Concerts & Tickets

Young soloists 25. May 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Richard Wagner Lohengrin prelude to act 1
Maurice Ravel Shéhérazade: II. La Flûte enchantée
Maurice Ravel Oh, la pitoyable aventure! from L’heure espagnole
William Walton Viola Concerto
Richard Wagner Lohengrin prelude to act 3
Richard Wagner Wie Todesahnung from Tannhäuser
Alban Berg Lied der Lulu
Henry Purcell Ah, Belinda from Dido and Aeneas
Henry Purcell When I Am Laid in Earth from Dido and Aeneas
Ralph Vaughan Williams The Vagabond
Ralph Vaughan Williams Whither Must I Wander
Richard Strauss Großmächtige Prinzessin from Ariadne auf Naxos
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Conductor
Nathanaël Iselin
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Soloists
Ólafur Freyr Birkisson, singer
Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir, singer
Þórhildur Magnúsdóttir, viola
Þórgunnur Anna Örnólfsdóttir, singer

Faust plays Beethoven 19. May 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto
Gustav Mahler Symphony no. 5
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Isabelle Faust

Sæunn plays Shostakovich 30. Mar 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Unsuk Chin Subito con forza
Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Concerto no. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 6
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Conductor
Dmitry Matvienko
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Soloist
Sæunn Þorsteinsdóttir

Bertrand de Billy conducts Brahms 16. Mar 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
WA. Mozart The Marriage of Figaro, overture
Johannes Brahms Symphony no. 2
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Conductor
Bertrand de Billy
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Hough plays Rachmaninoff 23. Feb 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto no. 2
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony no. 10
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Conductor
Kornilios Michailidis
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Soloist
Stephen Hough

The Adventure of the Magic Flute 18. Feb 16:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Magic Flute (abridged version)
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Conductor
Kornilios Michailidis
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Soloists
Hrafnhildur Árnadóttir Hafstað
Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson
Jóhann Kristinsson
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir
Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir
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Narrator
Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir

In flight 9. Feb 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Georg Friedrich Händel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Kaija Saariaho Asteroid 4179: Toutatis
Gustav Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Claude Debussy La mer, final movement
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Jóhann Kristinsson
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Osmo and Erin 2. Feb 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Osmo Vänskä Overture
Kurt Weill Concerto for Violin and Wind Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony no. 3
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Conductor
Osmo Vänskä
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Soloist
Erin Keefe

A portrait of Sir Stephen Hough 13. Jan 18:00 Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Claude Debussy Estampes
Stephen Hough Partita
Franz Liszt Petrarca sonetta no. 123
Franz Liszt Dante Sonata (from Années de Pèlerinage)
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Soloist
Stephen Hough

Hough plays Beethoven 12. Jan 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Christoph Willibald Gluck Alceste, overture
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 3
Raminta Šerkšnytė Fires / Ugnys
Claude Debussy La mer
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Stephen Hough

Viennese favourites 7. Jan 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Operetta music, waltzes, and polkas
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Conductor
Ross Jamie Collins
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Soloists
Jóhann Kristinsson
Dísella Lárusdóttir
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Dancers
Þorkell Jónsson
Denise Margrét Yaghi
Gylfi Már Hrafnsson
María Tinna Hauksdóttir
Eiður Fannar Gapunay
Þórdís Birna Kristmannsdóttir

Christmas at the Symphony 18. Dec 16:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Conductor
Mirian Khukhunaishvili
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Soloists
Alexander Jarl Þorsteinsson
Björk Níelsdóttir
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
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Host
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
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Guests
Reykjavík Girls’ Choir
Aurora Chamber choir
Reykjanes Music School Bell Choir
Dancers from the Iceland Ballet Academy
Suzuki-violin group
Austurbær School Band

Advent at the Symphony 1. Dec 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
María Antonía Walpurgis Talestri, overture
Antonio Vivaldi Cessate, omai cessate (from Cantata RV 684)
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for violin and cello in B-flat major
Georg Friedrich Händel Ombra mai fu (from Xerxes)
Georg Friedrich Händel Vivi tiranno (from Rodelinda)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony no. 40
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Conductor
Jonathan Cohen
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Soloists
Dúó Edda
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Soloist
Tim Mead

