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

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

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

Harpa

Anton Bruckner's symphonies have impressed audiences at Iceland Symphony Orchestra concerts throughout the years. Anton Bruckner's Fifth Symphony is no exception. This impressive symphony occupies a rather special place in Bruckner's oeuvre. It is a rather introspective work, beginning with a slow introduction but gradually rising into a magnificent interplay of tones and colours, reaching a climax in the magnificent final movement.
The music of Icelandic-German composer Steingrímur Rohloff has attracted a lot of attention in recent years, and his works have been performed around the world. In recent years, he has focused on solo concerts for world-class soloists. At this concert we will hear the Icelandic premiere of a concerto for horn and orchestra, which was composed at the request of Stefan Dohr, principal horn player of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The concerto premiered in May last year in Aalborg and was received with great acclaim from the audience, with critics calling it "a masterpiece that will be heard again and again." The concert's conductor is Eva Ollikainen, principal conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra from 2020 to 2026.

Conductor
Eva Ollikainen

Horn
Stefan Dohr

Program
Steingrímur Rohloff Horn Concerto (Icelandic Premiere)
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 5

Promoter: Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Anton Bruckner

Mest fluttu verkin

Tónleikar með tónlist eftir Anton Bruckner

19. nóv

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

Storgårds Conducts Bruckner 2

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Alexandra Dariescu, piano

19. nóv

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

15. apr

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

Ollikainen Conducts Bruckner 5

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

Conductor: Eva Ollikainen

Stefan Dohr, horn

15. apr

19:30

Harpa

Reykjavík

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