolli Könnuson Le Stell
The Tiny Baton 20 Feb 15:00 Saturday Flói | Harpa
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Program
A programme of lighthearted, familiar works for our youngest audiences
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Conductor
Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir
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Host
Níels Thibaud Girerd, Bolli Könnuson Le Stell
March 2027
Ásta Dóra Finnsdóttir plays Grieg 11 Mar 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Carl Nielsen Helios Overture
Edward Grieg Piano Concerto
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Shadows of Solace – Iceland Premiere
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Conductor
Tabita Berglund
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Soloist
Ásta Dóra Finnsdóttir piano
St. Matthew Passion 18 Mar 19:00 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Johann Sebastian Bach St. Matthew Passion
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Conductor and evangelist
Benedikt Kristjánsson
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Performers
Anton Haupt Jesus and arias
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir soprano
Reginald Mobley countertenor
Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson tenor
Oddur Arnþór Jónsson baritone
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Choirs
Langholtskirkja Choir
The Motet Choir
Kársnes School Choir
April 2027
Hisaishi conducts Hisaishi 2 Apr 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Music by Joe Hisaishi – Concerto for Orchestra and a suite from a Ghibli movie. Full programme to be announced
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Conductor
Joe Hisaishi
Disney’s The Lion King 9 Apr 19:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
The Lion King
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Directors
Roger Allers
Rob Minkoff
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Music
Hans Zimmer
Disney’s The Lion King 10 Apr 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
The Lion King
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Directors
Roger Allers
Rob Minkoff
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Music
Hans Zimmer
Ollikainen conducts Bruckner 5 15 Apr 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Steingrímur Rohloff Horn Concerto (Icel. Prem.)
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 5
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Stefan Dohr horn
Young Soloists 23 Apr 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Program and soloists to be announced in early 2027
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Conductor
Samuel Lee
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Soloists
Winners of the Young Soloists competition
Leonskaja plays Mozart 29 Apr 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24
Bedřich Smetana Má Vlast
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Conductor
Tomáš Hanus
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Soloist
Elisabeth Leonskaja piano
Elisabeth Leonskaja 30 Apr 18:00 Friday Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Fantasy op. 77
Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D.960
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Soloist
Elisabeth Leonskaja piano
May 2027
In Green Hallow 8 May 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
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
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Conductor
Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson
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Narrator & host
Ólafur Egill Ólafsson
Antonini & Avital 20 May 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
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"
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Conductor and recorder
Giovanni Antonini
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Soloist
Avi Avital mandolin
Freyja 27 May 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Hugi Guðmundsson Freyja – World Premiere
- Text by Julie Salverson
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 2
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Conductor and soprano
Barbara Hannigan
June 2027
A Midsummer Night's Dream 3 Jun 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
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)
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Conductor and soprano
Barbara Hannigan
A Midsummer Night's Dream 4 Jun 19:30 Friday Hof Akureyri
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Program
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)
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Conductor and soprano
Barbara Hannigan
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Tan Dun & Stravinsky 10 Jun 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
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
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Conductor
Tan Dun
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Soloist
Soraya Nayyar percussion