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MacMillan á Myrkum

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

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Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm

Eldborg, Harpa, Austurbakka 2

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Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm (GMT)

Eldborg, Harpa, Austurbakka 2

Austurbakki 2, 101 Reykjavíkurborg, Ísland, Reykjavík, Iceland

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MacMillan á Myrkum
Á tónleikum Sinfóníuhljómsveitar Íslands á Myrkum músíkdögum verða frumflutt tvö ný íslensk tónverk, eftir þau Báru Gísladóttur og Kjartan Sveinsson.

Ferill Báru er á mikilli uppleið og hefur hún hlotið fjölda verðlauna og viðurkenninga fyrir tónsköpun sína. Nú síðast hlaut hún heiðurs verðlaun Carls Nielsen og Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, ein virtustu menningarverðlaun sem veitt eru í Danmörku. Kjartan Sveinsson hefur fyrir löngu öðlast viðurkenningu sem ótrúlega fjölhæfur tónlistarmaður og tónskáld, fyrst sem einn af forsprökkum hljómsveitarinnar Sigur Rósar en einnig fyrir tónsmíðar sínar sem fluttar hafa verið víða. Kjartan hefur unnið náið með myndlistarmanninum Ragnari Kjartanssyni, leikstjóranum Rúnari Rúnarssyni og fjölda annarra. Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands flutti m.a. Stríð, verk þeirra Ragnars og Kjartans, á sýningu í Þjóðleikhúsinu árið 2018. Á tónleikunum verður einnig fluttur hljómsveitarkonsert nr. 2 eftir Snorra Sigfús Birgisson en konsertinn hlaut Íslensku tónlistarverðlaunin sem tónverk ársins 2024.

Skoska tónskáldið Sir James MacMillan er hljómsveitarstjóri tónleikanna en óhætt er að fullyrða að hann sé eitt þekktasta tónskáld samtímans. Sinfóníuhljómsveitin hefur flutt nokkur verka hans í áranna rás en á þessum tónleikum hljómar básúnukonsert hans frá árinu 2017. Einleikari í þessum krefjandi en áhrifamikla einleikskonsert er leiðari básúnudeildar hljómsveitarinnar, Jón Arnar Einarsson.

Tónlistarhátíðin Myrkir músíkdagar er ein elsta tónlistarhátíð landsins, stofnuð árið 1980 af Tónskáldafélagi Íslands og hefur Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands verið þátttakandi á hátíðinni frá upphafi.

Efnisskrá
Bára Gísladóttir Dægrin – Íslandsfrumflutningur
Sir James Macmillan Básúnukonsert
Kjartan Sveinsson Nýtt verk – frumflutningur
Snorri Sigfús Birgisson Konsert fyrir hljómsveit nr. 2

Hljómsveitarstjóri
Sir James MacMillan

Einleikari
Jón Arnar Einarsson

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The Iceland Symphony Orchestra's concert at the Dark Music Days will premiere two new Icelandic compositions by Bára Gísladóttir and Kjartan Sveinsson. Bára’s career is on the rise, and she has received numerous awards and recognitions during the course of it. Most recently, she received the Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen Honorary Award, one of the most prestigious cultural awards given in Denmark. Kjartan Sveinsson has long been recognised as an incredibly versatile musician and composer, not only as one of the frontmen of the band Sigur Rós but also for his compositions that have been performed all over the world. Kjartan has worked closely with the artist Ragnar Kjartansson, the director Rúnar Rúnarsson and many others. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra performed War, a piece by Ragnar and Kjartan, at the National Theatre of Iceland in 2018. The concert will also feature Orchestral Concerto no. 2 by Snorri Sigfús Birgisson, the concerto won the Icelandic Music Award as Composition of the Year in 2024.

Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan is the conductor of the concert, and it is safe to say that he is one of the most well-known composers of our time. The Symphony Orchestra has performed several of his works over the years, but this concert features his Trombone Concerto from 2017. The soloist in this challenging but moving solo concerto is the leader of the orchestra's trombone section, Jón Arnar Einarsson.

The Dark Music Days music festival is one of the oldest music festivals in Iceland, founded in 1980 by the Icelandic Composers' Association, and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra has been a participant in the festival since the beginning.

Program
Bára Gísladóttir Dægrin – Icelandic Premiere
Kjartan Sveinsson New work – World Premiere
Sir James MacMillan Trombone Concerto
Snorri Sigfús Birgisson Concerto No. 2 for Orchestra

Conductor
Sir James MacMillan

Soloist
Jón Arnar Einarsson


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MacMillan á Myrkum, 29 January | Event in Reykjavík | AllEvents
MacMillan á Myrkum
Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm