19/07/2016
The International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja is looking ahead to a week full of angels, hymns, sunshine and coffee! Chamber choir Schola Cantorum’s weekly Wednesday (July […]
12/07/2016
Katelyn Emerson may be just 24 but she is one of the word’s most promising organists. Just last month she won first place in the biannual […]
12/07/2016
Originality is organist Lára Bryndís Eggertsdóttir’s trait. In that style, she absolutely refuses to disclose the programme of her concert in Hallgrímskirkja next Thursday July 14 […]
05/07/2016
Icelandic musical heritage on Wednesday Hallgrímskirkja’s multi-prized chamber choir, Schola Cantorum, gives ana cappella concert every Wednesday at noon this summer and tomorrow, July 6, is […]
28/06/2016
Mickey Mouse and Dinsey’s wonderful film Fantasia is probably what springs to many minds at the mentioning of Paul Dukas’ piece The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. However, Mickey […]
21/06/2016
Last weekend we had a most splendid start of the Organ Summer with young Thomas Ospital’s concert. His magnificent playing was both thrilling and very moving […]
11/06/2016
Young stars of the organ, the premiere of a brand new, Icelandic organ piece and a top secret programme are on the calendar in Hallgrímskirkja this […]
11/05/2016
Pentecost is lavishly celebrated in Hallgrímskirkja every year, this year with a magnificent organ concert, a beautiful a cappella concert with the church choir and the […]
28/04/2016
Composer Jón Nordal has written some of Iceland´s best loved songs, one of them a beautiful lullaby to the lyrics of the Iclelandic Nobel Prize winning […]
13/04/2016
Just before Easter we had Swedish organist Mattias Wager and Icelandic actress Halldora Geirhardsdottir perform Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf. Both children and parents were enthralled […]
13/04/2016
The Friends of the Arts Society has received a beautiful video recording made on Maundy Thursday, March 24th, in Hallgrimskirkja. On that day, over 100 children […]
22/03/2016
Easter is always a grand celebration in Hallgrimskirkja and we have a busy and festive week ahead. On Holy Thursday a choir of 120 children will […]
15/07/2019
International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja Thursday 18. July at 12:00 – 12:30 Jón Bjarnason organist in Skálholt, Iceland plays pieces by Vivaldi, Bach, Mouret, Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson, […]
09/07/2019
Born in 1993, the Austrian organist Johannes Zeinler started his musical career at the local music school in his native town near Vienna. He continued his […]
09/07/2019
Eyþór Franzson Wechner was born in Akranes, a fishing town just north of Reykjavík. He began his piano studies at the age of 7 but switched […]
09/07/2019
Schola cantorum, the chamber choir of Hallgrímskirkja will give a Lunchtime concert at Hallgrímskirkja, from 12:00-12:30 on Wednesday July 10 at 12 noon. The repertoire varies […]