Mahler 8 – Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands á Listahátíð í Reykjavík, 30 May | Event in Reykjavík | AllEvents

Mahler 8 – Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands á Listahátíð í Reykjavík

Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands

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Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm

2 hours

Eldborg, Harpa, Austurbakka 2

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Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm (GMT)

Eldborg, Harpa, Austurbakka 2

Austurbakki 2, 101 Reykjavíkurborg, Ísland, Reykjavík, Iceland

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Mahler 8 – Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands á Listahátíð í Reykjavík
Flutningur á 8. sinfóníu Mahlers er án nokkurs vafa stórviðburður í íslensku tónlistarlífi og markar tímamót í sögu Sinfóníuhljómsveitar Íslands. Þetta stórvirki tónlistarsögunnar hefur aldrei áður verið flutt hér á landi og nú er öllu tjaldað til. Sinfónían hlaut snemma viðurnefnið sinfónía þúsundanna þar sem flutningur hennar kallar á óvenjulegan fjölda flytjenda, jafnt söngvara sem hljóðfæraleikara. Á sviðinu verða á fjórða hundrað flytjendur, óvenjustór hljómsveit, átta einsöngvarar, kór og barnakór. Mahler samdi þetta áhrifaríka tónverk á aðeins sex vikum árið 1906, sem risavaxinn fagnaðaróð til kærleikans og mennskunnar, fullan bjartsýni og trúar á mannkynið. Mahler var sannfærður um að skilaboð verksins ættu erindi við heimsbyggðina og enn í dag er flutningur verksins í raun alþjóðlegur tónlistarviðburður í hvert sinn.

Þessir tónleikar verða einnig kveðjustund Evu Ollikainen sem aðalstjórnanda, en hún hefur verið aðalstjórnandi og listrænn stjórnandi Sinfóníuhljómsveitar Íslands frá árinu 2020.

Tónleikarnir eru samstarfsverkefni Listahátíðar í Reykjavík og Sinfóníuhljómsveitar Íslands.

Efnisskrá
Gustav Mahler Sinfónía nr. 8

Hljómsveitarstjóri
Eva Ollikainen

Einsöngvarar
Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Dísella Lárusdóttir
Anna Kissjudit
Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir
Simon O'Neill
Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson
Tómas Tómasson

Kórar
Mótettukórinn
Hljómeyki
Söngsveitin Fílharmónía
Kór Langholtskirkju
Skólakór Kársness

Kórstjórar
Stefan Sand
Magnús Ragnarsson
Álfheiður Björgvinsdóttir

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The performance of Mahler's 8th Symphony is without a doubt a major event in the Icelandic music scene and marks a milestone in the history of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. This masterpiece of musical history has never before been performed in Iceland, and now there is no expense spared. The symphony was nicknamed “the Symphony of Thousands” early on, because its performance calls for an unusual high number of performers, both singers and instrumentalists. On stage will be nearly four hundred performers, an unusually large orchestra, eight soloists, a choir and a children's choir. Mahler composed this moving piece of music in just six weeks in 1906, a towering celebration of love and humanity, full of optimism and faith in humanity. Mahler was convinced that the work's message applied to the whole world, and even today, the performance of the work is a truly international musical event every time.

This concert will also be Eva Ollikainen's farewell as principal conductor. She has been the principal conductor and artistic director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra since 2020.

The concert is a collaborative project between the Reykjavík Arts Festival and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

Program
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 8

Conductor
Eva Ollikainen

Soloists
Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir
Dísella Lárusdóttir
Anna Kissjudit
Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir
Simon O’Neill
Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson
Tómas Tómasson

Choirs
The Motet Choir
Hljómeyki
Philharmonia Choir
Langholtskirkja Choir
Kársnes School Choir

Choir directors
Stefan Sand
Magnús Ragnarsson
Álfheiður Björgvinsdóttir


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Mahler 8 – Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands á Listahátíð í Reykjavík, 30 May | Event in Reykjavík | AllEvents
Mahler 8 – Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands á Listahátíð í Reykjavík
Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm