Viennese Favourites
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Conductor
Sascha Goetzel
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Soloists
Eyrún Unnarsdóttir
Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson
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Dancers
Þorkell Jónsson
Denise Margrét Yaghi
Gylfi Már Hrafnsson
María Tinna Hauksdóttir
Erik Óli Jónsson
Erla Sól Jónasdóttir
Concerts & Tickets
January 2026
Viennese Favourites 9 Jan 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Sascha Goetzel
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Soloists
Eyrún Unnarsdóttir
Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson
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Dancers
Þorkell Jónsson
Denise Margrét Yaghi
Gylfi Már Hrafnsson
María Tinna Hauksdóttir
Erik Óli Jónsson
Erla Sól Jónasdóttir
Viennese Favourites 10 Jan 16:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Sascha Goetzel
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Soloists
Eyrún Unnarsdóttir
Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson
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Dancers
Þorkell Jónsson
Denise Margrét Yaghi
Gylfi Már Hrafnsson
María Tinna Hauksdóttir
Erik Óli Jónsson
Erla Sól Jónasdóttir
Viennese Favourites 10 Jan 19:30 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Sascha Goetzel
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Soloists
Eyrún Unnarsdóttir
Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson
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Dancers
Þorkell Jónsson
Denise Margrét Yaghi
Gylfi Már Hrafnsson
María Tinna Hauksdóttir
Erik Óli Jónsson
Erla Sól Jónasdóttir
Beethoven & Shostakovich 15 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 5
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
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Soloist
Clara-Jumi Kang
Brahms & Saariaho 22 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Lotta Wennäkoski Hava
Kaija Saariaho Hush, Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2
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Conductor
Jan Söderblom
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Soloist
Verneri Pohjola
MacMillan at Dark Music Days 29 Jan 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir Benthos – World premiere
Sir James MacMillan Trombone Concerto
Bára Gísladóttir Dægrin – World premiere
Snorri Sigfús Birgisson Concerto No. 2 for Orchestra
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Conductor
Sir James MacMillan
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Soloist
Jón Arnar Einarsson
February 2026
Iceland Symphony's Conducting Academy 5 Feb 12:00 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 40
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Mentor
Eva Ollikainen
Recycling 14 Feb 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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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
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Conductor
Ingunn Korsgård Hagen
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Percussion duo
Trash
Saraste Conducts Bruckner 19 Feb 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 6
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Conductor
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
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Soloist
Francesco Piemontesi
Portrait of Caroline Shaw 27 Feb 18:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Caroline Shaw Its Motion Keeps
Caroline Shaw in manus tuas
Caroline Shaw Entr’acte
Caroline Shaw Lo, violin concerto
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloist
Caroline Shaw
March 2026
Tomáš Hanus & Stefán Ragnar 5 Mar 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Jón Nordal Adagio
Lowell Liebermann Flute Concerto No. 2
Antonín Dvořák Suite in A major
Bohuslav Martinů Symphony No. 6
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Conductor
Tomáš Hanus
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Soloist
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson
Kian Soltani Plays Lutosławski 12 Mar 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Jean Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter
Witold Lutosławski Cello Concerto
Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 2
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Kian Soltani
Elgar & The Firebird 13 Mar 18:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Edward Elgar Cello Concerto
Igor Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Kian Soltani
Europe Tour – Iceland Symphony 20 Mar 19:30 Friday Victoria Hall Genf
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The Iceland Symphony Orchestra embarks on a concert tour in Europe in March 2026, with five concerts under the baton of its chief conductor, Eva Ollikainen. Renowned cellist Kian Soltani will accompany the orchestra on its tour.
Europe Tour – Iceland Symphony 21 Mar 19:30 Saturday Casino Bern
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The Iceland Symphony Orchestra embarks on a concert tour in Europe in March 2026, with five concerts under the baton of its chief conductor, Eva Ollikainen. Renowned cellist Kian Soltani will accompany the orchestra on its tour.
Europe Tour – Iceland Symphony 22 Mar 18:00 Sunday Tonhalle Zürich
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The Iceland Symphony Orchestra embarks on a concert tour in Europe in March 2026, with five concerts under the baton of its chief conductor, Eva Ollikainen. Renowned cellist Kian Soltani will accompany the orchestra on its tour.
