The Wonders of Planet Earth
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Program
An adventure-filled programme on the wonders of our planet, with music by John Williams, Richard Strauss, W.A. Mozart, Jón Leifs, and others.
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Conductor
Noam Aviel
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Host
Sævar Helgi Bragason
Concerts & Tickets
September 2021
The Iceland Symphony Youth Orchestra Plays Sibelius 26 Sep 17:00 Sunnudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Jean Sibelius Symphony no. 2
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Iceland Symphony Youth Orchestra
Dvořák's Cello Concerto 30 Sep 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Halldór Smárason infinite image
Antonín Dvořák Cello Concerto
Joan Tower Concerto for Orchestra
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Conductor
Peter Oundjian
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Soloist
Jonathan Swensen
October 2021
Strauss and Shostakovich 6 Oct 20:00 Miðvikudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Richard Strauss Horn Concerto no. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Concerto no. 2
Richard Strauss Don Juan
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloists
Ásta Dóra Finnsdóttir and Stefán Jón Bernharðsson
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir
Björk Orkestral – Live from Reykjavík 11 Oct 20:00 Mánudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Björk Orkestral
Four special performances in association with Iceland Airwaves, which will be live-streamed online
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Performers
Björk
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Hamrahlíð Choir
Flute septet Viibra
Katie Buckley and Jónas Sen
Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev 14 Oct 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Piotr Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto no. 2
Emilie Mayer Symphony no. 7
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Conductor
Anja Bihlmaier
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Soloist
Bezhod Abduraimov
AIŌN 21 Oct 20:00 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir and Erna Ómarsdóttir AIŌN
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Conductor
Anna-Maria Helsing
Björk Orkestral – Live from Reykjavík 24 Oct 17:00 Sunnudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Björk Orkestral
Four special performances in association with Iceland Airwaves, which will be live-streamed online
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Performers
Björk
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Hamrahlíð Choir
Flute septet Viibra
Katie Buckley and Jónas Sen
Jess Gillam and Prokoviev 28 Oct 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Doreen Carwithen Bishop Rock Overture
Claude Debussy Rhapsody for orchestra and saxophone
Alexander Glazunov Saxophone Concerto
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony no. 5
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Conductor
Ryan Bancroft
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Soloist
Jess Gillam
Björk Orkestral – Live from Reykjavík 31 Oct 17:00 Sunnudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Björk Orkestral
Four special performances in association with Iceland Airwaves, which will be live-streamed online
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Performers
Björk
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Hamrahlíð Choir
Flute septet Viibra
Katie Buckley and Jónas Sen
November 2021
Magic of Centuries Past 3 Nov 20:00 Miðvikudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
John Dowland If My Complaints Could Passions Move
Benjamin Britten Lachrymae
Thomas Adès Three Studies from Couperin
Maurice Ravel La Valse
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Þórunn Ósk Marínósdóttir
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir
Högni and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra 5 Nov 18:00 Föstudagur Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
New symphonic music by Högni Egilsson.
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Conductor
Kornilios Michailidis
Högni and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra 5 Nov 20:00 Föstudagur Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
New symphonic music by Högni Egilsson.
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Conductor
Kornilios Michailidis
Eva Conducts Strauss 11 Nov 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Daníel Bjarnason From Space I Saw Earth
Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel
Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, suite
Richard Strauss Vier letzte Lieder
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Conductors
Eva Ollikainen, Daníel Bjarnason and Kornilios Michaildis
Björk Orkestral – Live from Reykjavík 15 Nov 20:00 Mánudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Björk Orkestral
Four special performances in association with Iceland Airwaves, which will be live-streamed online
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Performers
Björk
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Hamrahlíð Choir
Flute septet Viibra
Katie Buckley and Jónas Sen
Víkingur and Adès 18 Nov 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Jean Sibelius Rakastava (The Lover)
Jean Sibelius The Tempest, suite no. 2
Thomas Adès Dawn
Thomas Adès In Seven Days, Piano Concerto
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Conductor
Thomas Adès
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Soloist
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson
Víkingur Plays Mozart 19 Nov 20:00 Föstudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson plays solo works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his contemporaries, from his newly released Deutsche Grammophon album.
