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Concerts & Tickets

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 – Icelandic 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

Europe tour - Concert in Barcelona 18 Mar 20:00 Wednesday Palau de la Música

  • Program

    Jean Sibelius Dóttir norðursins
    Edward Elgar Sellókonsert
    Anna Þorvaldsdóttir ARCHORA
    Ígor Stravinskíj Svíta úr Eldfuglinum

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloist

    Kian Soltani

Europe tour - Concert in Geneva 20 Mar 19:30 Friday Victoria Hall Genf

  • Program

    Anna Þorvaldsdóttir ARCHORA
    Edward Elgar Sellókonsert
    Jean Sibelius Sinfónía nr. 2

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloist

    Kian Soltani

Europe tour - Concert in Bern 21 Mar 19:30 Saturday Casino Bern

  • Program

    Anna Þorvaldsdóttir ARCHORA
    Edward Elgar Sellókonsert
    Jean Sibelius Sinfónía nr. 2

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloist

    Kian Soltani

Europe tour - Concert in Zürich 22 Mar 18:00 Sunday Tonhalle Zürich

  • Program

    Anna Þorvaldsdóttir ARCHORA
    Edward Elgar Sellókonsert
    Jean Sibelius Sinfónía nr. 2

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloist

    Kian Soltani

Europe tour - Concert in Heidelberg 24 Mar 19:30 Tuesday Heidelberg Stadhalle

  • Program

    Anna Þorvaldsdóttir ARCHORA
    Edward Elgar Sellókonsert
    Jean Sibelius Sinfónía nr. 2

  • Conductor

    Eva Ollikainen

  • Soloist

    Kian Soltani

Europe tour - Concert in Hamburg 26 Mar 19:30 Thursday Elbphilharmonie Hamborg

  • Program

    Jean Sibelius Dóttir norðursins
    Witold Lutosławski Sellókonsert
    Anna Þorvaldsdóttir ARCHORA
    Ígor Stravinskíj Svíta úr Eldfuglinum

  • 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