BBC Music Magazine

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Celebratin­g its 70th anniversar­y, the Iceland Symphony will undertake two concert tours this season, plus weekly concerts at Reykjavík’s Harpa Concert Hall

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In 2019-2020, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra welcomes a host of outstandin­g artists to Reykjavík’s Harpa Concert

Hall, with programmin­g ranging from

Bach to Wagner to a new work, AIO N, by composer-in-residence Anna Thorvaldsd­ottir. In March 2020 the ISO celebrates its 70th anniversar­y with a gala concert led by chief conductor designate Eva Ollikainen. Other 2019-2020 guest artists include conductors Osmo Vänskä, Hannu Lintu, and Han-na Chang; violinists Augustin Hadelich and Vadim Gluzman; and pianist Stephen Hough. The ISO will undertake two tours this season, giving 13 concerts in Germany, Austria, and the UK.

 ??  ?? Harpa Concert Hall, home of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, is one of Reykjavík’s most distinguis­hed landmarks.
Harpa Concert Hall, home of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, is one of Reykjavík’s most distinguis­hed landmarks.

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