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Portrait: Karólína EiríksdóttirAs Karólína Eiríksdóttir´s opera MagnusMaria will have continuing new performances this fall in Stadsteater in Stockholm and the National Opera in Helsinki, Ásgerdur Júníusdóttir, mezzo-soprano and Tinna Taorsteinsdóttir, pianist will give two concerts with Karólína´s works during that period. Ásgerdur sings one of the leading parts in the opera and together with Tinna they will a.o. premiere a new song cycle, which Karólína wrote especially for them, to new poetry by author Sjón. The first concert takes place in the Norwegian Church in Stockholm on Nov. 29th and at the Icelandic Embassy on Dec. 1st; Iceland´s Self-governance Day. Magnus Maria at the National Opera in HelsinkiHESINGFORS 3 DECEMBER 2016 kl. 20.00 Magnus Maria in StockholmThe opera Magnus Maria will be performed at the City Theatre in Stockholm. Magnus Maria nominated to a prizeThe opera Magnus Maria is nominated to the Nordic Council music prize 2016. Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir at Dark Music DaysHlíf Sigurjónsdóttir performs Meditation for solo violin at the Dark Music Days Festival. Magnus Maria at The Reykjavík Arts FestivalThe opera Magnus-Maria will be performed at the National Theatre of Iceland on June 3 2015, 20:00 as part of the Reykjavík Arts Festival. Berglind Maria´s Lock at The Reykjavík Arts FestivalThe recently discovered instrument called Lokkur can be traced to Icelandic settlers in the United States of America in the early decades of the 20th century. Árbær, Open Air Museum Caregivers at The Reykjavík Arts FestivalCaregivers, by Libia Castro og Ólafur Ólafsson, will be screened at Bíó Paradís cinema, on the opening weekend of Reykjavík Arts Festival. The video portrays two migrant caregivers from Ukraine and Romania and their elderly clients in their relationship and daily work in the area of Rovereto. Magnus-Maria in OsloThe opera Magnus-Maria will be performed at the National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, May 23rd 2015 and in Ystad in Sweden, May 27th 2015. Katrina Chamber Music Festival, The Åland Islands 5-9 August, 2014Clouds for solo cello, Soliloquy for solo violin and String Tune for viola and piano will be performed at the Katrina Chamber Music Festival in Åland, August 7th, 8th and 9th 2014. Magnus-MariaMagnus-Maria, an opera by Karolina Eiriksdottir with a libretto by Katarina Gäddnäs, directed by Suzanne Osten, dramaturgy and adaption by Ann-Sofie Bárány, will be premiered in Åland July 15th 2014. Premiere: Alandica July 15th 2014, 7 PM. Performances in Alandica: Other performances: STOCKHOLM ESBO In Vultu Solis in HelsinkiHELSINKI 9.04.2014 Helsinki Music Center, Camerata at 19:00 • DocMus-concert Nr. 4 - Nordic Violin Music written in 1970 - 1980 • Annemarie Åström, violin - Annika Palm and Lars Karlsson, piano - Tomas Nuñez-Garcés, cello • E. Englund: Sonata for violin and piano, A. Nordentoft: 2 satser for violin og klavir, A. Eliasson: In Medias for solo violin, K. Eiriksdottir: In Vultu Solis for solo violin, L. Karlsson: Arioso for piano trio Live broadcast via internet: www.siba.fi/video Women solosPieces by five female composers will be set to dance by five female choreographers at the 15:15 concert series. Valgerdur Runarsdottir will compose dance to Clouds for solo cello by Karolina Eiriksdottir, performed by Gunnhildur Halla Gudmundsdottir cellist. Tinna Thorsteinsdottir at Dark Music DaysPianist Tinna Thorsteinsdottir performs Partita by Karolina Eiriksdottir at a solo recital at the Dark Music Days festival. Gudny Gudmundsdottir at Dark Music DaysViolinist Gudny Gudmundsdottir performs In vultu solis by Karolina Eiriksdottir in a solo recital. The NoteDots, Water and Colours by