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Epic landscapes and crossing musical boundaries in Iceland.

“I think pretty much every classical musician I’ve met [in Iceland] plays in a rock band of some kind too,” writes Guy Damann. Musicians in Iceland certainly don’t have much time for the boundaries between classical music and other genres – from soundtracks to pop to heavy metal. Come and hear how that works in this fantastic programme of modern Icelandic music, curated by boundary-pushing conductor and composer Robert Ames, which includes works by musicians from Sigur Rós and composer of The Joker and Tár soundtracks Hildur Guðnadóttir.

Programme to Include:

• Jóhann Jóhannsson (arr. Robert Ames), Kanguru
• Hildur Guðnadóttir (arr. Robert Ames), Ascent
• Ólafur Arnalds (arr. Geoff Lawson), Momentary
• Jonsi & Alex Somers (arr. David Handler), Boy 1904
• Kjartan Sveinsson, Der Klang Der Offenbarung des Göttlichen