Europe Tour – Iceland Symphony 24 Mar 19:30 Tuesday Heidelberg Stadhalle
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The Iceland Symphony Orchestra embarks on a concert tour in Europe in March 2026, with five concerts under the baton of its chief conductor, Eva Ollikainen. Renowned cellist Kian Soltani will accompany the orchestra on its tour.
Europe Tour – Iceland Symphony 26 Mar 20:00 Thursday Elbphilharmonie Hamborg
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The Iceland Symphony Orchestra embarks on a concert tour in Europe in March 2026, with five concerts under the baton of its chief conductor, Eva Ollikainen. Renowned cellist Kian Soltani will accompany the orchestra on its tour.
April 2026
E.T. 9 Apr 19:00 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Music
John Williams
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Director
Steven Spielberg
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Conductor
Caleb Young
E.T. 10 Apr 19:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Music
John Williams
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Director
Steven Spielberg
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Conductor
Caleb Young
E.T. 11 Apr 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Music
John Williams
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Director
Steven Spielberg
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Conductor
Caleb Young
Birth of the World 16 Apr 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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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
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Conductor
Barbara Hannigan
Young Soloists 24 Apr 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
W.A. Mozart Vorrei spiegarvi, oh dio
Leonard Bernstein Glitter and be Gay from Candide
Giacomo Puccini Quando m'en vo from La Bohéme
Franz Lehár Einer wird kommen from Der Zarewitsch
Jacques Ibert Flute Concerto
Alexander Glazunov Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 82
George Gershwin Piano Concerto in F Major
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Conductor
Baldur Brönnimann
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Soloists
Halldóra Ósk Helgadóttir, singer
Lilja Hákonardóttir, flute
Matthildur Traustadóttir, violin
Mariann Rähni, piano
Face of Earth 30 Apr 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Páll Ragnar Pálsson Symphony – Face of Earth, World Premiere
Franz Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2
Béla Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Nikola Meeuwsen
May 2026
The Book of Children’s Songs 9 May 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Songs from Vísnabókin (The Book of Songs) arranged by Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson
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Conductor
Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson
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Narrators and singers
Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir
Hallgrímur Ólafsson
Sigurður Þór Óskarsson
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Choirs
Graduale Futuri
Langholtskirkja Graduale Choir
The Book of Children’s Songs 9 May 16:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Songs from Vísnabókin (The Book of Songs) arranged by Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson
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Conductor
Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson
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Narrators and singers
Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir
Hallgrímur Ólafsson
Sigurður Þór Óskarsson
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Choirs
Graduale Futuri
Langholtskirkja Graduale Choir
Tour to Akranes 15 May 19:00 Friday Íþróttahöllin á Jaðarsbökkum
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Conductor
Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson
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Soloists
Björg Þórhallsdóttir
Hanna Ágústa Olgeirsdóttir
Kristín Sveinsdóttir
Benedikt Kristjánsson
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Choirs
Akranes Church Choir, Freyjukórinn, Skaði Women’s Choir, Heiðbjört Men’s Choir, Svanir Men’s Choir, Ymur Women’s Choir, Gleðigjafar, Hljómur, Saurbæjarprestkall Choir, Borgarnes Church Choir, STEMMA, Hljómbrot, Skagavókal
Portrait of Magnús Jóhann 22 May 18:00 Friday Norðurljós | Harpa
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Conductor
Ross Jamie Collins
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Featured guest
Magnús Jóhann Ragnarsson
Portrait of Magnús Jóhann 22 May 20:00 Friday Norðurljós | Harpa
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Conductor
Ross Jamie Collins
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Featured guest
Magnús Jóhann Ragnarsson
Mahler 8 29 May 19:30 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 8
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloists
Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Dísella Lárusdóttir
Anna Kissjudit
Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir
Simon O’Neill
Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson
Tómas Tómasson
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Choirs
The Motet Choir
Hljómeyki
Philharmonia Choir
Langholtskirkja Choir
Kársnes School Choir
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Choir directors
Stefan Sand
Magnús Ragnarsson
Álfheiður Björgvinsdóttir
