Recent events



Korpúlfsstaðir / Reykjavík
Sunday 26. March 2012
between 14:30 and 16:30

At the Exhibition Handverk og hönnun

Movements from J.S. Bach's b minor Partita I, BWV 1002.



Dark Music Days 2012
Harpan, Reykjavík - Kaldalón-Hall

Friday January 27th at 15:00

Duo Landon: Icelandic Violin Duos

Jónas Tómasson Furioso - premiere
Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson Icelandic Folk-song
Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir Ten minutes for two violins
Atli Heimir Sveinsson The Spring is here
Finnur Torfi Stefánsson Dísa's Tune III

Program and program notes



Borgerforeningen Culture House Svendborg Denmark September 29th, 2011 at 20:00.
Images in the Music
A concert with pianist Ole Bartholin Kiilerich. In connection with the sculpture exhibition Kai Nielsen and Icelandic Modernists in SAK, Svendborg Art Museum

Jónas Tómasson
Winter Trees, written for, and dedicated to Hlíf 1983.
Claude Debussy Violin Sonata in g minor
Camille Saint−Saëns
Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso
César Franck Violin Sonata in A major

Program in Danish



Reykjahlíðarkirkja
Þorgeirskirkja
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum
Reykjahlíðarkirkja /
Reykjahlíð Church in Mývatnssveit
2. July 2011 at 21:00
Þorgeirskirkja
Þorgeirs Church at Ljósavatn (Close to Goðafoss)
3. July 2011 at 16:00
Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum, Reykjavík
(as a part of the Museum's Summer Concert Series)
5. July 2011 at 20:30
Repeated
6. July 2011 at 20:30


Male vocal quartet: The Spring Boys , Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir violin and Bjarni Þór Jónatansson piano

Perform a program with vocal quartet standards and violin pieces e.g. by Jón Múli Árnason, Rev. Örn Friðriksson and Fritz Kreisler.



Sigurjóns Ólafsson Museum
April 8th 2011 at 20:00


Mikhail Simonyan violin, Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir violin, Sarah Buckley viola, Martin Frewer viola and Sigurður Bjarki Gunnarsson chello

Felix Mendelssohn
Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major Op. 87
    Allegro vivace
    Andante scherzando
    Adagio e lento
    Allegro molto vivace



Merkin concert Hall New York
January 15th 2011 at 8:00 pm
- Solo concert -

J.S. Bach: Sonata II in a minor BWV 1003
Grave - Fuga - Andante - Allegro
J.S. Bach: Partita I in b minor BWV 1002
Allemanda - Double - Corrente - Double Presto - Sarabande - Double - Tempo di Borea - double
Merrill Clark: Prelude from
The Sorceress
- Sigurjónsdóttir Sonata

written for Hlif Sigurjónsdóttir 2010
J.S. Bach: Sonata III in C major BWV 1005
Adagio - Fuga - Largo - Allegro assai

Flyer Merkin Hall calendar page

Reviews


Wednesday October 20th at 8:00 pm
- Solo concert -
The Nordic House in Reykjavík in cooperation with FÍT
Klassík í Vatnsmýrinni

J.S. Bach: Sonata II in a minor BWV 1003
Grave - Fuga - Andante - Allegro
Merrill Clark: Prelude from
The Sorceress
- Sigurjónsdóttir Sonata

written for Hlif Sigurjónsdóttir 2010
Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata no. 3 op. 27 ‘Ballade
Beth Anderson: May Swale   - premiere in Iceland

Poster (pdf) in Icelandic


Thursday June 3rd 2010 at 20:00

Solo Concert at Zingghaus, Köniz Music School, Switzerland


J.S. Bach:

Sonata II in a minor, BWV 1003
Jónas Tómasson:
Winter Trees, written for and dedicated to Hlíf in 1983
Alfred Felder:
Variations on Victimae paschali laudes written for Hlíf 1987
J.S. Bach: Ciaccona from Partita II in d minor BWV 1004


Saturday May 29th 2010 at 20:15

Solo concert in the Church of Saint Rocco in Mesocco, Graubünden, Switzerland
.

J.S. Bach:

Sonata II in a minor, BWV 1003
Jónas Tómasson:
Winter Trees, written for and dedicated to Hlíf in 1983
Alfred Felder:
Variations on Victimae paschali laudes written for Hlíf 1987
J.S. Bach: Ciaccona from Partita II in d minor BWV 1004
A poster


Sunday April 18th 2010 at 20:00
Solo concert
in Landakotskirkja, the Cathedral of the Catholic Church in Reykjavík.
The Memorial Fund of guitarist Kristján Eldjárn.