Symphonic dances 17. Nov 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Páll Ragnar Pálsson Yfirráðandi kyrrð
Sofia Gubaidulina Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Bayan
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances
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Conductor
Olari Elts
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Soloists
Baiba Skride
Harriet Krijgh
Martynas Levickis

Music-loving magic 10. Nov 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Magic Flute, Overture
John Williams Hedwig’s Theme (from Harry Potter)
Pablo de Sarasate Zigeunerweisen
Paul Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Igor Stravinsky The Firebird, selections
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Conductor
Nathanaël Iselin
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Soloist
Páll Palomares
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Lisiecki plays Chopin 3. Nov 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Karol Szymanowski Concert Overture
Fréderic Chopin Piano Concerto no. 1
Jón Nordal Adagio fyrir strengi
Witold Lutosławski Symphony no. 1
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Jan Lisiecki

Laufey and the ISO 27. Oct 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Laufey’s music in orchestral arrangements plus well-known jazz gems
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Conductor
Hugh Brunt
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Soloist
Laufey

New and Nordic 13. Oct 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Outi Tarkiainen The Ring of Fire and Love
Idin Samimi Mofakham Zurvān
Lisa Streich Segel
Gunnar Karel Másson Grisaille
Jesper Nordin Ärr
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Conductor
Anna-Maria Helsing

Stolen songs 6. Oct 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Igor Stravinsky Selections from Pulcinella Suite
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony no. 4, “Italian” – 4th movement
Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloist
Dmitry Shishkin
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Sæunn plays Waldesruhe 30. Sep 18:00 Norðurljós | Harpa
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Program
Veronique Vaka Neige éternelle: 1.
Jane Antonia Cornish Nocturne III
Pierre Boulez Messagesquisse
Antonín Dvořák Waldesruhe
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Conductor
Nathanaël Iselin
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Soloist
Sæunn Þorsteinsdóttir

Eva conducts The Rite of Spring 29. Sep 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir CATAMORPHOSIS
Veronique Vaka Gemæltan (world premiere)
Daníel Bjarnason Bow to String
Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Sæunn Þorsteinsdóttir

Peter and the Wolf and Tubby the Tuba 24. Sep 16:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Sergei Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
George Kleinsinger Tubby the Tuba
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloist
Nimrod Ron
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Narrator
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Dísella and Danzmayr 15. Sep 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Charles Ives Three Places in New England
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ach ich liebte, war so glücklich
Leonard Bernstein Glitter and be Gay
Antonin Dvořák Symphony no. 9
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Conductor
David Danzmayr
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Soloist
Dísella Lárusdóttir

Favourite Classics 2. Sep 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Antonio Vivaldi Sumarið, 3. kafli
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Píanókonsert nr. 21, 2. kafli
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Hornkonsert nr. 4 , 3. kafli
Dmitríj Shostakovitsj Sellókonsert nr. 1,1. kafli
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Exsultate, jubilate úr Exsultate, jubilate
Frédéric Chopin Píanókonsert nr. 1, 3. kafli
Alessandro Marcello Óbókonsert í d-moll, 2. kafli
Joseph Haydn Trompetkonsert, 3. kafli
Maurice Ravel Píanókonsert í G-dúr, 2. kafli
Carl Maria von Weber Klarínettukonsert nr 1,1. kafli
Veigar Margeirsson Leikur (2. kafli) úr Rótum
Pjotr Tsjajkovskíj Fiðlukonsert í D-dúr, 3. kafli
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloists
Rannveig Marta Sarc
Edda Erlendsdóttir
Stefán Jón Bernharðsson
Steiney Sigurðardóttir
Dísella Lárusdóttir
Mikolaj Frach
Julia Hantschel
Jóhann Már Nardeau
Erna Vala Arnardóttir
Grímur Helgason
Sigurður Flosason
Ari Þór Vilhjálmsson
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir
Guðni Tómasson

Barbara Hannigan 4. Jun 17:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Charles Ives The Unanswered Question
Arnold Schönberg Verklärte Nacht
Alban Berg Suite from Lulu
George Gershwin Girl Crazy, suite (arr. Bill Elliott)
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Conductor
Barbara Hannigan