Mahler 8 30 May 17:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 8
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloists
Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Dísella Lárusdóttir
Anna Kissjudit
Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir
Simon O’Neill
Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson
Tómas Tómasson
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Choirs
The Motet Choir
Hljómeyki
Philharmonia Choir
Langholtskirkja Choir
Kársnes School Choir
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Choir directors
Stefan Sand
Magnús Ragnarsson
Álfheiður Björgvinsdóttir
June 2026
Close-up – Hildur Guðnadóttir 4 Jun 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Host and Soloist
Hildur Guðnadóttir
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Soloist
Sam Slater
Iceland Symphony and Hildur Guðnadóttir – Concert in Amsterdam 15 Jun 20:15 Monday
August 2026
Open House at the Orchestra 22 Aug 15:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Benjamin Britten Dawn from Sea Interludes op. 33a
Anna Clyne Masquerade
Claude Debussy Clair de lune
Burt Howard Fly me to the moon
John Williams Jurassic Park Theme
George Harrison Here Comes the Sun
Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 - I. Morning
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Conductor
Rolf Verbeek
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Host
Sævar Helgi Bragason
Open House at the Orchestra 22 Aug 17:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Benjamin Britten Dawn from Sea Interludes op. 33a
Anna Clyne Masquerade
Claude Debussy Clair de lune
Burt Howard Fly me to the moon
John Williams Jurassic Park Theme
George Harrison Here Comes the Sun
Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suite no. 1 - I. Morning
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Conductor
Rolf Verbeek
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Host
Sævar Helgi Bragason
Our Classics 28 Aug 20:00 Friday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Bedrich Smetana Overture to The Bartered Bride
Björk Anchor song
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Priests Chorus, from The Magic Flute
Magnús Eiríksson Waltz no. 1
Giacomo Puccini From La Boheme
Wilhelm Stenhammar Interlude from The Song
Johann Sebastian Bach Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor - I. Allegro
Gaetano Donizetti Una furtiva lagrima, from L’elisir d'amore
Jean Sibelius Arioso op. 3
Páll Ísólfsson Brennið þið vitar
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 - IV Finale: Allegro con fuoco
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloists
Ásta Dóra Finnsdóttir piano
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir soprano
Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir soprano
Elmar Gilbertsson tenor
Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson singer
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Choir
Reykjavíkur Male Choir
September 2026
Attacca! 3 Sep 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Charles Ives From the Steeples and the Mountains
Hugi Guðmundsson Undark - World Premiere
John Cage 4:33
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 1
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Conductor
Barbara Hannigan
Chamayou plays Ravel 10 Sep 19:30 Thursday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Albert Roussel Le Festin de l'araignée / The Spider's Feast
Olivier Messiaen Oiseaux exotiques / Exotic Birds
Benjamin Britten Les Illuminations
Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major
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Conductor and soprano
Barbara Hannigan
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Soloist
Bertrand Chamayou piano
Bertrand Chamayou 11 Sep 18:00 Friday Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Felix Mendelssohn From Lieder ohne Worte
Charles Ives Song Without (Good) Words
John Lennon & Paul McCartney / Toru Takemitsu Golden Slumbers
Robert Schumann / Franz Liszt Widmung
George Crumb Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik
Felix Mendelssohn / Franz Liszt Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
György Kurtág Scraps of a Colinda Melody - faintly recollected
Franz Schubert Wandererfantasie
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Soloist
Bertrand Chamayou piano
Happy Birthday Mozart 19 Sep 14:00 Saturday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Excerpts from works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Symphony No. 1, Concerto for Flute and Harp, The Magic Flute, Rondo alla Turca, and more
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Conductor
Richard Schwennicke
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Soloists
Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir soprano
Unnsteinn Árnason baritone
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Host
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
ISO Youth Orchestra plays Scheherazade 20 Sep 14:00 Sunday Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
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Conductor
Nathanaël Iselin
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
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
Zequinha de Abreu Tico Tico
Icelandic trad. Móðir mín í kví kví (arr. Barbara Hannigan)
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Performers
Barbara Hannigan soprano
Lucie Horsch recorder and mezzo-soprano
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