A sung solo based on folktale
Laxness Museum - Gljúfrasteinn, Gljúfrasteinn, 270 Mosfellsbær Directions
Sun 05.07.2026 16:00
Móðir mín í kví, kví, performed by soprano Rannveig Káradóttir together with pianist Hrönn Þráinsdóttir, is a sung solo work based on the folktale and folk song of the same name, which holds one of the most painful stories in Iceland's history.
Móðir mín í kví, kví, performed by soprano Rannveig Káradóttir together with pianist Hrönn Þráinsdóttir, is a sung solo work based on the folktale and folk song of the same name, which holds one of the most painful stories in Iceland's history. An account that bears witness to the stark reality that countless girls and women have faced since time immemorial. The work is a shortened version of mother:land, Rannveig's own performance-art piece, which premiered at the Landestheater Coburg in Germany in 2023 and on Icelandic soil at Harpa during Óperudagar Festival in 2024.
Many of the poems in this programme are by the master of the house himself, Halldór Laxness so one could hardly imagine a more fitting frame than the living room of Gljúfrasteinn itself. These timeless poems together with other Icelandic folk and art songs make a single whole that spans the full emotional spectrum.
Rannveig Káradóttir trained in piano, flute, and voice in Iceland, finishing her studies with the mezzo-soprano Alina Dubik, before studying with Kristján Jóhannsson, the world-renowned tenor, in Italy. In 2012, she won a scholarship to the master's programme at the Royal College of Music in London, graduating with distinction in 2014 under the guidance of soprano Janice Kelly.
Hrönn Þráinsdóttir pursued advanced piano studies at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, completing her teaching diploma in spring 2004 with art-song accompaniment as a secondary subject. Her teachers were Dr Tibor Szász and Hans-Peter Müller. She then studied in the Lied (art-song) department of the Stuttgart Music Academy under Cornelis Witthoefft, completing a specialised diploma in summer 2007. Hrönn has performed widely as a soloist, accompanist and chamber musician, and has recorded for radio and on CD.
Everyone is welcome to visit and enjoy the show on Sunday, July 5 at 4:00pm. The concert begins at 4:00 PM, and admission is 3,900 ISK. Tickets are sold at the Gljúfrasteinn reception.
Here is some information on how to get to the museum. There is ample parking space at Jónstótt, see this map for directions.
Many of the poems in this programme are by the master of the house himself, Halldór Laxness so one could hardly imagine a more fitting frame than the living room of Gljúfrasteinn itself. These timeless poems together with other Icelandic folk and art songs make a single whole that spans the full emotional spectrum.
Rannveig Káradóttir trained in piano, flute, and voice in Iceland, finishing her studies with the mezzo-soprano Alina Dubik, before studying with Kristján Jóhannsson, the world-renowned tenor, in Italy. In 2012, she won a scholarship to the master's programme at the Royal College of Music in London, graduating with distinction in 2014 under the guidance of soprano Janice Kelly.
Hrönn Þráinsdóttir pursued advanced piano studies at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, completing her teaching diploma in spring 2004 with art-song accompaniment as a secondary subject. Her teachers were Dr Tibor Szász and Hans-Peter Müller. She then studied in the Lied (art-song) department of the Stuttgart Music Academy under Cornelis Witthoefft, completing a specialised diploma in summer 2007. Hrönn has performed widely as a soloist, accompanist and chamber musician, and has recorded for radio and on CD.
Everyone is welcome to visit and enjoy the show on Sunday, July 5 at 4:00pm. The concert begins at 4:00 PM, and admission is 3,900 ISK. Tickets are sold at the Gljúfrasteinn reception.
Here is some information on how to get to the museum. There is ample parking space at Jónstótt, see this map for directions.
Performers
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Rannveig KáradóttirVocalist
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Hrönn ÞráinsdóttirPianist, active in performing new music and has recorded for radio and CDs.