Conductor Petri Sakari, former principal conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, leads the Orchestra's wind ensemble in an extremely diverse repertoire where everyone should be able to find something they like. A magnificent fanfare from Paul Dukas' ballet music sets the tone before Milhaud's cheeky and provocative music takes over. Stravinsky's music, dedicated to the memory of Claude Debussy, is a contemplative and solemn work that ends with a serene chorale.

English composer Ruth Gipps was exceptionally versatile and left behind a number of works, including five symphonies. As an oboist, she had an excellent knowledge of wind instruments, which is reflected in an exceptionally beautiful work for 10 wind players in which the sea and the beach play the main roles. The concert concludes with a powerful work for 24 wind players by one of the most well-known Finnish composers of recent years, Magnus Lindberg. In Gran Duo, woodwind and brass players collide, allowing each group's unique musical style to be fully enjoyed.

ISO Wind Ensemble

Conductor
Petri Sakari

Program
Paul Dukas La Péri, fanfare
Darius Milhaud Dixtour
Igor Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Ruth Gipps Seascapes
Magnus Lindberg Gran Duo

Promoter: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Petri Sakari

La Péri (fanfare)

La Péri (Fanfare)

Dixtuor

Symfonier for blæseinstrumenter

Symphonies of Wind Instruments

Symfonier for blåseinstrumenter

Seascapes

Gran Duo

Sakari Conducts The Wind Ensemble

Harpa er tónlistar- og ráðstefnuhús við höfnina í Reykjavík, með salina Eldborg og Norðurljós.

Harpa

Recorder player Lucie Horsch has shot to stardom despite her young age and is now considered the leading recorder player of her generation. The BBC's prestigious music magazine described Horsch's playing as someone blessed with "fearsome virtuosity and superb technique." In this concert, we will explore the possibilities of the recorder in two different works; in Frans Brüggen's transcription of Bach's Violin Concerto for recorder and orchestra, and also in an adventurous work by Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür, Whistles and Whispers from Uluru, where the birdsong of the Baltic Sea mingles with the mystery of Uluru, the reddish sandstone mountain in Australia. Barbara Hannigan, principal conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, also leads the orchestra in two works from the neoclassical era: The sparkling concerto, Dumbarton Oaks, by Igor Stravinsky and the delightful Classical Symphony by Sergei Prokofiev.

Conductor
Barbara Hannigan

Recorder
Lucie Horsch

Program
Johann Sebastian Bach Ricercar a 6 (arr. Anton Webern)
Johann Sebastian Bach Recorder concerto BWV 1053 (arr. Frans Brüggen)
Igor Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks
Erkki-Sven Tüür Whistles and Whispers from Uluru
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D-major, “Classical Symphony”

Promoter: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Barbara Hannigan

Lucie Horsch

Ricercar a 6

Cembalokoncert nr. 2

Harpsichord Concerto No. 2

Cembalokonsert nr. 2

Dumbarton Oaks

Whistles and Whispers from Uluru

Symfoni nr. 1

Symphony No. 1

Hannigan & Horsch

Stravinsky Vorblótið, Ravel Daphnis et Chloé svíta nr. 2 og Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue í útsetningum fyrir tvö píanó. Tónleikaspjall kl. 19:30.

Erna Vala Arnardóttir

Romain Þór Denuit

Forårets Ofring

The Rite of Spring

Vårofferet

Daphnis og Chloé, suite nr. 2

Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2

Rhapsody in Blue

Frá helgisiðum til rapsódíu

Salurinn er tónleikasalur í Kópavogi og heimili tónleikaraðarinnar Tíbrá.

Salurinn

Efnisskrá samin til heiðurs listamönnum sem veittu tónskáldunum innblástur: Stravinsky, Grisey, Ravel, Boulez og Lutoslawski. Tónleikaspjall kl. 19:30.

Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson

Tileinkun

Tan Dun is one of the most renowned composers of our time and is best known for having managed to artistically combine Eastern and Western musical traditions. He is known for his symphonic works as well as film music and has received numerous awards and recognitions for his work, including Grammy, BAFTA, and Academy Awards for his music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. He is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Water Conservation, as water and other elements are very common motifs in his work. The principal timpanist of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Soraya Nayyar, will play the unique Water Concerto by Tan Dun, in which water is often the main solo instrument. The concert will also feature two works by Stravinsky performed for the first time in Iceland: The early work Fireworks, which brought deserved attention to the young composer when it was first performed, and the tone poem The Nightingale's Song, which Stravinsky adapted from his opera The Nightingale from 1914. The spirit of Rite of Spring is embodied in this colourful and lively tone poem that tells the story of how the nightingale's song melted the heart of the emperor in China.

Conductor
Tan Dun

Percussion
Soraya Nayyar

Program
Igor Stravinsky Fireworks
Tan Dun Water Concerto
Igor Stravinsky The song of the Nightingale
Tan Dun Passacaglia - Secret of Winds and Birds

Promoter: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Igor Stravinsky

Most played works

Concerts with music by Igor Stravinsky

13. Nov

18:00

Harpa

Reykjavík

Sakari Conducts The Wind Ensemble

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Conductor: Petri Sakari

13. Nov

18:00

Harpa

Reykjavík

26. Nov

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

Hannigan & Horsch

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Conductor: Barbara Hannigan

26. Nov

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

24. Feb

20:00

Salurinn

Kópavogur

Frá helgisiðum til rapsódíu

Erna Vala Arnardóttir, píanó

Romain Þór Denuit, píanó

24. Feb

20:00

Salurinn

Kópavogur

10. Mar

20:00

Salurinn

Kópavogur

Tileinkun

Elja kammersveit

Stjórnandi: Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson

10. Mar

20:00

Salurinn

Kópavogur

10. Jun

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

Tan Dun & Stravinsky

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Conductor: Tan Dun

Soraya Nayyar, percussion

10. Jun

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

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