Matinée - Björn Steinar Sólbergsson organist at Hallgrímskirkja
Matinée – Björn Steinar Sólbergsson organist at Hallgrímskirkja
Saturday April 5th at 12 hrs.
Admission ISK 2.900
Björn Steinar Sólbergsson, organist and music director of Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík was born in Akranes, western Iceland in 1961. In 1981 he completed his studies at the National Church School of Music, majoring the organ, before studying for a year in Rome with James E. Goëttsche. Björn Steinar then moved to France where he studied with Susan Landale at the Conservatoire National de Musique de Rueil Malmaison and received the Prix de Virtuosité in summer of 1986.
The same year he was appointeded organist in Akureyri Church, north Iceland, where he became very active in the musiclife of Akureyri. In atumn 2006 he was appointed organist in Hallgrímschurch in Reykjavík. He also teaches the organ at the National Church School of Music in Reykjavík and Iceland Unbiversity of the Arts.
Björn Steinar plays organ-music from all periods as well as Icelandic organ- music and arrangements of Scandinavican folk-songs and dances. His recordings of organ and choirmusic have been released on several CD´s and broadcasted on Icelandic State Radio and TV. He received the DV- Cultural-prize for the year 1999, Icelandic Optimism-prize in 2001 and he is The Akureyri Artist of the year 2002. Artist honorar salary in 1999 and 2015.
Björn Steinar has given concerts all over Europe, in USA, Canada and all the Scandinavian countries and performed as a soloist with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, the Akureyri Chamber Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony orchestra and the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. This year Björn Steinar will play concerts in Iceland, Italy and Germany.
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750
Fuge g-moll BWV 578
Herzlich tut mich verlangen BWV 727
Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott BWV 721
O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß BWV 622
Fantasia und fuge g-moll BWV 542
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