Karolina Eiriksdottir at The Note, festival of Icelandic music schools. Performed by students from the Alftanes Music School. Icelandic folk music at Dark Music DaysPianist Thorarinn Stefansson performs arrangements by Icelandic composers of Icelandic folk songs. Two arrangements by Karolina Eiriksdottir; Island farsaelda from and Liljulagid. Alftanes Music School at Dark Music Days25th anniversary of The Alftanes Music School was celebrated at a concert with new music composed by students and professional composers. The Viola and various voicesJonina Audur Hilmarsdottir, viola with mezzosoprano Asgerdur Juniusdottir and pianist Astridur Alda Sigurdardottir premiers an arrangement of the lullaby Now I Close my Eyes by Karolina Eiriksdottir. The arrangement was written for Jonina in memorium of Jonina's mother and sister. Oboe Concerto at HelmifestivaaliMatthias Nardeau performs Oboe Concerto by Karolina Eiriksdottir at the Helmifestivaali, Seinäjoki, Finland with the Seinäjoki City Orchestra and conductor Tuomas Rousi. Alftanes Music School25th anniversary of The Alftanes Music School was celebrated at a concert with new music composed by students and professional composers. Oboe ConcertoMatthias Nardeau premiers Oboe Concerto by Karolina Eiriksdottir with the Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra and conductor Bernhardur Wilkinson. Saxophone Quartet at Dark Music DaysThe Icelandic Saxophone Quartet performs Saxophone Quartet by Karolina Eiriksdottir at a concert at the Dark Music Days Festival. Icelandic folk musicPianist Thorarinn Stefansson gives a recital with Icelandic piano music at the Sigurjon Olafsson Museum. Among pieces on the program is an arrangement by Karolina Eiriksdottir of the folksong Enginn lái ödrum frekt. Saxophone QuartetThe Icelandic Saxophone Quartet performs Saxophone Quartet by Karolina Eiriksdottir at a concert with Icelandic saxophone quartets at the Skalholt Summer Concerts. La Biennale di Venezia 2011La Biennale di Venecia June 2nd - November 27th 2011. Guðný in TallinViolinist Guðný Guðmundsdóttir gives a recital at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre on February 19th at 6 PM. Two solo violin pieces by Karólína Eiríksdóttir will be on the program: In vultu solis and Soliloquy. The Constitution on TVThe work Constitution of Iceland by composer Karólína Eiríksdóttir and visual art duo Ólafur Ólafsson and Libia Castro airs on RUV (The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service) Channel 1 on the 16th of February 2011 at 22:15 pm. Performers are singers Ingibjörg Gudjónsdóttir, Bergthór Pálsson, the chamber choir Hymnodia with conductor Eythór Ingi Jónsson, Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir, pianist and Gunnlaugur Torfi Stefánsson, double bass player. Rerun on 20. Feb. 2011 at 13:50 pm The Constitution of IcelandThe Constitution of Iceland by composer Karólína Eiríksdóttir and visual art duo Ólafur Ólafsson and Libia Castro will be performed on the 12th of February 2011 in Hafnarborg (The Hafnarfjordur Centre of Culture and Fine Art) at 3 pm. Performers are the chamber choir Hymnodia with conductor Eythór Ingi Jónsson and singers Bergthór Pálsson and Ingibjörg Gudjónsdóttir as well as pianist Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir and double bass player Gunnlaugur Torfi Stefánsson. Hong KongWilliam Lane, violist, and Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir, pianist, play String Tune for viola and piano at a recital in The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Lee Hysan Concert Hall, Esther Lee Building, Chung Chi College on September 9th 2010 at 8 pm. CloudsSamuli Peltonen, cellist, plays Clouds for solo cello as a part of the Elokuu-ensemble's Nordic tour. Nordic House, Reykjavík, August 