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Soloist
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson
Víkingur Plays Mozart 20 Nov 20:00 Laugardagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson plays solo works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his contemporaries, from his newly released Deutsche Grammophon album.
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Soloist
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson
Víkingur Plays Mozart 21 Nov 20:00 Sunnudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson plays solo works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his contemporaries, from his newly released Deutsche Grammophon album.
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Soloist
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone™️ 25 Nov 19:00 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
John Williams Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone™️
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Conductor
Timothy Henty
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone™️ 26 Nov 19:00 Föstudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
John Williams Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone™️
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Conductor
Timothy Henty
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone™️ 27 Nov 19:00 Laugardagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
John Williams Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone™️
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Conductor
Timothy Henty
December 2021
Benedikt Sings Bach and Händel 2 Dec 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Georg Friedrich Handel Overture and arias from Messiah
Georg Friedrich Handel Water Music, suites 2 and 3
Georg Friedrich Handel Waft Her, Angels, from Jeptha
Johann Sebastian Bach Aria from Cantata 198
Joseph Haydn Symphony no. 99
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Conductor
Dirk Vermeulen
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Soloist
Benedikt Kristjánsson
The Iceland Symphony Christmas Family Concert 11 Dec - 18 Dec 14:00 Laugardagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Various Christmas favourites from throughout the centuries.
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
The Iceland Symphony Christmas Family Concert 11 Dec 16:00 Laugardagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Various Christmas favourites from throughout the centuries.
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
The Iceland Symphony Christmas Family Concert 12 Dec 14:00 Sunnudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Various Christmas favourites from throughout the centuries.
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
The Iceland Symphony Christmas Family Concert 12 Dec 16:00 Sunnudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Various Christmas favourites from throughout the centuries.
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
January 2022
Vienna Concert 6 Jan 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Music from operettas, waltzes and polkas by Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálman, Hans Christian Lumbye, Ellen Sandels and others.
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Conductor
David Danzmayr
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Soloists
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir and Elmar Gilbertsson
Vienna Concert 7 Jan 19:30 Föstudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Music from operettas, waltzes and polkas by Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálman, Hans Christian Lumbye, Ellen Sandels and others.
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Conductor
David Danzmayr
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Soloists
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir and Elmar Gilbertsson
Vienna Concert 8 Jan 17:00 Laugardagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Music from operettas, waltzes and polkas by Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálman, Hans Christian Lumbye, Ellen Sandels and others.
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Conductor
David Danzmayr
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Soloists
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir and Elmar Gilbertsson
Vienna Concert 8 Jan 19:30 Laugardagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Music from operettas, waltzes and polkas by Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálman, Hans Christian Lumbye, Ellen Sandels and others.
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Conductor
David Danzmayr
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Soloists
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir and Elmar Gilbertsson
Young Soloists 2022 13 Jan 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Programme to be announced
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Conductor
Anna-Maria Helsing
Shostakovich and Barber 20 Jan 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Unsuk Chin Frontispiece
Samuel Barber Violin Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony no. 10
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Conductor
Michael Sanderling
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Soloist
Johan Dalene
Journey Without Destination 27 Jan 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Áskell Másson Capriccio
Haukur Tómasson It Relaxes Me, the Repetition
Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir Pons papilloma
Kjartan Ólafsson Mar – Voyage Through Waves
Sveinn Lúðvík Björnsson Glerhjallar
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Conductor
Ville Matvejeff
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Soloists
Áskell Másson, Bryndís Halla Gylfadóttir, Grímur Helgason and Sigrún Eðvaldsdóttir
Bára and Gunnar Andreas 28 Jan 12:15 Föstudagur Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson Flekar
