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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
P谩ll Ragnar P谩lsson: Quake, for cello and chamber ensemble
Haukur T贸masson: Piano Concerto No 2
Magn煤s Bl枚ndal J贸hannsson: Adagio
Haukur T贸masson: In the Seventh Heaven
S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir (cello)
V铆kingur 脫lafsson (piano)
Iceland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dan铆el Bjarnason.
Also from the festival, Riot Ensemble premiere B谩ra G铆slad贸ttir's Seven heavens and combined forces from Poland and Iceland play Finnur Karlsson's new composition named after a Green Karlstad sofa. And Trio Hl枚kk 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: Dan铆el Bjarnason. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
  • P谩ll Ragnar P谩lsson

    Quake for cello and chamber orchestra (2017)

    Performer: S忙unn Thorsteinsd贸ttir. Conductor: Dan铆el Bjarnason. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
  • Haukur T贸masson

    P铆ano Concerto no. 2

    Performer: V铆kingur Hei冒ar 脫lafsson. Conductor: Dan铆el Bjarnason. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
  • Ingibj枚rg 脻r Skarph茅冒insd贸ttir

    Liljul枚g (2017) - iv. 枚ll af lj贸si fyllast

    Ensemble: Hl枚kk Trio.
  • Lilja Mar铆a 脕smundsd贸ttir

    脱尘测苍诲

    Ensemble: Hl枚kk Trio.
  • B谩ra G铆slad贸ttir

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

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

    From My Green Karlstad (2017)

    Conductor: Bjarni Fr铆mann Bjarnason. Orchestra: Kammersveit Reykjav铆kur. Orchestra: Elblag Chamber Orchestra.
  • Magn煤s Bl枚ndal J贸hannsson

    Adagio (1980)

    Conductor: Dan铆el Bjarnason. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
  • Haukur T贸massson

    脥 sj枚unda himni

    Conductor: Dan铆el Bjarnason. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
  • Ingibj枚rg 脻r Skarph茅冒insd贸ttir

    Liljul枚g (2017) - v. gl贸ar 镁ar s贸l

    Ensemble: Hl枚kk Trio.

Broadcast

  • Sat 3 Feb 2018 22:00

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