WELL RECEIVED FESTIVAL
The final event of the Reykjavik Arts Festival 2009 was a recital by soprano Deborah Voigt. The festival was highly successful and the majority of the 70 events, hosted by over 500 Icelandic and international artists, on the Festival were sold out.
In addition, audiences and critics alike praised the artists, as can be seen in the following glimpses from the reviews of the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið.
Deborah Voigt recital, with accompanist Brian Zeger, May 31 2009
“The audiences were so pleased they literally screamed. It is impossible not to give a recital like this five stars, preferably a cloud of stars.”
Conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky, with pianist Viktoria Postnikova, and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, May 28 2009
“It is safe to say that this (concert) is amongst the most important concerts the The Iceland Symphony Orchestra has performed from its commencement.“
Lhasa de Sela, May 23 and 24 2009
“It is somewhat strengthening to witness the performance of such a natural talent.“
Tiger Lillies, May 29 2009
“Despite of insulting, or almost disgusting, texts, all representation was so precise, so wonderfully beautiful or devastatingly funny that it was impossible not to be drawn into the shadowy world of the three (members of the band) and enjoy.”