Bára Gísladóttir VAPE
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Conductor
Ville Matvejeff
February 2022
The Adventure of the Magic Flute 12 Feb 14:00 Laugardagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Magic Flute (shortened family version)
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Conductor
Kornilios Michailidis
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Narrator
Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir
Die Walküre 24 Feb 18:00 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Cast
Iréne Theorin Brünnhilde
Christopher Ventris Siegmund
Christa Mayer Fricka
Claire Rutter Sieglinde
Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson Wotan
Kristinn Sigmundsson Hunding
Lilja Guðmundsdóttir Helmwige
Sigrún Pálmadóttir Gerhilde
Margrét Hrafnsdóttir Ortlinde
Sigríður Ósk Kristjánsdóttir Waltraute
Agnes Thorsteins Siegrune
Guja Sandholt Roβweiβe
Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir Grimgerde
Svanhildur Rósa Pálmadóttir Schwertleite
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Opera
Richard Wagner Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Directors
Julia Burbach og Tal Rosner
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Video
Tal Rosner
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Die Walküre 26 Feb 16:00 Laugardagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Cast
Iréne Theorin Brünnhilde
Christopher Ventris Siegmund
Christa Mayer Fricka
Claire Rutter Sieglinde
Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson Wotan
Kristinn Sigmundsson Hunding
Lilja Guðmundsdóttir Helmwige
Sigrún Pálmadóttir Gerhilde
Margrét Hrafnsdóttir Ortlinde
Sigríður Ósk Kristjánsdóttir Waltraute
Agnes Thorsteins Siegrune
Guja Sandholt Roβweiβe
Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir Grimgerde
Svanhildur Rósa Pálmadóttir Schwertleite
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Opera
Richard Wagner Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Directors
Julia Burbach og Tal Rosner
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Video
Tal Rosner
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March 2022
Víkingur and Daníel 2 Mar 20:00 Miðvikudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
John Adams Lollapalooza
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir Clockworking
Daníel Bjarnason Piano Concerto no. 3
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloist
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson
Journey Through Orbit 11 Mar 18:00 Föstudagur Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Missy Mazzoli Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)
Kjartan Sveinsson New work
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir CATAMORPHOSIS
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
A German Requiem 17 Mar 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Olivier Messiaen Les Offrandes oubliées
Johannes Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem
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Conductor
Bertrand de Billy
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Soloists
Emily Pogorelc and Jóhann Kristinsson
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Choirs
Mótettukórinn choir and Söngsveitin Fílharmónía choir
Mozart and Beethoven 24 Mar 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ballet music from Ideomeneo, selections
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Violin Concerto no. 5
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 7
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Conductor
Kornilios Michailidis
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Soloist
Simos Papanas
Ein Heldenleben 31 Mar 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
George Walker Lyric for strings
Richard Strauss Horn Concerto no. 2
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Stefan Dohr
April 2022
Easter Concert 7 Apr 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Sofia Gubaidulina Sieben Worte
Anton Bruckner Symphony no. 3
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloists
Geir Draugsvoll and Sigurgeir Agnarsson
Schumann and Schubert 28 Apr 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Galina Ustvolskaya Symphonic Poem no. 2
Robert Schumann Cello Concerto
Franz Schubert Symphony no. 9
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Kian Soltani
The Message Pouch 30 Apr 14:00 Laugardagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Þorvaldur Þorsteinsson and Jóhann G. Jóhannsson The Message Pouch (Skilaboðaskjóðan)
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Conductor
Kornilios Michailidis
May 2022
Víkingur and John Adams 5 May 19:30 Fimmtudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
John Adams Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?
John Adams Harmonielehre
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Conductor
John Adams
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Soloist
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson
Eva Conducts Shostakovich 18 May 20:00 Miðvikudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony no. 5
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
June 2022
Barbara Hannigan 3 Jun 19:30 Föstudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Programme to be announced
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Conductor
Barbara Hannigan
Barbara Hannigan 4 Jun 17:00 Laugardagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Programme to be announced
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Conductor
Barbara Hannigan
Marianna Plays Grieg 10 Jun 19:30 Föstudagur Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto
Jórunn Viðar Fire
Jórunn Viðar Ólafur liljurós
Páll Ísólfsson The Feast at Solhaug
Páll Ísólfsson From the Picture Book of Jónas Hallgrímsson
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Conductor
Rumon Gamba
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Soloist
Marianna Shirinyan