Eva Conducts Shostakovich 18. May 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony no. 5
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Víkingur and John Adams 5. May 19:30 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
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Ein Heldenleben 31. Mar 19:30 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
Juanjo Mena
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Soloist
Stefan Dohr

Solidarity Concert for Ukraine 24. Mar 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Valentin Silvestrov Der Bote
Johann Sebastian Bach Erbarme dich, mein Gott from Bach's St. Matthew Passion
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
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Soloist
Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Víkingur and Daníel 2. Mar 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir Clockworking
John Adams Lollapalooza
Daníel Bjarnason FEAST
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloist
Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson

Shostakovich and Barber 17. Feb 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Samuel Barber Violin Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony no. 9
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Conductor
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Soloist
Valeriy Sokolov

Mozart and Beethoven – Lunchtime Concert 10. Feb 12:10 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
W.A. Mozart The Marriage of Figaro, overture
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 6, Pastoral Symphony
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Conductor

Wagner and Mozart – Lunchtime Concert 3. Feb 12:10 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Richard Wagner Siegfried Idyll
W.A. Mozart Symphony no. 29
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Conductor

The Iceland Symphony Christmas Family Concert 12. Dec 16:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Various Christmas favourites from throughout the centuries.
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen

Benedikt Sings Bach and Händel 2. Dec 19:30 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

Víkingur and Adès 18. Nov 19:30 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

Eva Conducts Strauss 11. Nov 19:30 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

Magic of Centuries Past 3. Nov 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
John Dowland If My Complaints Could Passions Move
Benjamin Britten Lachrymae
Thomas Adès 1. Les Amusements –
from 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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Soloist
Benedikt Kristjánsson
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Jess Gillam and Prokoviev 28. Oct 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Doreen Carwithen Bishop Rock Overture
Heitor Villa-Lobos Fantasy for saxophone and orchestra
Alexander Glazunov Saxophone Concerto
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony no. 5
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Conductor
Ryan Bancroft
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Soloist
Jess Gillam

Tchaikovsky and Beethoven 14. Oct 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Piotr Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto no. 1
Emilie Mayer Symphony no. 5
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Conductor
Anja Bihlmaier
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Soloist
Behzod Abduraimov

Strauss and Shostakovich 6. Oct 20:00 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

Dvořák's Cello Concerto 30. Sep 19:30 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

The Iceland Symphony Youth Orchestra Plays Sibelius 26. Sep 17:00 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

Favourite Classics 3. Sep 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Popular music from the theatre from Iceland and abroad, including music from The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story, and Les Misérables.
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloists
Jóna G. Kolbrúnardóttir, Elmar Gilbertsson, Emilíana Torrini, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Katrín Halldóra Sigurðardóttir, Kristjana Stefánsdóttir, Lay Low, Salka Sól Eyfeld and more

Una and Daníel 10. Jun 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Þuríður Jónsdóttir Violin concerto – LEIKSLOK (premiere)
Johannes Brahms Symphony no 2
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Conductor
Daníel Bjarnason
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Soloist
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir
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Host
Árni Heimir Ingólfsson

Eva and Grímur 3. Jun 20:00 - 21:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir CATAMORPHOSIS
Carl Maria von Weber Clarinet Concerto no. 1
Richard Wagner Tannhäuser, Overture
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Grímur Helgason
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Host
Árni Heimir Ingólfsson

Prokofiev and Mendelssohn 6. May 20:00 - 21:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Sergei Prokofiev Violin concerto no. 2
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony no. 4, “Italian”
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
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Soloist
Rannveig Marta Sarc
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Host
Árni Heimir Ingólfsson

Mahler no. 4 29. Apr 20:00 - 21:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Gustav Mahler Symphony no. 4
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
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Soloist
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Grammy Celebration 18. Mar 20:00 - 21:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir Metacosmos
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir Oceans
Daníel Bjarnason Violin Concerto
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Conductor
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Soloist
Pekka Kuusisto
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Emilía and Brahms 11. Mar 20:00 - 21:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Camille Saint-Saëns Romance for flute and orchestra
Cécile Chaminade Concertino for flute and orchestra
Johannes Brahms Symphony no 4
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Conductor
Eivind Aadland
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Soloist
Emilía Rós Sigfúsdóttir
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

