12:15

Kaldalón, Harpa

Flute and Piano Recital

Guðrún S. Birgisdóttir, flute / Peter Máté, piano

Works by Jón Nordal, Snorri S. Birgisson, Þorkell Sigurjörnsson

 

16:05

RÚV, Iceland State Broadcasting System, Efstaleiti 3

Opening Ceremony Concert, broadcast live

Songs by Atli Heimir Sveinsson

Þóra Einarsdóttir, soprano, Ágúst Ólafsson, baritone, Eva Þyri Hilmarsdóttir, piano, Helga Bryndís Magnúsdóttir, piano
ókeypis aðgangur meðan húsrúm leyfir / free entrance, seating subject to availability

 

19:30

Opening Concert

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Eldborg, Harpa

Works by Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson, Páll Ragnar Pálsson, Davíð Brynjar Franzson, Gerald Barry

Soloist: Una Sveinbjarnardóttir

Conductor: Ilan Volkov

 

22:00

Electroacoustic Music

Kaldalón, Harpa

Programme TBA

 

 

12:15

Piano Recital

Kaldalón, Harpa

Þórarinn Stefánsson, piano

Works based on the song “Ísland farsælda Frón” by Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, Jón Leifs, Hallgrímur Helgason, Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson, Oliver Kentish, Kolbeinn Bjarnason, Karólína Eiríksdóttir, Ríkarður Örn Pálsson, Tryggvi M. Baldvinsson.

 

15:00

Kaldalón, Harpa

Violin and Harp Recital – Works by Icelandic Female Composers

Laufey Sigurðardóttir, violin / Elísabet Waage, harp

Works by Jórunn Viðar, Mist Þorkelsdóttir, Þuríður Jónsdóttir, Ragnhildur Gísladóttir

 

17:00

Kaldalón, Harpa

Álftanes Music School 25th Anniversary Concert

Performed by music students of ÁMS aged 7 - 18

Works commissioned for the occasion by Karólína Eiríksdóttir, John Speight, Tryggvi M. Baldvinsson and Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson

 

20:00

Norðurljós, Harpa

Four New Concertos

CAPUT Ensemble

World Premieres of Concertos by Áskell Másson, Jónas Tómasson, Snorri S. Birgisson, Þórður Magnússon

Soloists: Brydís Halla Gylfadóttir, cello, Hávarður Tryggvason, double bass, Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, piano, Þórhallur Birgisson, violin

Conductors Guðni Franzson, Snorri S. Birgisson

 

22:30

Norðurljós, Harpa

Classical/Avant-Garde/Jazz/Blues/Fusion Choir Music with Electric Guitar

Hljómeyki Chamber Choir

Work by Hafdís Bjarnadóttir
Hafdís Bjarnadóttir, Ragnar Emilsson, guitars

 

00:00

Passing Planets

Location TBA

Opening of sound/video installation and introducing Calmus Automata by Kjartan Ólafsson

 

 

12:15

Kaldalón, Harpa

Ocean: Icelandic and Canadian Soundscapes

Brandon University New Music Ensemble

Works by Nicole Lizée, Kjartan Ólafsson, Brent Lee, Sigi Torinus, Atli Ingólfsson, Christopher Byman

 

15:00

Kaldalón, Harpa

New Works for Baroque Instruments

Nordic Affect Ensemble

Works by Anna Þorvaldsdóttir, Hildur Ingveldar Guðnadóttir, Þuríður Jónsdóttir

 

17:00

Norðurljós, Harpa

Chinese and Icelandic Music

Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Icelandic-Chinese Cultural Foundation

CAPUT Ensemble

Soloist: Wei-Ji, gu-zheng (chinese traditional instrument)

Guests of Honor: Ma Jisheng, Ambassador of China in Iceland, Xiaogang Ye, Artistic Director Beijing Modern Music Festival, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Minister of Education and Culture

Works by Xiaogang Ye, Li Shaosheng, Sveinn Lúðvík Björnsson

 

20:00

Norðurljós, Harpa

 

 

23:00
Norðurljós, Harpa

Late Night Concert: Un sonido entre las piedras by Kolbeinn Bjarnason
Ingibjörg Guðjónsdóttir, soprano, Kolbeinn Bjarnason, flute, Guðmundur Kristmundsson viola, Elísabet Waage, harp

 

 Sunday February 3

 

13:00

Kaldalón, Harpa

Co-Commissions

Musicians from CAPUT perform works by Einar Torfi Einarsson and Davíð Brynjar Franzson co-commissioned with Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and Transit Festivals

Áshildur Haraldsdóttir, flute, Guðni Franzson, clarinet, Eiríkur Örn Pálsson, trumpet, Sigurður Halldórsson, cello

 

 

15:00

Háteigskirkja Church, Reykjavík

Vox Feminae Female Choir

Works by Bára Grímsdóttir

Conductor: Margrét Pálmadóttir

 

17:00

Kaldalón, Harpa

In the Darkness of the Light: New Technologies Pushing the Boundaries of Live Concert Music

Curator: Megumi Masaki, piano

Works by Keith Hamel, Sid Robinovich, T. Patrick Carrabré, Kevin Ei-ichi deForest, Kjartan Ólafsson, Brent Lee, Sigi Torinus

 

20:00

Norðurljós, Harpa

The Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra: Expanded Fantasies

Works by György Kúrtag, Þráinn Hjálmarsson, Jónas Tómasson, Charles Ives, Steingrímur Rohloff, Alejandro Castaños

Soloists: Áshildur Haraldsdóttir, flute, Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, piano, Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, piano,
conductor Ezequiel Menalled