Det var kallt och definitivt mörkt under festivalen Dark Music Days (Myrkir Músikdagar) som ägde rum i slutet av januari i Reykjavík. Festivalen inleddes med en konsert med Iceland Symphony Orchestra i sitt nya ”hem”, Eldborg i konserthuset Harpa. Orkestern bjöd på ett urval verk som alla fick sitt första framförande i Island, under den säkra ledningen av den nyligen utnämnde chefsdirigenten för Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov.
Þorbjörg Daphne Hall
Good mix of modern classics and new Nordic pieces
It was cold and certainly dark when the opening concert of the Dark Music Days (Myrkir Músikdagar) took place in end of January in Reykjavík. The concert was the Iceland Symphony Orchestra’s contribution to the festival at their “home” concert hall Eldborg in Harpa. The orchestra offered a selection of works, all of which were premiering in Iceland, under the firm direction of the newly appointed chief conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra Ilan Volkov.
