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Marianna Shirinyan

Hlín Leifsdóttir

Ágota Joó

Marianna Shirinyan – góðgerðartónleikar með Hlín Leifsdóttur og Kvennakór Reykjavíkur

Salurinn er tónleikasalur í Kópavogi og heimili tónleikaraðarinnar Tíbrá.

Salurinn

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

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

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

Harpa

ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER MAKES HER HARPA DEBUT

Harpa welcomes Anne Sofie von Otter for her long-awaited Icelandic debut, joined by her close artistic partner Bengt Forsberg, guitarist Fabian Fredriksson and Icelandic soprano Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir.

Anne Sofie will bring her celebrated Christmas programme to Icelandic audiences. Works by Schubert, Wolf, Sibelius, Bach, Fauré, Ravel, Pärt and others come together in a programme that moves between the reflective stillness of the Nordic winter and the warmth and familiarity of the festive season.


The concert also marks the launch of Ópus Reykjavík, a new artistic event series founded by Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, which aims, among other things, to foster creative collaborations between outstanding international artists and Iceland’s artistic community. The concert is presented jointly by Ópus Reykjavík and Harpa.

The concert will take place in Norðurljós, with limited seating available.

 

DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, AN ADDITIONAL CONCERT WITH ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER HAS BEEN ADDED AT 6:00 pm ON DECEMBER 10! GENERAL TICKET SALES FOR THE 6:00 pm CONCERT WILL OPEN ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 AT 9:00 AM.




Renowned for her unparalleled and multi award-winning discography, mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter’s creative versatility has seen her work with legendary artists ranging from the late greats of Carlos Kleiber, Claudio Abbado and Giuseppe Sinopoli to Elvis Costello, Brad Mehldau and Rufus Wainwright.

An ever-evolving repertoire has played a key role in sustaining Swedish-born von Otter’s international profile, from an early position as the superlative Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier) of her generation, to her acclaimed creation of Leonora in the world premiere of Thomas Adès’ The Exterminating Angel at Salzburger Festspiele and Royal Ballet & Opera. Performance highlights in later seasons include as Madame de Croissy in Oliver Py’s staging of Dialogues des Carmélites at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, as Marcellina (Le nozze di Figaro) in Christof Loy’s production at Bayerische Staatsoper, and as L’Opinion Publique (Orphée aux Enfers) in Barrie Kosky’s staging at Salzburger Festspiele. Adding further to an already impressive catalogue of opera repertoire, more recently there have been role debuts as the Countess (Pique Dame) at La Monnaie under Nathalie Stutzmann and Adelaide (Arabella) at Teatro Real under David Afkham.

Equally recognised as a concert and recital singer of exceptional gifts, von Otter’s career has taken her around the globe as a regular presence on the world’s most prestigious stages excelling in a diverse repertoire including works by Mahler, Berlioz, Bach and Kurt Weill, and her expansive Lieder recordings range from classics by Schubert, Schumann, Wolf and Mahler, through lesser-known compilations from Cécile Chaminade, Korngold, Peterson-Bergen and Stenhammar.

Anne Sofie von Otter is one of today’s most recorded artists with an incomparable catalogue built across a career now spanning more than four decades at the top of her profession. A lengthy and exclusive relationship with Deutsche Grammophon produced a wealth of acclaimed recordings including the GRAMMY-winning Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn with Claudio Abbado, Handel’s Ariodante, Giulio Cesare and Hercules with Marc Minkowski and a collaboration with pop legend Elvis Costello on For the Stars. On Naïve Classique, her double CD of Mélodies and Chansons, Douce France, received the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. von Otter immortalized many of her operatic characters on disc: Octavian with Bernard Haitink and the Staatskapelle Dresden and on DVD with Wiener Staatsoper under Carlos Kleiber; Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro) under James Levine; La clemenza di Tito and Orfeo ed Euridice under Sir John Eliot Gardiner; and Ariadne auf Naxos under Giuseppe Sinopoli. Her latest album Berlin! Berlin! Berlin! Kabarett und Exil is an eclectic recital of musical numbers spanning the music of 1920s to 1940s Germany in collaboration with the Salon Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin and Adam Benzwi is released on BIS.



An award-winning soprano and visual artist, Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir was named Singer of the Year in the Classical and Contemporary Music category at the 2021 Icelandic Music Awards. A former ensemble member of Theater Basel and a 2025/26 ECHO Rising Star, she has appeared at leading European opera houses and concert halls including Staatsoper Berlin, Theater Basel, the Elbphilharmonie, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Philharmonie de Paris. She recently made a major international breakthrough in contemporary opera with her acclaimed portrayal of the title role in Unsuk Chin’s Alice in Wonderland, presented in its Austrian premiere in Vienna, where her performance was widely praised for its dramatic precision and vocal virtuosity. This season she continues her close engagement with new music through two major staged world premieres: Hania Rani’s If I Do Not Return and Bryce Dessner’s Herakles Mad to libretto by Anne Carson, in collaboration with the Icelandic visual artist Ragnar Kjartansson.