From the New World 4. Mar 20:00 - 21:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Julia Perry A Short Piece for Orchestra
Antonín Dvořák Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”
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Conductor

Stuart Skelton Sings Wagner 25. Feb 20:00 - 21:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Bohuslav Martinů Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra
Richard Wagner Prelude from Tristan und Isolde
Richard Wagner Wesendonck Lieder
Richard Wagner Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Julia Hantschel
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Soloist
Stuart Skelton
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Eva Conducts Sibelius 18. Feb 20:00 - 21:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Carl Nielsen Helios Overture
Kenneth Fuchs Concerto for Bass Trombone
Outi Tarkiainen Songs of the Ice
Jean Sibelius Tapiola
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
David Bobroff
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Haydn and Brahms 11. Feb 20:00 - 21:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major
Johannes Brahms Symphony no. 2
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Sigurgeir Agnarsson
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

The Unfinished Symphony 4. Feb 20:00 - 21:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Alberto Ginastera Harp Concerto
Franz Schubert Symphony no. 8, “Unfinished”
Þuríður Jónsdóttir Flow and Fusion
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Xavier de Maistre
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Daníel and Adams 28. Jan 20:00 - 21:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Daníel Bjarnason Over Light Earth
John Adams Shaker Loops
Robert Schumann Konzertstück for 4 Horns
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Conductor
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Iceland Symphony Horn Section
Stefán Jón Bernharðsson, Joseph Ognibene, Frank Hammarin and Asbjørn Ibsen Bruun
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Host
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir

Beethoven's Fifth 23. Sep 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 5
Anna Thorvaldsdóttir Aeriality
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen

A Beethoven Anniversary Feast 17. Sep 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 1, 4th mvt.
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano concerto no 3
Philip Glass Opening from Glassworks (arr. Christian Badzura)
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Víkingur Ólafsson

Beethoven's Birthday 10. Sep 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Popular works by Ludwig van Beethoven, including Ode to Joy, Für Elise, and movements from the Fate Symphony, the Pastoral Symphony, the Pathétique Sonata, and the Violin Concerto
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
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Soloists
Bjargey Birgisdóttir
Magnús Stephensen
Vasyl Zaviriukha
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Host
Ólafur Egill Egilsson
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Choirs
Langholtskirkja Graduale Choir
Kársnesskóli School Choir
Öldutúnsskóli School Choir
Reykjavík Girl’s Choir

Favourite Classics - A Birthday Celebration 4. Sep 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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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

Víkingur and the Iceland Symphony live on RÚV 4. Jun 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 7, second mvt.
Jean-Philippe Rameau The Arts and the Hours from Les Boréades
W.A. Mozart Piano Concerto no. 23 in A major
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Conductor
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Soloist

Hallveig and the Iceland Symphony live on RÚV 20. May 20:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
W.A. Mozart Symphony no. 29, 1st movement
W.A. Mozart Dove sono, from Le nozze di Figaro
W.A. Mozart L’amerò, sarò constante, from Il Rè pastore
W.A. Mozart Non mi dir, from Don Giovanni
Jules Massenet Méditation, from Thaïs
Sigfús Einarsson Draumalandið
Jón Nordal Hvert örstutt spor
Sigfús Einarsson Gígjan
Sigvaldi Kaldalóns Á Sprengisandi
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Conductor
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Soloist
Sigrún Eðvaldsdóttir
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Soloist
Hallveig Rúnarsdóttir

Inkinen conducts Bartók 23. Jan 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Anna Clyne Masquerade
William Walton Viola Concerto
Béla Bartók Concerto for Orchestra
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Conductor
Pietari Inkinen
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Soloist
Nils Mönkemeyer

Viennese Favourites 11. Jan 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Operetta selections and waltzes by Johann Strauss the Younger, Franz Lehár, Tchaikovsky, Mélanie Bonis, Amy Beach, and others.
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
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Soloists
Jóna G. Kolbrúnardóttir
Garðar Thor Cortes

