SUMMERCONCERTS
2004
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
| Tuesday June 22nd at 20:30 | Hjörleifur Valsson, violin, Tatu Kantomaa, accordeon and Kristinn H. Árnason, guitar. Music by the Czech composer Václav Trojan including the suite composed for Jirí Trnka's puppet film: The Emperor's Nightingale. Porgram in Icelandic |
| Tuesday June 29th at 20:30 | The Swedish ensemble Musica Humana; Annette Taranto, mezzosoprano, Sven Åberg, lute and vihuela and Björg Ollén, transverse flute. Renaissance Music performed on original instruments. Further info. Icelandic and English Porgram in Icelandic and English |
| Tuesday July 6th at 20:30 | Laufey Sigurðardóttir, violin and Páll Eyjólfsson, guitar. Sonata II in A-major op. 2 no. 2 by Vivaldi, Sonatas no 1 and 4 by Paganini, Waltz op. 34 no. 2 by Chopin-Sarasate, Nocturna by Chopin-Milstein, NADN by Blak and Tango by Zenamon. Press release in Icelandic Porgram in Icelandic |
| Tuesday July 13th at 20:30 | Ragnheiður Árnadóttir, soprano and Peter Nilsson, piano. Works by H. Purcell, W.A. Mozart, D. Argento and the Swedish composers Stenhammar, and Peterson-Berger. Press release Icelandic/English Porgram in Icelandic incl. English cv |
| Tuesday July 20th at 20:30 | Simon Jermyn, guitar, Jóel Pálsson and Ólafur Jónsson, tenor-saxophones, Þorgrímur Jónsson acoustic bass and Erik Qvick drums. Contemporary jazz by Reid Anderson, Per 'Texas' Johansson and the musicians themselves. Press release Icelandic/English Porgram in Icelandic incl. English cv |
| Tuesday July 27th at 20:30 | The Czech ensemble Musica ad Gaudium; Andrea Brozáková soprano, Jaromír Tichý, flute, Václav Kapusta, bassoon and Alena Tichá, harpsichord, joined by the Icelandic oboist Eydís Franzdóttir. The program includes Czech baroque music, as well as works by Sweelinck, Geminiani, Bezdek and Händel Press release Porgram in Icelandic incl. English Summary |
| Tuesday August 3rd at 20:30 | Margrét Árnadóttir, cello and Lin Hong, piano. Fantasiestücke op. 73 by Robert Schumann, Duo for cello and piano in four movements by Bruce Adolphe and Sonata in A-major for cello and piano by Cesar Franck. Press release Porgram in Icelandic incl. English cv |
| Tuesday August 10th at 20:30 | Kristjana Helgadóttir, flute, Ingólfur Vilhjálmsson, clarinet and Gunnhildur Einarsdóttir, harp. Compositions by Igor Stravinsky, Edison Denisov, Luciano Berio, Giacinto Scelsi, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Toru Takemitsu and Guilo Castagnoli. Press release Porgram in Icelandic. English cv |
| Tuesday August 17th at 20:30 | Olivier Manoury bandoneon plays his own compositions as well as works by Astor Piazzolla, Thelonious Monk, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bill Evans, Francisco de Caro and Carlos Gardel. Press release Porgram in Icelandic. English cv |
| Tuesday August 24th at 20:30 | Þorbjörn Björnsson baritone and Ástríður Alda Sigurðardóttir piano. Songs of Travel by Vaughan Williams. Icelandic folk songs and Schubert lieder. Press release Porgram in Icelandic. English cv |
| Sunday August 29th at 20:30 | Gruppo Atlantico; Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir, violin, Sigurlaug Eðvaldsdóttir violin, Guðrún Þórarinsdóttir viola, Robert La Rue cello and Adrienne Kim piano. Music by Robert Schumann. Sonata op. 105 in a-minor for violin and piano, Fünf Stücke im Volkston op. 102 for cello and piano and Pianoquintet op. 44 in E flat-major. Press release Porgram in Icelandic. English cv |
| Tuesday August 31st at 20:30 | Gruppo Atlantico; Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir violin, Robert La Rue cello Adrienne Kim piano and Signý Sæmundsdóttir soprano. Trio in G major by Haydn, Trio no. 1 in B-major op. 8 by Brahms, Impressions for Cello by Inessa Zaretsky and Vocalise by H. H. Ragnarsson. Press release Porgram in Icelandic. English cv |