In a collaboration for the ages, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra will perform symphonic arrangements of the exceptional works of Ásgeir.
Ásgeir is one of Iceland’s most successful artists whose distinct Icelandic sound blends acoustic and electronic music with his trademark lilting vocals. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra is one of the leading institutions on the country’s cultural scene who have performed to great acclaim at international festivals and in concert halls.
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra will beautifully reimagine Ásgeir’s signature songs in symphonic arrangements. With this unique collaboration, fans of both symphonic music and Ásgeir’s enchanting melodies will have the opportunity to experience an extraordinary fusion of genres.
This concert reignites the ISO’s collaboration with the Iceland Airwaves festival, which will in the future be an annual event. In previous Airwaves concerts, the ISO has performed with artists such as John Grant, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Emilíana Torrini, and Ólafur Arnalds.
Please note: Tickets to this event are not included in the Iceland Airwaves festival pass.
Iceland Airwaves fesitval ticket holders receive a 10% discount and Airwaves Plus ticket holders receive a 20% discount. See your purchase confirmation or e-mail inbox for details.
Iceland Symphony is Iceland’s national orchestra and gives weekly concerts in Harpa, Reykjavík, from September to June.
The orchestra was founded in 1950 and is one of the leading institutions on the country’s cultural scene. It has performed to great acclaim at international festivals and in concert halls, including the BBC Proms in 2014, as well as New York’s Carnegie Hall and Vienna’s Musikverein.
One of Iceland’s most successful exports, Ásgeir’s distinct Icelandic sound blends acoustic and electronic music with his trademark lilting vocals.
From the diminutive hamlet of Laugarbakki, Ásgeir’s unique songs are made all the more idiosyncratic by the fact that his 72-year-old father, retired school teacher and poet Einar Georg Einarsson, provides the majority of the lyrics. At only 20 years of age, Ásgeir released the fastest-selling debut album in Icelandic history.
His 2022 fourth studio album, Time On My Hands sees Ásgeir in a state of self-reflection and experimentation.
