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Iceland Dark Music Days

Tom Service reports from the Iceland Dark Music Days and introduces a concert of new music played by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Bjarnason.

Tom Service reports from the Iceland Dark Music Days and introduces a concert of new orchestral music.

Sebastian Fagerlund: Drifts
Páll Ragnar Pálsson: Quake, for cello and chamber ensemble
Haukur Tómasson: Piano Concerto No 2
Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson: Adagio
Haukur Tómasson: In the Seventh Heaven
Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir (cello)
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Iceland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daníel Bjarnason.
Also from the festival, Riot Ensemble premiere Bára Gísladóttir's Seven heavens and combined forces from Poland and Iceland play Finnur Karlsson's new composition named after a Green Karlstad sofa. And Trio Hlökk essay their haunting 'hidden one', light harp.

Photo by Odd Stefan.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 3 Feb 2018 22:00

Music Played

  • Sebastian Fagerlund

    Drifts

    Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
  • Páll Ragnar Pálsson

    Quake for cello and chamber orchestra (2017)

    Performer: Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir. Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
  • Haukur Tómasson

    Píano Concerto no. 2

    Performer: Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson. Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
  • Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir

    Liljulög (2017) - iv. öll af ljósi fyllast

    Ensemble: Hlökk Trio.
  • Lilja María Ásmundsdóttir

    ѳԻ

    Ensemble: Hlökk Trio.
  • Bára Gísladóttir

    Seven heavens (of different heights (and depths)) (2018)

    Conductor: Aaron Holloway-Nahum. Ensemble: Riot Ensemble.
  • Finnur Karlsson

    From My Green Karlstad (2017)

    Conductor: Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason. Orchestra: Kammersveit Reykjavíkur. Orchestra: Elblag Chamber Orchestra.
  • Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson

    Adagio (1980)

    Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
  • Haukur Tómassson

    Í sjöunda himni

    Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
  • Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir

    Liljulög (2017) - v. glóar þar sól

    Ensemble: Hlökk Trio.

Broadcast

  • Sat 3 Feb 2018 22:00

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