18/11/2016
St. Cecilia

Concert in honour of St. Cecilia, Saturday the 19th of November at 2 pm. – Free admission

Concert in honour of St. Cecilia, performed by the Choir and Camerata of the Music Department of Iceland Academy of the Arts will be held in […]
03/11/2016
Choir concert in Hallgrimskirkja

Requiem

Choir concert in Hallgrimskirkja on All Saint’s Day Sunday November 6th at 5 pm SCHOLA CANTORUM chamber choir of Hallgrimskirkja Conductor Hörður Áskelsson ADMISSION: ISK 3500 […]
27/10/2016
Genesis í Hallgrímskirkju

GENESIS – Conversation between artist Erla S. Haraldsdóttir and Jonathan Habib Engquist

Conversation between Erla S. Haraldsdóttir and Jonathan Habib Engquist on the exhibition GENESIS will take place in the foyer of Hallgrimskirkja on Saturday October 29th at […]
24/10/2016
Mótettukór Hallgrímskirkju

Hallgrímskirkja 30 years inauguration anniversary festive concerts October 29th at 7pm and October 30th at 5pm

Triumphant trumpets and thundering timpani will join glorious orchestral tones of theInternational Baroque Orchestra of Hallgrímskirkja (previously of Den Haag) and the rapturous singing of the […]
01/10/2016
Mótettukór Hallgrímskirkju

Hallgrímskirkja 30 years inauguration anniversary – Festive concerts October 29th at 7pm and October 30th at 5pm

Triumphant trumpets and thundering timpani will join the glorious orchestral tones of the International Baroque Orchestra of Hallgrímskirkja (previously of Den Haag) and the rapturous singing […]
31/08/2016

Genesis – A new exhibition opens in Hallgrímskirkja on Sunday

The coming Sunday at 12.15 noon, artist Erla S. Haraldsdóttir opens a new exhibition by the name of Genesis in Hallgrímskirkja. Genesis consists of seven paintings made […]
30/08/2016

Singing the summer away – Schola Cantorum’s final summer concert tomorrow

All summer long, Hallgrímskirkja has resonated with the clear and beautiful tones of Schola Cantorum, the chamber choir of the church. This year, the theme of their […]
23/08/2016

An Icelandic Ave Maria tomorrow

One of the most precious songs of Icelandic musical history is the heart-rendering Ave Maria written by Sigvaldi Kaldalóns, a popular choice for the funerals of […]
19/08/2016
James McVinnie

Last weekend of the International Organ Summer at Hallgrimskirkja 2016 with the internationally renowned James McVinnie

Sat. August 20 at 12 noon Sun. August 21 at 5 pm James McVinnie is internationally renowned both as soloist and collaborator in new music. At […]
09/08/2016

A new CD, the Queen of Sheba and a Bach feast this week

It is the ninth week of the International Organ Summer 2016 and ahead are exciting events: A new CD will be published, we are expecting a […]
02/08/2016

Finlandia, the Suite Gothique and the National anthem this week at the Organ summer

The festive and beautiful national anthem of Iceland was for a long time considered too difficult for the ordinary person to sing and surrounded with a […]
26/07/2016

An oboe, a cockcrow and a famous American organist

As usual, we have a most lively week ahead at the International organ summer, with an oboe, a surprise cockcrow and a world known organist from […]
24/07/2019
Dr. Isabelle Demers

Canadian organist makes the instrument sing at The International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja

International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja Saturday 27. July at 12:00 – 12:30 Isabelle Demers, a concert organist from Canada, music professor in USA Performs pieces by […]
24/07/2019
Ágúst Ingi Ágústsson og Lene Langballe

Medieval music at The International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja

International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja  Thursday 25. July at 12:00 – 12:30  Ágúst Ingi Ágústsson Icelandic concert organist  performs pieces by Frescobaldi, Crecquillon, Schop, Dowland, Palestrina, […]
16/07/2019
Schola cantorum

SCHOLA CANTORUM – LUNCHTIME CONCERT WEDNESDAY JULY 17 AT 12 NOON

The Chamber Choir of Hallgrímskirkja, Schola cantorum will give a Lunchtime Concert at 12 noon on Wednesday July 17.  The repertoire varies from Icelandic folk songs […]
15/07/2019
Yves Rechsteiner

Wonderful organ music with Yves Rechsteiner concert organist from France in Hallgrímskirkja this weekend

International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja  Saturday 20. July at 12:00 – 12:30 Yves Rechtsteiner, concert organist from France Performing own arrangements of pieces by J. S. […]