3rd, 2010. Tinna in LondonPianist Tinna Thorsteinsdottir gives a solo Recital at The Foundling Museum in London 17th of June 2010 at 1 pm with an Icelandic program. Works by Jón Leifs, Mist Thorkelsdóttir, Karólína Eiríksdóttir, Hilmar Thordarson and Thorsteinn Hauksson. The Garðabær Women’s ChoirThe Garðabær Women’s Choir performs "Úr árstíðasöngli" at their anniversary concert. May 2nd, 2010, at Langholtskirkja. Conductor: Ingibjörg Guðjónsdóttir. Ögmundur Thor in SeattleGuitarist Ögmundur Thor Johannesson gives a solo recital at the Nordic Heritage Museum (Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series) in Seattle on April 11th 2010. Sonata for solo guitar by Karolina Eiriksdottir is on the program. Guðrún in PozsnanFlutist Guðrún Sigríður Birgisdóttir will perform Spor/Traces for alto flute in a recital on February 18th in Aula Nova í Pozsnan. Spor was written for Guðrún who premiered the piece in 2000. Ögmundur Thor at Dark Music DaysGuitarist Ögmundur Thor Jóhannesson will give the Icelandic premiere of Sonata for guitar at his recital at the Dark Music Days Festival. Wednesday, January 27th at the Norcic House in Reykjavík at noon. Sonata was written for Ögmundur Thor Jóhannesson, who premiered the piece in France on July 8th 2006. Hymnodia at Dark Music DaysBlíða for chamber choir with text from Milton's Paradise Lost, Icelandic translation by Jon Thorlaksson will be performed at Hymnodia's concert at the Dark Music Days Festival on January 31st, at 2 o'clock, location to be announced. Conductor: Eythor Ingi Jonsson. Blíða was written for Hymnodia's tour to Switzerland in September 2009. Hymnodia in SwitzerlandThe Chamber Choir Hymnodia with conductor Eythor Ingi Jonsson gives concerts with music by Icelandic women in Switzerland and Reykjavík in September 2009. Reykjavík, September 8th 2009
CaregiversSuðsuðvestur in Reykjanesbaer, Iceland Music video. TrioA new piece for The Reykjavík Trio will be premiered March 29th, 2009. The piece is commissioned by the Trio, celebrating their 20th anniversary. Women and Chamber MusicOn International Women’s Day, 8 March at 17:00, a concert at the Culture House with chamber pieces by contemporary Icelandic female composers. Music by: Jórunn Viðar, Þóra Marteinsdóttir, Mist Þorkelsdóttir, Karólína Eiríksdóttir, Anna Þorvaldsdóttir, Þuríður Jónsdóttir, Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir, Bára Grímsdóttir and Elín Gunnlaugsdóttir. Gradus ad ProfundumThórir Jóhannsson performs Gradus ad Profundum for solo double bass at three recitals: in Laugarborg March 13th, Dalvík March 15th, and at the Sigurjón Ólafsson Art Museum, March 22nd 2009. CaregiversMusic video. FEBRUARY MARCH Europe XXL - Liquid Frontiers, Tri Postal, Lille (e)migrants with(in) - Open Space, Vienna Solo show - Gallery Arve Opdhal, Berlin Solo show - Galleria Riccardo Crespi, Milan APRIL Invasion of Sound - Zacheta National Art Gallery, Warsaw SEPTEMBER Tinna and FrankConcert at the Dark Music Days festival on Saturday February 7th 2009 in Hafnarborg. SoliloquyConcertmaster Guðný Guðmundsdóttir performs Soliloquy for solo violin August 19th 2008, at the Sigurjón Ólafsson Art Museum. Star MurmurBerglind María Tómasdóttir, flute, and Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir, piano, will perform Star Murmur on two occasions; in Akureyri on July 25th and in Reykjavík on July 27th 2008. The CaregiversThe Caregivers is written in cooperation with visual artists Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson. Music video. 14 mint / color / sound / language English / subtitles English and Italian
