Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Hannigan brings us a concert shrouded in mystery and inspired by ancient myths. The evening's soloists are the resident artist, pianist Bertrand Chamayou, and Rafael Adobas Bayog, the newly appointed principal of the orchestra's flute section. One of the masters of nuance, American composer George Crumb, paints a haunting picture of an imaginary landscape where spirits of the past are hovering. Debussy's dreamy solo about the Greek goddess Syrinx then leads us into the tone poem Luonnotar for soprano and orchestra by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. There, Hannigan poetically tells the story of how Luonnotar, the goddess of air and sea, created the world from pieces of duck egg. The Greek story of Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods to give to humans in the form of wisdom and knowledge, has inspired composers for centuries. Russian composer Alexander Scriabin was one of those inspired and wrote the tone poem The Poem of Fire for piano and orchestra, where the interplay of colour, light, and shadow creates a unique atmosphere in the dreamlike music. Also featured is the work Aequora by María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, which draws inspiration from the depths of the oceans and their ecosystems.

Conductor
Barbara Hannigan

Piano
Bertrand Chamayou

Flute
Rafael Adobas Bayog

Light design
Fabiana Piccioli

Program
 George Crumb A Haunted Landscape
Claude Debussy Syrinx
Jean Sibelius Luonnotar
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir Aequora
Alexander Scriabin Prometheus, Poem of Fire

Promoter: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Barbara Hannigan

Bertrand Chamayou

Rafael Adobas Bayog

A Haunted Landscape

Syrinx

Luonnotar

Prometheus: Ildens digt

Prometheus: The Poem of Fire

Prometheus: Ildens dikt

Aequora

Prometheus

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Harpa

Syrinx

Concerts

11. Feb

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

Prometheus

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Conductor: Barbara Hannigan

Bertrand Chamayou, piano

Rafael Adobas Bayog, flute

11. Feb

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

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