:: Karolina Eiriksdottir :: Compositions ::

Premiere

Guðný 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 Constitution

Music to the Icelandic Constitution will be premiered at Ketilhúsið in Akureyri on March 15th at 2 pm.
This is a joint production of the visual art duo Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson and composer Karólína Eiríksdóttir. The piece is scored for soprano, baritone, piano, double bass and mixrd choir and will be premiered by soprano Ingibjörg Guðjónsdóttir, baritone Bergþór Pálsson, pianist Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, bass player Gunnlaugur Torfi Stefánsson and the chamber choir Hymnodia directed by Eyþór Ingi Jónsson.

The performance is a part of the Art exhibition Bye-bye Iceland, which opens the same day at the Akureyri Art Museum.

Concert in Paris

Music by Karólína Eiríksdóttir
Concert at CITE INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS
18, rue de l'Hôtel de ville, 75004, Paris
Salle Edmond Michelet
February 26th, 2008
Sonata for guitar, Ögmundur Thór Jóhannesson, guitar
Flute Reel, Hafdis Vigfúsdóttir, flute
Partita for piano, Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir, piano
http://www.citedesartsparis.net/

California

Berglind 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 Festival

5th 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 Paris

Tinna 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 piano

Pianist Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir will premiere a new piece for piano at a recital at The Reykjavík Arts Festival.
Laugarborg, May 22nd and Ýmir, May 24th.

Concerto for two flutes and orchestra

Concerto 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 - choreography

The 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 opera

Shadow Play

Music by Karólína Eiríksdóttir
Libretto by Sjón
Visualization by Messíana Tómasdóttir
Ingibjörg Guðjónsdóttir, soprano, Ásgerður Júníusdóttir, mezzosoprano, Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson, tenor, Sverrir Guðjónsson, countertenor
Conductor: Guðni Franzson
New Icelandic opera based on a story by H.C Andersen
The String Theatre in coproduction with the Icelandic Opera

Sonata for guitar

Sonata for guitar, premiered by guitarist Ogmundur Thor Johannesson at the Festival de Musique Provence –Islande on July 8th 2006.

Dark Music Days

Sergio Puccini will premiere Within the Circle for solo guitar. Laugaborg, Eyjafjarðarsveit February 9th 2006, Nordic House, Reykjavík, February 11th 2006, 3 pm.

Dark Music Days

The 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 Trio

Concert 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
Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, violin, Gunnar Kvaran, cello and Peter Máté, piano.

Portrait

Concert 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:
Renku (1992) for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Na Carenza (1993) for mezzosoprano, oboe and viola
Hugleiðing (1996) for violin
Capriccio (1999) for clarinet and piano
Strenglag (2002) premiere for viola and piano
Miniatures (1999) for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Að iðka gott til æru (2001) for mezzosoprano, oboe, viola, cello, harpsichord and mixed choir

Ásgerður Júníusdóttir, mezzosoprano
Matthías Birgir Nardeau, oboe
Ingólfur Vilhjálmsson, clarinet
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, violin
Guðrún Hrund Harðardóttir, viola
Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson, cello
Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, piano
Guðrún Óskarsdóttir, harpsichord
Skálholt Chamber Choir
Hilmar Örn Agnarsson, director

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Email	Premiere Guðný 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 Constitution Music to the Icelandic Constitution will be premiered at Ketilhúsið in Akureyri on March 15th at 2 pm. This is a joint production of the visual art duo Libia Castro and Ólafur Ólafsson and composer Karólína Eiríksdóttir. The piece is scored for soprano, baritone, piano, double bass and mixrd choir and will be premiered by soprano Ingibjörg Guðjónsdóttir, baritone Bergþór Pálsson, pianist Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, bass player Gunnlaugur Torfi Stefánsson and the chamber choir Hymnodia directed by Eyþór Ingi Jónsson. The performance is a part of the Art exhibition Bye-bye Iceland, which opens the same day at the Akureyri Art Museum. Concert in Paris Music by Karólína Eiríksdóttir Concert at CITE INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS 18, rue de l'Hôtel de ville, 75004, Paris Salle Edmond Michelet February 26th, 2008 Sonata for guitar, Ögmundur Thór Jóhannesson, guitar Flute Reel, Hafdis Vigfúsdóttir, flute Partita for piano, Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir, piano http://www.citedesartsparis.net/ California Berglind 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 Festival 5th 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 Paris Tinna 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 piano Pianist Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir will premiere a new piece for piano at a recital at The Reykjavík Arts Festival. Laugarborg, May 22nd and Ýmir, May 24th. Concerto for two flutes and orchestra Concerto 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 - choreography The 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 opera Shadow Play Music by Karólína Eiríksdóttir Libretto by Sjón Visualization by Messíana Tómasdóttir Ingibjörg Guðjónsdóttir, soprano, Ásgerður Júníusdóttir, mezzosoprano, Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson, tenor, Sverrir Guðjónsson, countertenor Conductor: Guðni Franzson New Icelandic opera based on a story by H.C Andersen The String Theatre in coproduction with the Icelandic Opera Sonata for guitar Sonata for guitar, premiered by guitarist Ogmundur Thor Johannesson at the Festival de Musique Provence –Islande on July 8th 2006. Dark Music Days Sergio Puccini will premiere Within the Circle for solo guitar. Laugaborg, Eyjafjarðarsveit February 9th 2006, Nordic House, Reykjavík, February 11th 2006, 3 pm. Dark Music Days The 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 Trio Concert 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 Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, violin, Gunnar Kvaran, cello and Peter Máté, piano. Portrait Concert 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: Renku (1992) for clarinet, violin, cello and piano Na Carenza (1993) for mezzosoprano, oboe and viola Hugleiðing (1996) for violin Capriccio (1999) for clarinet and piano Strenglag (2002) premiere for viola and piano Miniatures (1999) for clarinet, violin, cello and piano Að iðka gott til æru (2001) for mezzosoprano, oboe, viola, cello, harpsichord and mixed choir Ásgerður Júníusdóttir, mezzosoprano Matthías Birgir Nardeau, oboe Ingólfur Vilhjálmsson, clarinet Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, violin Guðrún Hrund Harðardóttir, viola Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson, cello Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, piano Guðrún Óskarsdóttir, harpsichord Skálholt Chamber Choir Hilmar Örn Agnarsson, director
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