Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands (Iceland Symphony Orchestra) (ISO) is an Icelandic orchestra based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Its primary concert venue is the Harpa Concert Hall. The Iceland Symphony is an autonomous public institution under the auspices of the Icelandic Ministry of Education. Iceland Symphony Orchestra made its home in Háskólabíó (University Cinema) from 1961 to 2011, but moved into the new 1800-seat Harpa Concert Hall in spring 2011. The orchestra gives approximately sixty concerts each season. Per a 1982 law (changed in 2007), the Iceland Symphony's primary financial sources are the Icelandic treasury (82%) and the City of Reykjavik (18%).
Eva Ollikainen has been chief conductor and artistic director of the orchestra since September 2020. Osmo Vänskä is the orchestra's honorary conductor and Vladimir Ashkenazy holds the post of Conductor Laureate.[1] Daníel Bjarnason is the orchestra's artist-in-association. Anna Thorvaldsdottir became the orchestra's composer-in-residence in 2018. Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson joined the roster in 2021 as artist in residence and Bertrand de Billy the same year as principal guest conductor. Kornilios Michailidis was appointed as conductor-in-residence 2021.[2]
A Night at the Symphony is a live album and concert video by Laufey with the IcelandSymphonyOrchestra, released on 2 March 2023. With three new cover...
Ollikainen was appointed chief conductor and artistic director of the IcelandSymphonyOrchestra, in a four year contract to commence with the 2021 season. Ollikainen...
OSESP from 2011 to 2013. Tortelier first guest-conducted the IcelandSymphonyOrchestra (ISO) in 1998. In October 2015, the ISO announced the appointment...
[permanent dead link] "IcelandSymphonyOrchestra Names Ilan Volkov Music Director Designate" (Press release). IcelandSymphonyOrchestra. 11 January 2011....
with artists such as Tony Conrad, Jandek, Loren Connors, the IcelandSymphonyOrchestra and Oneohtrix Point Never, and has released several solo albums...
non-exhaustive list of symphonyorchestras in Europe. For orchestras from other continents, see List of symphonyorchestras. Chamber Orchestra of Europe European...
by Icelandic singer Laufey. The song was released via AWAL. The song was released after Laufey's performance with the IcelandSymphonyOrchestra called...
Associate Conductor. He left the orchestra in 2002. Gamba was Chief Conductor and Music Director of the IcelandSymphonyOrchestra from 2002 to 2010. He first...
season included concerts with the IcelandSymphonyOrchestra, Tasmanian SymphonyOrchestra and the Queensland Orchestra, Royal Flemish Philharmonic and...
Karousatos (Torello), Jon Thorsteinsson (Borso); Icelandic Opera Chorus; IcelandSymphonyOrchestra, Igor Buketoff, conductor and arranger (sung in English)...
transformed into the professional symphonyorchestra known today as the IcelandSymphonyOrchestra. The orchestra resides in Harpa, Reykjavík's largest...
classically trained violin player, got offered a job touring with the IcelandSymphonyOrchestra on the East Coast of the US sometime in the late 1990s. They liked...
the New York Philharmonic, the City of Birmingham SymphonyOrchestra, and the IcelandSymphonyOrchestra. It was first performed by the Berlin Philharmonic...
Orchestra, conductor laureate of the IcelandSymphonyOrchestra, and music director of the European Union Youth Orchestra. In July 2013 he became director...
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