Festive Sounds at the Festival of Sacred Arts- 2 trumpets and organ Wednesday June 5 at 8 pm
05/06/2019
LUNCHTIME CONCERT WEDNESDAY JUNE 26TH AT 12 NOON
25/06/2019
The Hallgrímskirkja International Organ Summer opens this year for the 27th time in the wake of a magnificent Festival of Sacred Arts and after the sunniest early summer in the history of these concerts.
From 22 June to 28 August, the Hallgrímskirkja Friends of the Arts invite music lovers to a feast of varied organ music, with 29 concerts featuring leading performers from several countries exploiting the full range of the cathedral’s Klais organ. As in previous summers, the concerts are at 12pm on Thursdays and Saturdays and on Sundays at 5pm.
International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja
Saturday 22. June at 12:00 – 12:30
Björn Steinar Sólbergsson organist in Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík
Björn Steinar will perform pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach and Alexandre Guilmant.
Tickets 2500 ISK
International Organ Summer in Hallgrímskirkja
Sunday 23. June at 17:00 – 18:00
Björn Steinar Sólbergsson organist in Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík
Performing pieces by Louis Viérne, Jón Leifs, Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir and Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson.
Tickets 3000 ISK
Björn Steinar Sólbergsson, organist of Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík was born in Akranes, western Iceland in 1961. In 1981 he completed his studies at the National Church School of Music, majoring the organ, before studying for a year in Rome with James E. Goëttsche. Björn Steinar then moved to France where he studied with Susan Landale at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Rueil Malmaison and received the Prix de Virtuosité in summer of 1986.
The same year he was appointeded organist in Akureyri Church, north Iceland, where he became very active in the musiclife of Akureyri.
In atumn 2006 he was appointed organist in Hallgrímschurch in Reykjavík. He is also headmaster of the National Church School of Music in Reykjavík.
Björn Steinar plays organ-music from all periods as well as Icelandic organ- music and arrangements of Scandinavican folk-songs and dances.
His recordings of organ and choirmusic have been released on several CD´s and broadcasted on Icelandic State Radio and TV.
He received the DV- Cultural-prize for the year 1999, Icelandic Optimism-prize in 2001 and he is The Akureyri Artist of the year 2002. Artist honorar salary in 1999 and 2015.
Björn Steinar has given concerts all over Europe, in USA, Canada and all Scandinavian countries and performed as a soloist with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, the Akureyri Chamber Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony orchestra and the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra.
Program 22.06.’19:
22. júní kl. 12.00:
Björn Steinar Sólbergsson Organist in Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík, Iceland
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685‒1750
Sinfonia, Cantata BWV 29
Transcription Marcel Dupré
Sicilienne, úr flautusónötu BWV 1031
Transcription Haukur Guðlaugsson
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter BWV 650
Alexandre Guilmant 1837-1911
Cantilene Pastorale op. 19
Andante con moto op. 16 nr. 1
Premiere Sonate op 42
Final
23. júní kl. 17.00:
Björn Steinar Sólbergsson organist in Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík, Iceland
Louis Viérne 1870-1937
2e Symphonie
Allegro
Scherzo
Jón Leifs 1899-1968
Rímnadansar op. 11, 1 & 2
Transcription Björn Steinar Sólbergsson
Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir *1964
Fantasia um / on ´Ísland, farsælda Frón´
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson 1847–1927
Vikivaki
Ydille
Transcription Björn Steinar Sólbergsson
Louis Viérne 1870-1937 3éme Symphonie
Cantiléne
Adagio
Finale