Christmas at the Iceland Symphony 15. Dec 16:00 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Leroy Anderson A Christmas Festival
Katherine K. Davis The Little Drummer Boy
Jórunn Viðar Það á að gefa börnum brauð
Émile Waldteufel The Skaters’ Waltz
Other christmas classics
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Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
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Soloists
Hrafnhildur Árnadóttir Hafstað
Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson
Kolbrún Völkudóttir
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Host
Barbara the Clown
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Choirs
Reykjavík Girls’ Choir
Litlu Sprotarnir Sign Language Choir
Reykjanes Music School Bell Choir
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Dancers from the Iceland Ballet Academy
Hörpuhópur Árnes Music School Recorder Ensemble
Young percussionists

Masters of the Baroque 5. Dec 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite no. 4
Georg Philipp Telemann Alster Suite
Jean-Baptiste Lully Suite from Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Jean-Philippe Rameau Selections from Les Indes galantes
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Conductor
Maxim Emelyanychev

Dimitri Þór and Sibelius 28. Nov 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Joseph Bologne Symphony in D Major
Jean Françaix Clarinet Concerto
Jean Sibelius Lemminkäinen Suite
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Dimitri Þór Ashkenazy

Bach, Handel, and Haydn 24. Oct 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite no. 1
Georg Muffat Passacaglia from Sonata no. 5
George Frideric Handel Concerto grosso, op. 3 no. 2
Maria Antonia Walpurgis Talestri, overture
Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Erwin und Elmire, intermezzo
Joseph Haydn Symphony no. 102
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Conductor
Matthew Halls
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Soloist
Matthew Truscott

Brahms and Tchaikovsky 10. Oct 19:30 - 21:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 6, “Pathétique”
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Conductor
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Soloist

Sæunn and Shostakovitch 26. Sep 19:30 - 21:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Egmont Overture
Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto in D Major
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony no. 5
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Conductor
Karina Canellakis
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Soloist
Sæunn Þorsteinsdóttir

Debussy and Prokofíev 19. Sep 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Jennifer Higdon Violin Concerto
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony no. 5
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Conductor
Roderick Cox
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Soloist
Benjamin Beilman

Ravel and Sibelius 12. Sep 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Georges Bizet L’Arlésienne, suite
Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Aeriality
Jean Sibelius Symphony no. 1
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Conductor
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Soloist
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Richard Goode plays Mozart 6. Jun 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
W.A. Mozart Piano Concerto in C Major, K. 503
Johannes Brahms Symphony no. 1
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Conductor
Edo de Waart
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Soloist
Richard Goode

Thibaudet and Beethoven 23. May 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Kaija Saariaho Ciel d’hiver (Winter Sky)
James MacMillan Piano Concerto no. 3, “The Mysteries of Light”
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 3, “Eroica”
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Conductor
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Soloist
Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Brahms and Bjarni Frímann 16. May 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Emmanuel Chabrier España
Johannes Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello
Louise Farrenc Symphony no. 3
Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture
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Conductor
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Soloists
Ari Þór Vilhjálmsson
Sigurgeir Agnarsson

Isabelle Faust and Mahler 11. Apr 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto
Gustav Mahler Symphony no. 10
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Conductor
Osmo Vänskä
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Soloist
Isabelle Faust

Mendelssohn and Beethoven 28. Mar 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Malcolm Sargent Impression on a Windy Day
Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 7
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Conductor
Yan Pascal Tortelier
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Soloist
Judith Ingólfsson

Hellekant and Bjarni Frímann 21. Mar 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Atli Heimir Sveinsson / W.A. Mozart Alla Turca, etc.
Joseph Canteloube Songs from Auvergne
Georges Bizet Symphony in C Major
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Conductor
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Soloists
Charlotte Hellekant
Einar Jóhannesson

Two Symphonies and a Toccata 14. Mar 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Karólína Eiríksdóttir Toccata
Þorsteinn Hauksson Symphony Two
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Illumine
John Speight Symphony no. 5
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Conductor
Anna-Maria Helsing

Brantelid plays Elgar 28. Feb 19:30 Eldborg | Harpa
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Program
Jórunn Viðar Eldur
Edward Elgar Cello Concerto
Witold Lutosławski Symphony no. 3
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Conductor
Eva Ollikainen
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Soloist
Andreas Brantelid