2016 | |
| Feb. 25 |
In Reykjavík’s close-knit artistic community, the contemporary music scene is indistinguishable from the rock, pop, and electronic music scenes. A hallmark of our season will be the Reykjavík Festival, curated by Esa-Pekka Salonen and Daníel Bjarnason, which will highlight the creativity thriving in Iceland’s capital... [More] |
2015 | |
| Jan. 13 |
Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has just been awarded a Golden Globe for his score to the film Theory of Everything... [More] |
| Jan. 9 |
The flourishing of musical life in Iceland is often talked about, but one of the main reasons for it is often overlooked. It shouldn’t be, though. When you listen to and watch an outfit such as Sigur Rós, you’ll notice that many of the techniques associated with the band and their lead singer, Jónsi, such as using a bow on his guitar, or the use of different singing registers, relate to his education in classical music and, more importantly, to the willingness to employ classical techniques in a rock context... |
2014 | |
| Sept. 22 |
Universal Music Classics is proud to announce that an all-new album of Anna’s works will be released on Deutsche Grammophon this coming November. |
| August 22 |
BBC-Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. |
April 28 | Olafur Arnalds for original television music in Broadchurch. |
2013 | |
June 25 |
"12 Tónar in Reykjavik isn’t just a charming wonderland of music, it’s a big iron-clad lesson in how to shift CDs in the 21st century" June 21st 2013 – Andrew Mellor – at Gramophone.co.uk. |
Winners 2013... | |
2012 | |
Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir has been awarded the 2012 Nordic Music Prize for her work Dreaming ... [More] – Anna Thorvaldsdottir on the web: Anna Thorvaldsdottir – FaceBook – Twitter – MySpace – YouTube | |
May 15
|  The Reykjavik Art Festival 2012 May 18 - June 3 |
| March 21 |
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The Telegraph
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