{"id":4119,"date":"2018-06-07T12:02:27","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T12:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/listvinafelag.is\/?p=4119"},"modified":"2018-06-14T15:21:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T15:21:14","slug":"hallgrimskirkja-international-organ-summer-june-16-august-19-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listvinafelag.is\/en\/hallgrimskirkja-international-organ-summer-june-16-august-19-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Hallgrimskirkja International Organ Summer – June 16- August 19 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hallgr\u00edmskirkja<\/a>4 concerts a week – three organ concerts and one choral concert.<\/p>\n

The Klais-organ of Hallgr\u00edmskirkja is the largest instrument in Iceland. With its consecration in 1992, ideal conditions to pursue and enjoy organ music in Iceland arose: A complete concert organ in a building with perfect acoustics for one.<\/p>\n

Today, this organ is the centre of Icelandic organ culture, an international platform for concert organists and a great magnet for organ students. The organ\u2019s brand new computer technology, installed during renovations in 2012, has further enlarged the group of admirers. Numerous electronic composers have written and performed striking organ pieces with the aid of their computers and attracted new audience. With the International Organ Summer concert series and the biannual Festival of Sacred Arts at Hallgr\u00edmskirkja, where many of the world\u2019s best organists have performed, both the church and organ are firmly on the map in the organ world.<\/p>\n

It is a great joy to launch yet another splendid International Organ Summer programme in Hallgr\u00edmskirkja. For the 26th time the summer in the church will be filled with beautiful organ sounds.
\nEvery week there are three organ concerts and one choral concert. Between concerts organists are almost constantly practising on the huge Klais-organ, enthralling the tourists daily flocking to the church. Many a traveller takes his time watching the organists prepare for concert. In Hallgr\u00edmskirkja the chance to experience the organist up close is unique, in most churches the organist is hidden up on the organ loft behind bannisters or rows of pipes.<\/p>\n

This summer our guest organists are from far and wide, from France, Germany, Spain, Austria, Check Republic, Sweden and Iceland. All are granted the freedom to choose their own programme so what they offer is specifically chosen for the Klais-organ and the big audience of Hallgr\u00edmskirkja.
\nTickets are sold online on MIDI.IS and at the entrance one hour before each concert. Admission ISK 2000-2500.<\/p>\n

Four concerts every week:<\/p>\n

All Wednesdays<\/strong> (from June 20 to August 29 ) at 12:00 noon the chamber choir Schola cantorum sings for 30 minutes from its repertoire Icelandic and international music. Director is H\u00f6r\u00f0ur \u00c1skelsson.<\/p>\n

All Thursdays<\/strong> (from 21st June to 16th August) at 12:00\u201212:30 noon, Icelandic organists play the Klais organ either as soloists or with a soloist.
\n21st June Baldvin Oddsson trumpet and Steinar Logi Helgason organist H\u00e1teigskirkja, Reykjav\u00edk
\n28th JuneEl\u00edsabet \u00de\u00f3r\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, organist K\u00e1lfatjarnarkirkja
\n5th July Kitty Kov\u00e1cs, organist Landakirkja, the Westmann Islands
\n12th July Pamela De Sensi flute, Steingr\u00edmur \u00de\u00f3rhallsson organist Neskirkja Reykjav\u00edk
\n19th July \u00de\u00f3runn El\u00edn P\u00e9tursd\u00f3ttir soprano and Lenka M\u00e1t\u00e9ov\u00e1 organist K\u00f3pavogskirkja, K\u00f3pavogur
\n26th July L\u00e1ra Brynd\u00eds Eggertsd\u00f3ttir, organist, Reykjav\u00edk
\n2nd August K\u00e1ri \u00deormar, organist Reykjav\u00edk Cathedral
\n9th August Fri\u00f0rik Vignir Stef\u00e1nsson, organist Seltjarnarnes Church
\n16th August J\u00f3nas \u00de\u00f3rir J\u00f3nasson, organist B\u00fasta\u00f0akirkja, Reykjav\u00edk improvises over melodies by George Gershwin with the theme \u201cRapsody in Blue\u201d<\/p>\n

All Saturdays<\/strong> (from 16th June to 19th August) at 12:00-12:30 noon and all Sundays<\/strong> at 5 PM, the weekend organists and guests of Hallgr\u00edmskirkja play.<\/p>\n

16th and 17th June: Ey\u00fe\u00f3r Franzson Wechner, Bl\u00f6ndu\u00f3s Church
\n23th and 24th June: Bj\u00f6rn Steinar S\u00f3lbergsson, Hallgr\u00edmskirkja, Reykjav\u00edk
\n30th June and 1st July: Irena Ch\u0159ibkov\u00e1, St James Basilica, Prague, Check Republic
\n7th and 8th July: Winfried B\u00f6nig, Cologne Cathedral, Germany
\n14th and 15th July: Loreto Aramendi, Santa Maria Basilica, San Sebastian, Spain
\n21st and 22nd July: Thierry Escaich, Saint-Etienne-du-Mont, Paris, France
\n28th and 29th July: Thierry Mechler, Cologne Philharmonics, Germany
\n4th and 5th August: Elke Eckerstorfer, St. Augustin Church, Vienna, Austria
\n11th and 12th August: Hans-Ola Ericsson, Organ professor at McGill in Monreal, Canada
\n19th August: Hannfried Lucke, Organ professor at Mozarteum University, Salzburg, Austria. Hannfried Lucke will also perform during the Reykjav\u00edk Cultural Night programme in Hallgr\u00edmskirkja 18th of August.<\/p>\n

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\"\" See brochure here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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