Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands er sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslendinga og heldur tónleika sína í Hörpu í Reykjavík.

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho, about Marion Crane's fateful visit to the Bates Motel in California, is considered by many to be one of the best films of the past century. The film was nominated for four Oscars and is still immensely popular even though over 65 years have passed since its premiere. The eerie music of American composer Bernard Herrmann is crucial in its success. He composed music for seven of Hitchcock's films, the music for Psycho being the most well known. It is written exclusively for the orchestra's string instruments, and their possibilities are explored in depth. The piercing strings in the famous shower scene will haunt the audience for days after the concert!
Don't miss Psycho in a live performance by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in Eldborg. 

The film is not suitable for viewers under the age of 16.

Conductor
Ben Palmer

Psycho – Film in Concert 

Director
Alfred Hitchcock

Music
Bernard Herrmann

Promoter: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Ben Palmer

Psycho

Psycho - Film in Concert

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

Harpa

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

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

his concert will feature two pieces performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra for the first time: Piano Concerto by Clara Schumann and Symphony No. 2 by Anton Bruckner. The piano concerto will be played in the unique interpretation of Alexandra Dariescu. The concerto was written by Clara when she was very young, only 14 years old, as Clara Wieck. A few years later, she married the composer Robert Schumann and took her husband's well-known surname. Bruckner's Second Symphony was nicknamed the "The Symphony of Pauses" due to Bruckner's generous use of pauses to separate formal elements within the work. In the later version of the work, Bruckner had significantly reduced the number of pauses and shortened them, but the name remained, nonetheless. With this symphony, it can be said that Bruckner took a major step in perfecting his mastery of the symphonic form.
Finnish conductor and violinist John Storgårds conducts the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at the concert, but he will also perform the solo violin in three little romances by Clara in an orchestral arrangement by Bernard Rofe.

Conductor and violinist
John Storgårds

Piano
Alexandra Dariescu

Program
Clara Schumann 3 Romances (arr. Bernard Rofe)
Clara Schumann Piano Concerto
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 2

Promoter: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Alexandra Dariescu

John Storgårds

Tre romancer

Three Romances

Tre romanser

Klaverkoncert

Piano Concerto

Klaverkonsert

Symfoni nr. 2

Symphony No. 2

Storgårds Conducts Bruckner 2

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

Barbara Hannigan, recorder virtuoso Lucie Horsch and a group of musicians from the Iceland Symphony Orchestra invite concertgoers on an exciting journey of discovery where folk and popular music from different parts of the world will be performed. We’ll hear Luciano Berio's brilliant arrangements of folk songs from various countries performed by Barbara Hannigan, powerful Eastern European rhythms that inspired Bartók, and the pulsating rhythms of tropical recorder hits. When combined with the musicality of Charlie Parker and the folk music of Iceland, this concert becomes a true feast for the eyes and ears performed by world-class artists.


Recorder and mezzo-soprano
Lucie Horsch

Soprano and conductor
Barbara Hannigan

Musicians of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Program
Georg Philipp Telemann Double concerto for recorder and flute
Béla Bartók Three Hungarian Folksongs from Csík
Irish traditional Londonderry Air
Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Serbian traditional Pašono kolo
Astor Piazzolla Fuga y misterio
Astor Piazzolla Libertango
Luciano Berio Folk Songs
Icelandic traditional Móðir mín í kví kví (arr. Barbara Hannigan)

Promoter: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Koncert for blokfløjte og fløjte

Concerto for Recorder and Flute

Konsert for blokkfløyte og fløyte

Tre ungarske folkesange fra Csík

Three Hungarian Folksongs from Csík

Tre ungarske folkesanger fra Csík

Londonderry Air

Rumænske folkedanse

Romanian Folk Dances

Rumenske folkedanser

Pašono kolo

Fuga y misterio

Libertango

Folk Songs

Móðir mín í kví kví

Between Worlds

There is nothing that better highlights the anticipation of Advent than the graceful and warm music of the classical period. From Mozart's opera about Queen Idomeneo comes graceful ballet music that is popular on its own in concert halls around the world, outside the context of the opera. Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir performs a solo in the light-hearted D-major cello concerto by another master of the classical era, Joseph Haydn, whose concertos for the instrument are the absolute core works of cello literature and always manage to captivate audiences. Rarely performed, however, is a symphony by Marianna Martines, who is generally considered to have been the first woman to compose a symphony. She managed to cultivate her musical talents despite living in the male-dominated world of the eighteenth-century Austrian music scene. Finally, Conductor Matthew Halls conducts Mozart's so-called Linz Symphony, named after the Austrian city, where the composer lived briefly in 1783 and put the city firmly on the world map of music history with this sun-drenched symphony.

Conductor
Mathew Halls

Cello
Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir

Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ballet music from Idomeneo
Joseph Haydn Concerto for Cello No. 2
Marianna Martines Symphony in C
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No.36, "Linz"

Promoter: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Matthew Halls

Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir

Balletmusik fra Idomeneo

Idomeneo Ballet Music

Balettmusikk fra Idomeneo

Cellokoncert nr. 2

Cello Concerto No. 2

Cellokonsert nr. 2

Symfoni i C-dur

Symphony in C

Symfoni nr. 36

Symphony No. 36

Advent Concert at the Symphony

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra's Christmas concert is a true festive moment for Christmas children of all ages. As usual, the atmosphere in Eldborg is festive, as young instrumentalists and ballet dancers, along with soloists and choirs, present guests with a splendid and diverse programme. Classic Christmas songs intertwine with classic fairy tales that get everyone in the holiday spirit. Maximus Musicus puts on his red hat and Barbara the clown performs her familiar and warm Christmas meditation that strikes a chord in every heart. This is a family concert, tailored to young audiences, and the concert lasts about one hour without intermission. The concert is interpreted in sign language.


Conductor
Nicholas Swensen

Soprano
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir

Tenor
Jóhann Kristinsson

Sign language
Kolbrún Völkudóttir

Host
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Choirs
Reykjavik Girls' Choir
Aurora Chamber Choir

Guests
Dancers from the Icelandic Ballet School
Bell Choir of the Reykjanesbær School of Music
Bell Choir of Tónstofa Valgerðar
Kópavogur School Choir
Harp ensemble

Promoter: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Nicholas Swensen

Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir

Jóhann Kristinsson

The Iceland Symphony's Christmas Concert - Family Concert

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Concerts

12. Nov

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

Psycho - Film in Concert