Event info

Eldborg | Harpa

Each year the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Iceland University of the Arts sponsor a competition for young soloists. The competition is open to students at the collegiate level, and the winners perform a solo concerto with the Iceland Symphony. At the podium is Brazilian conductor Ligia Amadio, Chief Conductor of the Montevideo Philharmonic in Uruguay, who conducted the Iceland Symphony’s Women’s concert in 2015 with excellent results.

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Iceland University of the Arts join forces to support our most talented young performers on their path towards the world of professional musicianship. This concert is eagerly anticipated every year, and the atmosphere at the concert is nothing short of magical. The Iceland Symphony-Iceland University soloists’ competition takes place in autumn 2018, and the winners’ names will be published on the orchestra’s website when the results are known.

Gustave Charpentier Depuis le jour, from Louise
Leonard Bernstein Glitter and be Gay, from Candide
W.A. Mozart Der Hölle Rache..., from The Magic Flute
Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor
Samuel Barber Must the Winter Come So Soon, from Vanessa
W.A. Mozart Smanie implacabili, from Cosi fan tutte
Gustav Mahler Urlicht
Jean Sibelius Var det en dröm, from Five Songs
Georges Bizet Habanera, from Carmen
Edward Elgar Cello Concerto in E Minor

CONDUCTOR
Ligia Amadio 

SOLOISTS
Guðbjartur Hákonarson, violin
Harpa Ósk Björnsdóttir, soprano
Hjörtur Páll Eggertsson, cello
Silja Elsabet Brynjarsdóttir, soprano