The Chamber Music Society was founded in 1957 and now presents its 69th season. A Season Pass can be purchased for ISK 20.000, whereas the individual ticket price for each concert is ISK 4.900. Please turn to Harpa's box office or click here.

The concert is dedicated to the music of Dmitri Shostakovich, one of the greatest and most admired composers of the 20th century, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his death in Moscow in August 2025. The concert will feature his childhood work, Piano Trio No. 1, which he composed at the age of just 16. The Sonata for violin and piano was not composed until half a century later and the final work of the concert, Shostakovich's Sonata for viola and piano is the last work the composer completed, just a few weeks before his passing.

Programme

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)

Sonata for violin and piano in G-major, op. 134

I. Andante

II. Allegretto

III. Largo

Piano Trio nr. 1 í c-minor, op. 8

Interval

Sonata for viola and piano, op. 147

I. Moderato

I. Allegretto

III. Adagio

Performers

Judith Ingólfsson, violin / viola

Bryndís Halla Gylfadóttir, cello

Vladimir Stoupel, piano

Reykjavik born violinist Judith Ingólfsson gained international recognition when she won the Indianapolis Violin Competition in 1998. She performs on both violin and viola in this concert, along with her husband and duo partner pianist Vladimir Stoupel. They are joined by cellist Bryndís Halla Gylfadóttir.

The Chamber Music Society's concerts are part of Harpa's Sunday Classics series.