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| 4 Sep 2020 » 20:00 » Friday | Eldborg | Harpa | – | Live on RÚV | ||||||
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Program
Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson Rás 1, suite (arrangment)
Luigi Boccherini Minuet
Þórarinn Guðmundsson Þú ert
Jón Þórarinsson Icelandic Spring Lullaby
Emil Thoroddsen Lullaby
Jón Múli Árnason Vikivaki
Ingibjörg Þorbergs Á morgun
Aram Khachaturian Sabre Dance
Dmitri Shostakovich Suite for Jazz Orchestra no. 2
Igor Stravinsky from The Firebird
Johann Sebastian Bach Ruht wohl, from St John Passion
Edvard Grieg The Death of Åse, from Peer Gynt
Emmerich Kálman Heut´ Nacht hab ich geträumt von dir
Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, 2nd mvt
Emilíana Torrini Ha ha (arr. Albin de la Simone)
Jean Sibelius Symphony no. 2, 4th mvt.
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloist
Páll Palomares
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Soloists
Dísella Lárusdóttir
Elmar Gilbertsson
Emilíana Torrini
Sigríður Thorlacius
Sigurður Guðmundsson
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Choir
Motet Choir of Hallgrímskirkja
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Hosts
Guðni Tómasson and
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir
The year 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra’s first concert and the 90th anniversary of the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV). These two institutions have played key roles in Iceland’s cultural life, and their paths have crossed in a variety of ways through the years. Classical music has always been a prominent feature of the Broadcasting Service’s programming; indeed, RÚV has recorded and broadcast nearly all of the orchestra’s concerts.
This concert affords us a backward glance at the history of the Iceland Symphony and RÚV, in words and music. The programme features works that were often heard on the radio during RÚV’s early years, as well as compositions by key members of RÚV’s Music Department during that period: Þórarinn Guðmundsson, Jón Þórarinsson, and Emil Thoroddsen. Featured as well are works in the orchestra’s repertoire during the first years and decades of its operation, such as Victor Urbancic’s Icelandic-language version of JS Bach’s St. John Passion, which included texts from Hallgrímur Pétursson’s Hymns of the Passion, resulting in a performance that was exceedingly well received at the time.
Watch the Iceland Symphony Orchestra live from the orchestra's website, www.sinfonia.is, the orchestra's Facebook page, and on RÚV (Icelandic TV).