Reykjavík Grapevine - 14.07.2017, Page 23

THE INTERNATIONAL ORGAN SUMMER
IN HALLGRÍMSKIRKJA 2017
June 21 – August 20
25th ANNIVERSARY
Hallgrímskirkja Friends of the Arts Society 35th season
22. 6. Baldvin Oddsson trumpet &
Elísabert Þórðardóttir organ
29. 6. Örn Magnússon, Breiðholtskirkja
6. 7 . Kitty Kovacs, Vestmann Islands
13. 7. Ágúst Ingi Ágústsson, Horsens
Denmark
20. 7. Einar Jóhannesson clarinet &
Douglas A. Brotchie organ
27. 7. Andreas Schmidt bass, Inga Rós
Ingólfsdóttir cello & Hörður Áskelsson
organ, Hallgrímskirkja
3. 8. Franz Günthner organ, Leutkirch,
Germany
10. 8. Þórir Jóhannsson double bass &
Eyþór I. Jónsson organ, Akureyri
17. 8. Sólveig Anna Aradóttir, Reykjavík
Lunchtime concerts
Thursdays at 12 noon
In cooperation with
Icelandic Organist Association
Ticket sale at the entrance one hour before
the concerts and online on midi.is
Lunchtime concerts
Wednesdays at 12 noon
June 21- August 30
Schola cantorum
Hallgrimskirkja Chamber Choir
24. 6. 12 noon Björn Steinar Sólbergsson,
& 25. 6. 5 pm Hallgrímskirkja
1. 7. 12 noon Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin,
& 2. 7. 5 pm St. Sulpice, Paris, France
8. 7. 12 noon Arno Hartmann,
& 9. 7. 5 pm concert organist, Germany
15. 7. 12 noon Denis Makhankov & Dina Ikhina,
& 16. 7. 5 pm St. Petersburg, Russia
22. 7. 12 noon David Cassan, concert organist,
& 23. 7. 5 pm Paris, France
29. 7. 12 noon Willibald Guggenmos,
& 30. 7. 5 pm St. Gallen, Switzerland
5. 8. 12 noon Bine Bryndorf, concert organist,
& 6. 8. 5 pm Hillerød, Denmark
12. 8. 12 noon Thomas Scheehan,
& 13. 8. 5 pm Harvard University, USA
20. 8. 5pm Lára Bryndís Eggertsdóttir, Horsens
Denmark
Weekend concerts
Saturday at 12 noon and Sunday at 5 pm
with international concert organists
Schola cantorum is the Hallgrímskirkja multiple
prize-winning chamber choir, founded in 1996 by
its conductor Hörður Áskelsson. Schola cantorum
was awarded the “Performer of the Year 2016”
by the Icelandic Music Award in March 2017.
Schola cantorum has from the very start played
an important role in Icelandic music scene with
a repertoire that consists mainly of renaissance,
baroque and contemporary music including
numerous premier performances by Icelandic
composers. The choir gives regularly concerts in
Iceland and has given concerts in Norway, Finland,
Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, Switzerland, France
and USA. Last April the choir was invited to
perform in 5 concerts in the Reykjavik Festival in
Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, organized by the
LA Phil, and received outstanding reviews in world
known newspapers like NY Times, LA Times etc.