“Anne Sofie has been a role model for me ever since I began studying singing. Her curiosity, sincerity and the beauty of her voice have had a profound influence on me and shaped me as both a singer and an artist. To now have the opportunity to welcome her to Reykjavík and sing alongside her therefore holds a very special meaning for me. I could not imagine a better beginning for Ópus Reykjavík.”

— Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir

Bengt Forsberg has long been one of the most highly regarded and sought-after pianists of his generation and has enjoyed a fruitful artistic partnership with Anne Sofie von Otter spanning several decades. Together they have recorded numerous acclaimed albums that have attracted international attention and received a wealth of awards and honours, including celebrated recordings of songs by Edvard Grieg, Jean Sibelius and Franz Schubert, among many others.

Forsberg’s repertoire is exceptionally broad, and he has devoted particular attention to music by forgotten and lesser-known masters of the past. His repertoire includes solo piano works by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Emmanuel Chabrier and Kaikhosru Sorabji, while his recordings also feature works by composers including Godard, Boëllmann, Koechlin, Pierné and Alfvén.

He has collaborated with numerous artists in art song and chamber music, most notably, in addition to Anne Sofie von Otter, violinist Nils-Erik Sparf and cellist Mats Lidström.

Promoter: Harpa

Anne Sofie von Otter

Bengt Forsberg

Fabian Fredriksson

Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir

Christmas Concert with Anne Sofie von Otter

It's not every day that a performance of J. S. Bach's great feat, the St. Matthew Passion, is undertaken, but in 2027 it will be 300 years since its premiere. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra will perform this masterpiece of Western music, accompanied by a number of soloists and choirs under the direction of Benedikt Kristjánsson. He is Iceland’s foremost interpreter of Bach's vocal music and is sought after as such throughout Europe. Here, he leads the orchestra in addition to singing the role of the evangelist. Benedikt will be accompanied by many of Iceland’s leading singers, along with a select group of foreign soloists. Three choirs participate in the performance of this magnificent work, which takes about three hours to perform. This is a concert that no music lover can afford to miss.

Conductor and tenor
Benedikt Kristjánsson

Baritone
Anton Haupt
Oddur Arnþór Jónsson

Soprano
Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir

Countertenor
Reginald Mobley

Tenor
Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson

Choirs
The Langholtskirkja Choir
The Motet Choir
School Choir of Kársnes


Program
Johann Sebastian Bach St. Matthew Passion

Promoter: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Benedikt Kristjánsson

Anton Haupt

Oddur Arnþór Jónsson

Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir

Reginald Mobley

Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson

Mattæuspassionen

St. Matthew Passion

Matteuspasjonen

The St. Matthew Passion

The mandolin is not a common solo instrument at Iceland Symphony Orchestra concerts, but here we are being visited by the most renowned mandolin player of our time, Avi Avital. He is a charming musician and a magician on his instrument.  At this concert, he demonstrates his genius in a classical-era concerto for flute and mandolin by Johann Nepomuk Hummel and also in a concerto for mandolin and recorder by J. S. Bach, with conductor Giovanni Antonini playing the recorder. Antonini is a much-awaited visitor to Iceland, as he conducts all the leading symphony orchestras in the world. Antonini also conducts two symphonies from the classical era, one by Joseph Bologne, who has received increased attention in recent years in the world of classical music – and finally Mozart's masterpiece, Symphony No. 41, which is often called the Jupiter Symphony. It is Mozart's last and most ambitious symphony and also one of the high points of the classical musical tradition.

Conductor
Giovanni Antonini

Mandolin
Avi Avital

Program
Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges Symphony No.1
Johann Nepomuk Hummel Mandolin Concerto in G major
Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto in C-minor, BWV 1060 (arr. for mandolin & recorder)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No.41 in C major, "Jupiter"

Promoter: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Johann Sebastian Bach

Most played works

Concerts with music by Johann Sebastian Bach

19. Nov

19:30

Salurinn

Kópavogur

Marianna Shirinyan – góðgerðartónleikar með Hlín Leifsdóttur og Kvennakór Reykjavíkur

Marianna Shirinyan, píanó

Hlín Leifsdóttir, sópran

Kvennakór Reykjavíkur

Stjórnandi: Ágota Joó

Kynnir: Birgir Þórarinsson

19. Nov

19:30

Salurinn

Kópavogur

26. Nov

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

Hannigan & Horsch

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Conductor: Barbara Hannigan

26. Nov

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

10. Dec

18:00

Harpa

Reykjavík

Christmas Concert with Anne Sofie von Otter

Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzosopran

Bengt Forsberg, klaver

Fabian Fredriksson, guitar

Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, sopran

10. Dec

18:00

Harpa

Reykjavík

10. Dec

20:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

Christmas Concert with Anne Sofie von Otter

Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzosopran

Bengt Forsberg, klaver

Fabian Fredriksson, guitar

Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, sopran

10. Dec

20:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

18. Mar

19:00

Harpa

Reykjavík

The St. Matthew Passion

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Anton Haupt, baritone

Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir, soprano

Reginald Mobley, countertenor

Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson, tenor

18. Mar

19:00

Harpa

Reykjavík

20. May

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

Antonini & Avital

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Conductor: Giovanni Antonini

20. May

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

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