The Icelandic flute septet viibra performs four works from their celebrated debut album viibra, released last year, which explores the possibilities of expanded flute playing.

The album exemplifies their collective creative prowess, inviting friends and collaborators along for the journey. viibra was founded in 2016 to support Björk’s album Utopia and are best known for their dynamic role in Björk’s highly praised theatrical concert Cornucopia, which viibra performed in from 2018 to 2023. Margrét Bjarnadóttir, artist and choreographer, has worked with viibra on stage movements for almost seven years and joins them for this unique concert experience. Bjarnadóttir has an enigmatic way of weaving together movements in flow with the flutes that take the music to new depths.

Áshildur Haraldsdóttir: flute
Berglind María Tómasdóttir: flute
Dagný Marinósdóttir: flute
Sólveig Magnúsdóttir: flute
Þurídur Jónsdóttir: flute
Choreography: Margrét Bjarnadóttir

CYBER releases new album SAD :’( delivering a sonic exploration of the band members' experience of teendom. On this occasion, we would like to invite you to marvaða móment #3, CYBER’s release concert. The album transports listeners into the inner realm of two teenagers sharing a bedroom inside a Greek amphitheater where audiences spectate and speculate their every move. SAD :’( pulls from genres such as college rock, bedroom pop, hyperpop, and emo to produce an energetic and emotional roller coaster that catapults you back to your vulnerable early adulthood.

Gyða Valtýsdóttir returns to Harpa’s stage for a new interpretation of Epicycle. In this unique performance, Gyða weaves together ancient and contemporary influences. Her captivating arrangements bring the music of visionary composers like the 12th-century mystic Hildegard von Bingen and the eclectic 20th-century inventor Harry Partch into conversation with the striking sonic landscapes of modern musicians such as Skúli Sverrisson, Daníel Bjarnason, Úlfur Hansson, Kjartan Sveinsson, and Ólöf Arnalds, all of whom contributed to her critically acclaimed album Epicycle II. The album stands as an ode to collaboration, to the people who have inspired and influenced Gyða with their shared visions.

The performance at Harpa will include musicians Frank Aarnink, Daníel Friðrik Böðvarsson, Úlfur Hansson, Júlía Mogensen, Ólafur Björn Ólafsson, Kjartan Sveinsson, Skúli Sverrisson, and the choir Kliður. Don't miss this rare opportunity to experience the evocative, immersive world of Gyða Valtýsdóttir live.

Within the vast Eldborg Hall of Harpa, Reykjavik, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and marvaða will present RITUAL to close this year’s Arctic Circle Assembly, in partnership with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. RITUAL is not a concert in the conventional sense. It is an invocation, a shared gesture of purpose, where music becomes a vessel for something larger. Rituals have long served as a bridge between humans and the sacred forces of nature, honouring glaciers, rivers, and forests as living entities. As time and water reshape our sacred landscapes, we unite in music and song to transform grief into collective strength. We offer not merely a reflection, but an act of transformation—grief drawn from the earth’s wounds becoming a source of collective strength.

Conceived by director Arnbjörg María Danielsen, with composer Viktor Orri Árnason and Yo-Yo Ma, with text by Andri Snær Magnason and ancient Icelandic poets, this ritual offers a spiritual response to the overwhelming reality of a changing planet. A multitude of artists lend their voices and instruments to this living composition; each presence contributing to the dense weave of sound and silence.

On Sunday, May 26th, 2024, the Icelandic flute septet viibra celebrate the release of their highly anticipated debut album with a captivating concert at Norðurljós Harpa. This special performance marks a significant milestone for the group, with four pieces from their self-titled album premiering live on stage.

The viibra album showcases the septet’s collective creative prowess, exploring the possibilities of expanded flute playing while inviting a range of collaborators to join them on their artistic journey. Founded in 2016 to support Björk’s Utopia album, viibra has since become known for their dynamic contributions to Björk’s theatrical concert Cornucopia, which they performed in from 2018 to 2023.

This concert was further enriched by the collaboration with Margrét Bjarnadóttir, an artist and choreographer who has worked with the septet on stage movements for nearly seven years. Margrét's unique ability to weave movement in harmony with the flutes brought new depth to the music, transforming the performance into an immersive, multidimensional experience.