Meditation for solo violinViolinist Una Sveinbjanardóttir will perform at the annual music festival Vid Djúpid in Iceland this summer along with pianist Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir. Program: Sonata by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett for violin and piano, Recitativo e Arioso by Witold Lutoslawski for violin and piano and Meditation by Karólína Eiríksdóttir for violin. June 23rd 2008, in Edinborgarhús in Ísafjördur at 12.10 pm PremiereGuðný Guðmundsdóttir, concertmaster, will premiere a new piece for solo violin at Salurinn on March 27th at 8 pm. The piece is written for Guðný. Pianist Shoshana Rudiakov, cellist Gunnar Kvaran and violinists, former and present students of Guðný will appear at the concert with her. On the program are work by Bartók, Vivaldi, Franck and Dvorak. The Icelandic ConstitutionMusic to the Icelandic Constitution will be premiered at Ketilhúsið in Akureyri on March 15th at 2 pm. The performance is a part of the Art exhibition Bye-bye Iceland, which opens the same day at the Akureyri Art Museum. Soprano and pianoSoprano Ingibjörg Guðjónsdóttir and pianist Valgerður Andrésdóttir will perform "Njóla" and "Sólin er runnin upp" at the 15:15 concert series in the Nordic House on March 9th, 2008. Concert in ParisMusic by Karólína Eiríksdóttir CaliforniaBerglind María Tómasdóttir and Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir performed Star Murmur for flute and piano at Maybeck Studios, Berkeley, CA, on the 10th of February 2008 at 4 pm and on Bang on a Can’s Marathon Festival on the 9th of February at 1.15 pm in Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' Forum, San Francisco, CA. Njúton/Dark Music Days Festival5th of February 2008: Concert in Reykjavík at the Dark Music Days festival. Berglind María Tómasdóttir, flute and Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir, piano will premiere a new piece for flute and piano. Tinna in ParisTinna Thorsteinsdóttir, piano. Concert at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris on the 8th of January 2008 at 8.30 pm in Salle Edmond Michelet. Program: Catalogue d'Oiseaux, Book V by O. Messiaen, Partíta by Karólína Eiríksdóttir, Granit Games by Mist Thorkelsdóttir New piece for pianoPianist Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir will premiere a new piece for piano at a recital at The Reykjavík Arts Festival. Concerto for two flutes and orchestraConcerto for two flutes and orchestra will be premiered by flutists Gudrun S. Birgisdottir and Martial Nardeau with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at the Dark Music Days Festival in Reykjavík, February 2007. Clouds - choreographyThe Finnish choreographer Ulla Koivisto is working on a choreography of Clouds for solo sello for a performance at the Helmi Dance Festival in Seinajoki in Finland, September 15th -17th. Dancer: Satu Rekola, cellist: Samuli Peltonen. New operaShadow Play Sonata for guitarSonata for guitar, premiered by guitarist Ogmundur Thor Johannesson at the Festival de Musique Provence –Islande on July 8th 2006. Dark Music DaysSergio Puccini will premiere Within the Circle for solo guitar. Laugaborg, Eyjafjarðarsveit February 9th 2006, Nordic House, Reykjavík, February 11th 2006, 3 pm. Dark Music DaysThe Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra performs Six Movements for String Quartet at a concert in the National Gallery of Iceland, February 12th 2006 at 8 pm. The Reykjavík TrioConcert at the Hafnarfjörður Institute of Culture and Fine Arts Sunday October 9th, 2005 Music by Karólína Eiríksdóttir, Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson and Schumann The Reykjavík Trio
PortraitConcert with music by Karólína Eiríksdóttir at the National Gallery of Iceland, October 8th, 2005, at 5.30. Solo and chamber works from 1992-2002. Program: Ásgerður Júníusdóttir, mezzosoprano |
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