27/09/2018
James David Hicks

ORGAN CONCERT WITH JAMES DAVID HICKS NORDIC JOURNEY/ORGAN MUSIC IN THE NORDIC TRADITION – Hallgrímskirkja, Saturday September 29 at 5 pm

James David Hicks gives an organ recital at the famous Klais- organ in Hallgrimskirkja Reykjavik, Saturday September 29 at 5 pm. Among very various and exciting […]
07/09/2018
Trond Kverno - Norwegian priest and composer

Festive service Sunday September 9th at 11 am with music by Trond Kverno

The famous Norwegian priest and composer, Trond Kverno will be celebrated in the Hallgrimskirkja Sunday service September 9th at 11 am . Organists are Hörður Áskelsson, Music Director of […]
17/08/2018
Sálmafoss í Hallgrímskirkju á Menningarnótt

Reykjavík Cultural Night 2018 – Feast of Hymns in Hallgrímskirkja Saturday August 18th 3-9 pm

PROGRAMME Presented by Dr. Sigurður Árni Þórðarson pastor of Hallgrímkirkja, and Inga Harðardóttir, youthworker.  3 pm  Sing-a-long with the Klais organ!  3.10 pm  Hymns of a new […]
14/08/2018
Hannfried Lucke

Hannfried Lucke organist and professor at Mozarteum University in Salzburg plays at the International Organ Summer, Sunday 19 August

Hannfried Lucke studied in his home town of Freiburg/Breisgau in Germany, at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, and with Lionel Rogg in Geneva. In 1997 he […]
14/08/2018
Jónas Þórir Jónasson

Jónas Þórir organist of Bústaðakirkja plays at the International Organ Summer, Thursday 16 August

Jónas Þórir (1956) first got acquainted with the organ when he studied with Martein H. Friðriksson and later with Hörður Áskelsson and Björn Steinar Sólbergsson. He […]
07/08/2018
Hans-Ola Ericsson

HANS-OLA ERICSSON organist/professor at McGill University in Montréal plays at the weekend concerts Saturday 11 August and Sunday 12 August

Hans-Ola Ericsson studied composition and the organ in Stockholm, Freiburg, USA and Venice. In 1989 he was appointed chaired professor in the church music and organ […]
07/08/2018
Friðrik Vignir Stefánsson organisti Seltjarnarneskirkju

Friðrik Vignir Stefánsson plays at the International Organ Summer, Thursday 9 August

Friðrik Vignir Stefánsson earned a cantor’s degree at the National Church School of Music in 1987 and in 2005 he was a graduate student at the […]
02/08/2018
Elke Eckerstorfer

ELKE ECKERSTORFER organist of St. Augustin in Vienna plays at the weekend concerts Saturday 4 August and Sunday 5 August

Elke Eckerstorfer studied the organ, piano and harpsichord at the University of Music in Vienna. The winter of 2000/2001 she studied at the National Conservatory of […]
01/08/2018
Kári Þormar

Kári Þormar organist at the Reykjavik Cathedral plays at the International Organ Summer, Thursday 2 August

Kári Þormar graduated with a church musician‘s diploma with distinction from the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. Kári has given numerous organ concerts, both in Iceland […]
26/07/2018
Thierry Mechler

Thierry Mechler titular organist of the Cologne Philharmonic at the weekend concerts Saturday July 28 and Sunday July 29

Thierry Mechler is a composer and organist, the titular organist at the Cologne Philharmonic and professor of organ and improvisation at the University for Music and […]
26/07/2018
Lára Bryndís Eggertsdóttir

Lára Bryndís Eggertsdóttir organist gives a concert at the International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja on Thursday 26. July

Lára Bryndís Eggertsdóttir completed her soloist diploma from the National Church School of Music under the guidance of Hörður Áskelsson. She recently moved back to Iceland […]
20/07/2018
Thierry Escaich

Thierry Escaich organist of St-Étienne-du-Mont church in Paris at the weekend concerts Saturday July 21 and Sunday July 22

Thierry Escaich is one of the best known French organists and composers of the younger generation. Since 1997, he has been the organist of St-Étienne-du-Mont church […]