January 31 | 18:00, Kaldalón, Harpa, Dark Music Days festival 2020
Young Dark’s are concerts that show the future of compositions in the Nordic countries, performed by young European musicians. Premieres of new works by Fredrik Ekenvi, Oskar Lidström and Robin Lilja, who all are Master students at Luleå Tekniska Universitet in Piteå, Sweden, followed by the premiere of a new version of “Árnar renna” by Elín Gunnlaugsdóttir.
A chamber orchestra of young musicians from Conservatorio di “Santa Cecilia” in Rome and Kópavogur Music School, will be directed by Master students of conducting, also from Piteå.
Program
Árnar renna (2011/2019): Elín Gunnlaugsdóttir
alto-flute, bass-flute, bass-clarinet, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, cembalo and percussion
Premiere of a new version
Paralysis (2019): Fredrik Ekenvi
2 flutes, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass, piano and percussion
Premiere
Kindred Sparks (2019): Robin Lilja
flute, alto-flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass, piano and percussion
Premiere
Umbra (2019): Oskar Lidström
2 flutes, clarinet, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass, piano and percussion
Premiere
Performers:
Arna Ösp Bjarnadóttir, Hlín Halldórsdóttir: flutes
Atli Mar Baldursson: clarinet
Agnese Antonelli, Anna Katrín Hálfdanardóttir, Bergdís Rúnarsdóttir, Buse Korkmaz, Diletta Tullii, Jóhanna Huld Baldurs, Lorenzo Olivero, Oliva Benedetto, Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir, Sandra Mist Úlfarsdóttir, Valeria Fabbri: violins
Camila Sanchez, Daniel Alejandro Gálvez Corrales: violas
Batista Quezada Luis Carlos, Sara Pedrini: cellos
Ásthildur Helga Jónsdóttir: contrabass
Jóhann Gísli Ólafsson: cembalo
Ingibjörg Brynja Finnbjörnsdóttir, Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Þórhildur Anna Traustadóttir: piano
Breki Freysson: percussion
Conductors: Simon Percic, Andrew Hermon