Tectonics Music Festival 1 - 3 March
curator Ilan Volkov
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra proudly presents the launch of Tectonics, a three-day festival of contemporary music curated by the ISO's Music Director, Ilan Volkov.
This March, Reykjavik's Harpa Concert Hall comes to life with 15 concerts and events featuring more than 150 musicians, composers and amateurs. The festival will present different genres of music, classical and electronic music, improvisation, noise and many more. The festival expands to Harpa's four halls and its foyer, with some of the works especially written for the location.
FRIDAY - MARCH 2nd
MAGNÚS BLÖNDAL PORTRAIT
17:45 KALDALÓN RECITAL HALL - INTRO
"On the blue": Bjarki Sveinbjörnsson Ph.D
Short Introductions on Magnús Blöndal
Word music: Magnús Blöndal
Film by Ari Alexander
19:00 NORÐURLJÓS RECITAL HALL - CHAMBER MUSIC BY MAGNÚS BLÖNDAL
Magnús Blöndal:
Minigrams
Áshildur Haraldsdóttir, flute
Matthías Nardeau, oboe
Einar Jóhannesson, clarinet
Brjánn Ingason, bassoon
Solitude
Áshildur Haraldsdóttir, flute
Dimension
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, violin
Four Abstractions
Sonorities I, II & III
Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, piano
Selection of Songs (TBA)
Herdís Anna Jónasóttir, soprano
Árni Heimir Ingólfsson, piano
20:00 ELDBORG MAIN HALL - ORCHESTRAL MUSIC BY MAGNÚS BLÖNDAL
Magnús Blöndal:
Pourquoi
for solo violin and orchestra
Punktar
for orchestra and tape
Tvímundur
for flute and strings
Adagio
for strings
Sigrún Eðvaldsdóttir, violin
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Ilan Volkov
21:30 NORÐURLJÓS RECITAL HALL - HOMAGE TO MAGNÚS BLÖNDAL
Magnús Blöndal: Constellation and Atmos 1
Kira Kira: New work
Ríkharður Friðriksson: Líðan III
Stilluppsteypa: New work
Auxpan: New work