A gala concert with Kristinn Sigmundsson, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and The Iceland Opera Choir. Kristinn Sigmundsson (bass) is one of the most celebrated Icelandic singers on the international opera stage.

Amadou & Mariam, along with their faboulus band will open the festival on May 12 with their riveting and uplifting live show described by a BBC music critic as “musically marvellous” and “rhythmically irresistible”.

OKT/ -Vilnius City Theatre and its director Oskaras Korsunovas bring a daring interpretation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to this year's Reykjavik Arts Festival.

Icelandic and Scots are woven together in this brand new piece by Benni Hemm Hemm. The Reykjavík Wind Ensemble sneaks in between words, occasionally taking control and blowing the roof off.

Here you can see ALL Photography exhibitions, in museums, galleries and in the open air.

A magnificent journey into the musical heritage of Southern Spain and Morocco, this programme brilliantly combines flamenco dance with the Andalusian repertoire of Morocco al-ala music.

Valgeir Sigurðsson, Nico Muhly, Ben Frost and Sam Amidon are the founding members of the Bedroom Community, which after three years of concerts, collaborations and acclaimed album releases, headed out for a trek across Europe:The Whale Watching Tour.

Ágúst Ólafsson baritone and Gerrit Schuil pianist perform Schubert´s best known lieder in a series of concerts, three Sunday mornings in a row.

BROTHERS is an eccentric dance piece about men, where dance, theatre, music and visual arts are combined. The subject of the piece circle around the multifaceted relationships between men and women.

The Finnish musician often referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion, Kimmo Pohjonen expands musical horizons with his unforgettable one-man show.

Mezzosoprano Ásgerður Júníusdóttir and pianist Jónas Sen perform new and unique versions and arrangements of well known songs by Björk and other Icelandic composers.

Megas, Iceland‘s legendary musician, holds a grand concert with an unusual line-up with string quintet, children choir and a rock band.

The internationally renowned vocal ensemble performs the most famous Renaissance pieces written in praise of the Virgin Mary, including Joaquin's Ave Maria, which has been called “the Mona Lisa of Renaissance music”.

Finnish Vaasa City Orchestra and soloists from Caput Ensemble get together for a grand concert with classical and contemporary Icelandic and Finnish pieces by Sibelius, Markus Fagerudd, Toivo Kula, Jón Nordal and an Icelandic premiere of Atli Heimir Sveinsson.

The Reykjavik Jazz Festival and the Reykjavík Arts Festival celebrate their 20th and 4Oth anniversaries with a double jazz night featuring percussionist Marilyn Mazur and Sidsel Endresen among others.

The Icelandic ensemble Njúton and its American counterpart the Formalist Quartet are both dedicated to the performance of adventurous repertoires of on contemporary pieces and world premieres.

A musical and theatrical adventure for children.

A heart-warming kitchen appliances circus. A decathlon in flight connections, Nilfisk illusions, mixer contractions, synchronized handkerchief dancing and many other magical moments.

With brand new compositions and contemporary classics, lasers, light bulbs and fire Ensemble Adapter and the visual artist Halldór Úlfarsson explore the visual potential of music as well as the musical potential of light.

12 visual artists host concerts in their studios.

Symposium on contemporary music led by Elísabet Indra Ragnarsdóttir.

Canadian puppeteer Julie Desrosier as Punzelle a street show that transports passersby into the world of Rapunzel, the Grimm Brother's fairy tale.

8 writers invite guests to their homes to read poems, stories, novels, children´s material, prose, published as well as unpublished material.

The Reykjavík Arts Festival warmly welcomes Leif Ove Andsnes, world renowned Norwegian pianist, and Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff.Tthe three virtuoso soloists collaborate in a recital dedicated to Schumann's 200-year anniversary.