J.S. Bach: Sonata I in g minor BWV 1001
Jónas Tómasson: Winter Trees, written for and dedicated to Hlif in 1983.
J.S. Bach: Ciaccona from Partita II in d minor BWV 1004

Program in Icelandic

Merkin Concert Hall, New York
January 11th 2010 at 8:00 pm.
- solo concert -


J.S. Bach: Sonata I in g minor BWV 1001

J.S. Bach: Partita II in d minor BWV 1004

Jónas Tómasson: Winter Trees for violin solo, written for and dedicated to Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir

J.S. Bach: Partita III in E major BWV 1006

- a flyer


Reykholt Church, Borgarfjörður
December 6th at 16:00 -solo concert -


J.S. Bach: Sonata I in g minor BWV 1001

Jónas Tómasson: Winter Trees for violin solo, written for and dedicated to Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir

J.S. Bach: Partita II in d minor BWV 1004

Program


November 28th 2009 at 14:00
Solo concert at Stokkalækur Culture Center


J.S. Bach: Sonata I in g minor BWV 1001

Jónas Tómasson: Winter Trees for violin solo, written for and dedicated to Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir

J.S. Bach: Partita III in E major BWV 1006


June 1st at 14:00
Solo concert at Skútustaðir parish church at Mývatn
Jónas Tómasson: Winter Trees written for Hlíf 1983
  Good trees
  Sad trees
  Mad trees
  Quiet . . .
J.S. Bach: Partíta Nr. 3 in E dur BWV 1006
  Preludio – Loure – Gavotte en Rondeau – Minuet I – Minuet II – Minuet I da capo – Bourée – Gigue
Fritz Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo op. 6

program in Icelandic

May 30th 2009 at 16:00 - Duo Landon in Reyðarfjörður. The concert takes place in the War-time Museum at Hæðargerði.
Atli Heimir Sveinsson: The Spring is here
Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir: 10 minutes for 2 violins
 

May 24th 2009 at 20:00
Duo Landon in Sigurjón Ólafsson Museum at Reykjavík Arts Festival.
Atli Heimir Sveinsson: The spring is here - premiere
(i)   quasi "folk music"
(ii)   Vivo
(iii)  Start together, after that, no synchronization; end independently
(iv)   quasi "folk music"
(v)   con brio, molto energico
(vi)   (no title)


program in Icelandic
Atli Heimir Sveinsson composed the work in Prague while staying there in the spring 2006 and dedicates it to Þórir and Ingibjörg.

April 18th 2009 at 16:30
Solo violin concert in the church of Burgdorf by Bern, Switzerland, in the memory of Werner Gasser.
J.S. Bach: Sonate no. 1 in g minor BWV 1001
    Adagio – Fuga allegro – Siciliana –  Presto

J.S. Bach: From Partita no. 2 in d minor BWV 1004
    Ciaccona

Jónas Tómasson: Winter Trees (1983)
    Good trees – Sad trees –
    Mad trees – Quiet.....

J.S. Bach: Partita no. 3 in E major BWV 1006
    Preludio – Loure – Gavotte en
    Rondeau – Minuet I – Minuet II –
    Minuet I da capo – Bourée – Gigue

program (in German)

December 19th 2008 at. 18:00
Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir violin and Sebastiano Brusco piano. A concert in the chapel of the church Sant'Agnese in Agone, in Rome. A part of the concert series there.
J.S. Bach: Sonate no. 1 in g minor BWV 1001 for violin solo.

Jónas Tómasson: Winter Trees for violin solo, written for and dedicated to Hlíf Sigurjónsdóttir.

Cécar Franck: Sonate for piano and violin.

December 13th 2008 kl. 15
A concert of solo violin works at the Palace Church of The Frederiksborg Castel.
Jónas Tómasson: Winter Trees (1983)
    Good trees – Sad trees – Mad trees –
    Quiet.....

J.S. Bach: Partita nr. 2 in d minor BWV 1004
    Allemanda – Courrante – Sarabanda –
    Giga – Ciaccona

September 19th 2008
Solo violin recital at the Strib Church in Denmark.
J.S. Bach: Sonate nr. 1 in g minor BWV 1001

Jónas Tómasson: Winter Trees (1983)

J.S. Bach: Partita nr. 2 in d minor BWV 1004