Sinfónían á Myrkum - Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands
Harpa | Eldborg, Austurbakki 2, 101 Reykjavík Directions
Thu 28.01.2027 19:30
The Dark Music Days music festival spotlights new music. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra will premiere compositions by Kjartan Sveinsson and Haukur Tómasson. Kjartan is an incredibly versatile musician and composer. He is known as one of the frontmen of the band Sigur Rós, but also for compositions that have been performed around the world. Haukur Tómasson is among Iceland's leading composers, and the orchestra has performed and recorded a number of his works. Bára Gísladóttir's career is on a meteoric rise, and this concert will see her work, sea sons seasons, performed for the first time in Iceland. In it, the composer reflects on the ocean and the diverse creatures that live there, both real and unreal. The world-renowned Carolin Widmann will play a new violin concerto by Clara Iannotta at the concert. This concerto recently made headlines in the cultural press when the orchestra that originally commissioned the piece refused to perform it. The concerto was written for Widmann and explores the possibilities of the violin and orchestra to the fullest. The concert will also feature Þuríður Jónsdóttir's work from 2014, Miss Reykjavík Rita.
Program
Þuríður Jónsdóttir Miss Reykjavík Rita
Clara Iannotta sand like gold-leaf in smithereens – Iceland Premiere
Kjartan Sveinsson New Work – World Premiere
Haukur Tómasson Sixty Silver Domes – World Premiere
Bára Gísladóttir sea sons seasons – Iceland Premiere
Conductor
Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason
Soloist
Carolin Widmann
Performers
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Kjartan Sveinsson
KjKjartan Sveinsson is an Icelandic musician best known as a former member of the post-rock band Sigur Rós. He played keyboards, flute, and various other instruments in the band from the late 1990s until he departed around 2013. He has also composed orchestral and chamber music, including works for the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. He later rejoined Sigur Rós for their touring and activities.
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Bára GísladóttirComposer and performer
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Myrkir músíkdagar
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