Reykjavík Arts Festival
SPRING IS HERE! (ALMOST)
It already feels like springtime in the festival office in Reykjavík, as more and more pieces of this year's festival program fall in place. We have announced and opened the box office for two exceptional events: a recital by Russian pianist Arcadi Volodos and Berlioz' Romeo and Juliet. Both will take place in the magnificent new concert hall of Iceland, Harpa. More international names will be announced within few weeks and the full festival program will be available in the beginning of April.
The festival takes pride in the wide variety of events and venues that it offers every year and promises exiting theatre, inspiring music, lovely literature and daring dance at the 2012 festival.
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ARCADI VOLODOS PERFORMS AT THE REYKJAVÍK ARTS FESTIVAL 2012
The Russian pianist, Arcadi Volodos, will give a recital on May 20 at the Reykjavík Arts Festival in Harpa, Eldborg, the new concert hall in Reykjavík.
Box office is now open - Click here for tickets
Arcadi Volodos, celebrated as a "keyboard genius", is without a doubt one of today's most outstanding and internationally interesting pianists. Whether in concert or on CD, his playing is always marked by a combination of breathtaking technical virtuosity and profound and expressive musicality.
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ROMEO AND JULIET BY BERLIOZ CHALLENGES THE SYMPHONIC FORM
At the Reykjavík Arts Festival 2012, Iceland will see for the first time a performance of Romeo and Juliet by French virtuoso Hector Berlioz. This unique and fascinating composition challenges the symphonic form, resulting in a fusion of orchestral work and opera. Sveinn Dúa Hjörleifsson has attracted admiration for his gorgeous tenor voice and Guðrún Jóhanna Ólafsdóttir has a number of singing awards to her name. French bass Nicolas Cavallier sings the part of Friar Laurence, arriving directly from his performance of the same part at the Paris Bastille Opera.
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Head pictures
LOUISE BOURGEOIS at Reykjavik Arts Festival 2011
WE SAW MONSTERS at Reykjavik Arts Festival 2011
AUDIENCE at Reykjavik Arts Festival 2011
ÓLÖF ARNALDS & SKÚLI SVERRIS at Reykjavik Arts Festival 2011
SOLARIS at Reykjavik Arts Festival 2011
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OJOS DE BRUJO at Reykjavik Arts Festival 2011
Music from Barcelona, Corriente Vital tour, on May 27
TONY ALLEN at Reykjavik Arts Festival 2011
HAZE at Reykjavik Arts Festival
