30/08/2024
UMBRA - 10 ÁRA AFMÆLISTÓNLEIKAR - ÓMUR ALDANNA - Sunnudaginn 1. september kl. 16 í Norðurljósum, Hörpu

UMBRA – ECHO OF THE AGES – CONCERT IN NORÐURLJÓS HARPA, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1 AT 4 PM

The Reykjavik Friends of the Arts Society 42. season UMBRA celebrates ten years of music and merrymaking, in collaboration with The Reykjavík Friends of the Arts […]
22/03/2024
Heildarlestur Passíusálma Hallgríms Péturssonar

COMPLETE READING OF THE HYMNS OF THE PASSION BY HALLGRÍMUR PÉTURSSON in HARPA Music Hall – Hörpuhorni (Harpa corner on the second floor)

Good Friday, March 29 2024, 12 noon – 5:30 pm READER: Halldór Hauksson MUSIC PERFORMED by members of the baroque ensemble Consortico (12-14.30) and the chamber […]
08/12/2023
JÓLIN MEÐ MÓTETTUKÓRNUM- Jólatónleikar Mótettukórsins í Fríkirkjunni í Reykjavík 12. og 13. desember kl. 20

CHRISTMAS WITH THE MOTET CHOIR- Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík Dec 12 &13 at 8 pm

Beautiful Christmas concert with the celebrated Motet Choir, cello and children´s choir in the charming surroundings at Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík by the lake. For decades, The Motet […]
27/11/2023
MARÍUVESPER EFTIR CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI- hátíðartónleikar í Eldborg 3. des kl. 20

MONTEVERDI: The Vespers of the blessed Virgin -Vespro della Beata Vergine Festive concert in Eldborg Harpa first Sunday in Advent Dec 3 2023 at 8 pm

The Vespers of the blessed Virgin -Vespro della Beata Vergine-(1610) by Italian renaissance/early baroque composer Claudio Monteverdi, is a particularly enchanting and marvellous version of the traditional […]
29/09/2023
FENEYJABAROKK - "TÓNAR og TÁR"

BAROQUE MUSIC FROM VENICE- “TEARS vs. SONG”: The Intriguing Life of Barbara Strozzi ( 1619-1677)- A concert with the outstanding baroque group ENSEMBLE MASQUE in Norðurljós Harpa October 17th at 7.30 PM

BAROQUE MUSIC FROM VENICE- “TEARS vs. SONG”: The Intriguing Life of Barbara Strozzi ( 1619-1677) – A concert with the outstanding baroque group ENSEMBLE MASQUE in […]
04/08/2023
Mótettukórinn

FESTIVE CONCERT IN ELDBORG HARPA SUNDAY 27th AUGUST 2023 – 17:00

FESTIVE CONCERT IN HARPA (ELDBORG HALL) SUNDAY 27th AUGUST 2023 – 17:00 PROGRAMME: WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756–1791): REQUIEM K. 626 for 4 soloists, choir and orchestra LEONARD BERNSTEIN […]
15/05/2023
Mótettukórinn

SUMMER EVENSONG with the Motet Choir in Fella- og Hólakirkja church on the Ascension Day, May 18th 2023 at 8 PM

SUMMER EVENSONG Mótettukórinn will sing the summer in at the spring concert in Fella- og Hólakirkja church on the Ascension Day, the18th of May 2023, at […]
04/04/2023
HEILDARLESTUR PASSÍUSÁLMA HALLGRÍMS PÉTURSSONAR í tónlistarhúsinu HÖRPU á föstudaginn langa kl. 12-17

COMPLETE READING OF THE HYMNS OF THE PASSION BY HALLGRÍMUR PÉTURSSON in HARPA Music Hall on Good Friday April 7th

COMPLETE READING OF THE HYMNS OF THE PASSION BY HALLGRÍMUR PÉTURSSON in HARPA Music Hall – NORÐURBRYGGJU on the first floor in front of KALDALÓN Good Friday, April […]
22/03/2023
Íslensku tónlistarverðlaunin

THE GOSPEL OF MARY BY HUGI GUÐMUNDSSON WITH 2 NOMINATIONS AT THE ICELANDIC MUSIC AWARD 2023

The board of the Reykjavik Friends of the Arts society is delighted that the new oratorio GOSPEL OF MARY by the Icelandic composer HUGI GUÐMUNDSSON is […]
22/12/2022
MESSÍAS eftir G.F. Händel á 40 ára afmælistónleikum Mótettukórsins og Listvinafélagsins í Reykjavík - Útsending frá tónleikunum á Rás 1 á Jóladag

Standing ovation after the Messiah performance in Eldborg Harpa Nov 20 2022

Messiah by G.F. Händel was performed for a full house in Eldborg Harpa at the 40 years anniversary concert of the Motet Choir and the Reykjavik […]
14/10/2022

Handel‘s Messiah in Harpa Concert Hall (Eldborg) Sunday 20 November 2022 5 pm

The Motet Choir with the Reykjavík International Baroque Orchestra and four excellent soloists perform Handel‘s Messiah conducted by Hörður Áskelsson in Harpa Concert Hall (Eldborg) Sunday […]
07/06/2022

Photos: The Gospel of Mary by composer Huga Guðmundsson – world premiere June 6 2022 in Hallgrímskirkja Reykjavik

Photos: Leifur Wilberg Orrason. Read more about world premiere of a new oratorio THE GOSPEL OF MARY here.