Musik wie Feuer und Eis: das Iceland Symphony Orchestra in München

Von David Renke, 14 November 2019

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Veranstaltung anzeigen

“Ólafsson verfügt über das Talent... banale Akkordfolgen in tiefschwarze Abgründe zu verwandeln”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Die Residenz: Herkulessaal, München, am 12 November 2019

Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite Nr. 1, Op. 46: Auszüge

Grieg, Peer Gynt Suite Nr. 2, Op. 55: Auszüge

Bjarnason, Processions

Tschaikowsky, Symphonie Nr. 4 in f-Moll, Op.36

Víkingur Ólafsson, Klavier

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Daníel Bjarnason, Musikalische Leitung

Deep space to Romantic sweep: Hough and the Iceland Symphony

David Karlin, 20th April

Sir Stephen Hough produces a memorable piece of pianism in Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto and Anna Thorvaldsdottir's Metacosmos will have converted some contemporary music sceptics.

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Ólafsson, Adès and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra kickstart the planet

Stephen Pritchard, 18th November

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra opens its season with a dazzling showpiece by Thomas Adès.

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Iceland Symphony demonstrates its mettle in UK debut tour

Mark Pullinger, 10th February

A bold programme from an orchestra with a bold sound as the ISO trails in the wake of Storm Ciara on its debut UK tour.

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Iceland Symphony Orchestra in Gothenburg

Dominic Lowe, 19th April

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra's tour to the acoustically excellent Göteborgs konserthus in Sweden for a concert of Sibelius, Strauss and Thorvaldsdóttir was an obvious success, demonstrating an orchestral sound that deserves to be heard abroad more often.

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Iceland Symphony's Scenic Debut

Paul Kilbey, 22nd August

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra give an assured performance in their debut concert at the Proms, most successfully in the new compositions of their compatriots.

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Dark Music Days in Reykjavik

Sofia Nyblom, 30th January

For 24 years, the festival of Dark Music Days has fuelled imagination with contemporary music, thanks to the initiative of the Icelandic Composer’s Union. And with the advent of a glamorous concert hall in the midst of crisis and bankruptcy, the glittering Harpa, the crowds have grown in numbers every year.

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David Renke

David Renke, geboren in München, hat Musikwissenschaft an der Universität zu Köln studiert, wechselte dann zum Studiengang Medien und Kommunikation an die Universität Passau. Er spielt Klavier, Gitarre und ist als Sänger in verschiedenen Chören in Süddeutschland tätig. Sein Schwerpunkt liegt bei der Musik des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts.

Musik wie Feuer und Eis: das Iceland Symphony Orchestra zu Gast in München