Composers

Played by the best orchestras, ensembles and soloists, his music reflects a powerful sense of drama. The variety of rhythms and sounds, the combination of lyrical and percussive moments, give to his compositions a unique intensity.

Árni Björnsson studied with Páll Ísólfsson and at the Reykjavík College of Music from 1930 to 1935. He went to Manchester, England for further flute studies from 1944-1946 with secondary emphasis on piano and composition. Upon Árni´s return to Iceland he taught at the Reykjavík ...

Hjálmar has been active as a composer in Iceland since his return in 1980 from studies in the US and the Netherlands. His work ranges from shorter solo compositions to larger symphonic works, from lieder and choir works to musicals and opera. Also, he has composed music for dance and thea...

Helgi R. Ingvarsson is a composer based in Brighton, England and Reykjavik, Iceland. His music is premiered and performed in e.g. the Nordic countries and Great Britain and among his works are a whole host of choral works, art songs, instrumental works for chamber groups and seven operas t...

María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (b. 1980) is a composer and a violinist.

Jón Thórarinsson studied music at the Reykjavík College of Music. He studied composition with Paul Hindemith at Yale University, and at Juilliard School of Music in the U.S. He received his Master of Music degree in 1947. Later he also studied in Germany and Austria. Between 1947 and ...

Bára Grímsdóttir commenced her musical studies when she was seven years old. In 1983 she graduated from the department of Music Education at the Reykjavík College of Music. She studied composition with Karólína Eiríksdóttir at the Kópavogur College of Music and with Atli Heimir Sv...

Hródmar I. Sigurbjörnsson´s music career began at 15 when he joined the pop-band Melchior, performing a sort of non-electrified pop/rock melange with a touch of the classical tradition. Later, Mr. Sigurbjörnsson studied guitar and graduated from the Sigursveinn College of Music in 1982...

Oliver Kentish was born in London and studied the cello at The Royal Academy of Music where his teacher was Vivian Joseph. In 1977 he came to Iceland to play in the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. From 1978-1986 he taught at the Akureyri Music School and now teaches at Nyja Tónlistarskólin...