Composers

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...

Thordur Magnusson is a prolific composer, arranger, orchestrator and engraver. He’s not only a respected classical composer but is also in great demand as an arranger. His mastery in arranging various styles of music is unique and his arrangements include all types of instrumental combin...

Hugi Gudmundsson (Iceland, 1977) studied composition at Reykjavik College of Music with Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson and Úlfar Ingi Haraldsson. In 2005 he finished a Masters degree in composition from the Royal Danish Academy of Music where he studied with Bent Sørensen, Hans Abrahamsen and ...

Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson played a key role in promoting new musical movements in Iceland around the middle of the century. He studied composition at the Juilliard School in New York from 1947-1952, where his theachers included B. Wagenaar and M. Bauer he also came into certain amount ...

Páll Ragnar Pálsson was born in 1977 in Reykjavík, Iceland. For most of his youth he played the guitar in a rock band called Maus. When Maus quit in 2004, he found his musical identity through electronic music studies that led into classical composition.

Páll Ísólfsson studied music, mainly the organ with Karl Straube in Leipzig (1913-18). He was an assistant and substitute organist at St. Thomas´ Church in Leipzig 1917-1919. Further studies with Joseph Bonnet in Paris 1925.

Hafdís Bjarnadóttir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 17 August 1977. She started playing electric guitar at the age of 12 with the focus on rock and folk music, playing with bands and writing her own music. She graduated in jazz guitar performance from the FÍH School of Music, Icela...

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.