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| Registration date: | 2007-01-27 |
| Full orchestra name: | Iceland Symphony Orchestra |
| Country: | Iceland  |
| City: | Reykjav?k |
| Address: | Sinf??n?uhlj??msveit Islands, H??sk??lab??? v/Hagatorg, P??sth??lf 7052, 127 Reykjav?k |
| Telephone: | +354-545-2500 |
| Fax: | +354-562-4475 |
| Homepage: | http://www.sinfonia.is |
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| Contact language(s): | icelandic, english, danish |
| Contact e-mail: | sinfonia@sinfonia.is |
| Description The Iceland Symphony Orchestra (Sinf??n?uhlj??msveit Islands), widely considered to be one of the leading Nordic orchestras, continues to attract audiences through its high standards of performance coupled with innovative programming. For centuries, Iceland??™s cultural heritage had been firmly rooted in literature, with the Icelandic Sagas as the grand pillar. In modern sense, music has only been part of the country culture since mid 19th century. A small population of tiny coastal villages and scattered farms, along with centuries of isolation and foreign sovereignty had not provided to be fertile soil for cultural achievements. But, prosperity and the dawn of independence at the turn of the century were the means for richer culture and soon serious attempts to form a professional orchestra began. The foundation of the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service and the Reykjavik College of Music, both in 1930 proved one of the cornerstones for the formation of the orchestra, but formally, the orchestra was not established until March 9. 1950. In such a short time since then it may seem strange that the country has reach such high level of artistry as the ISO clearly manifests. The ISO gives approximately sixty concerts each season, including subscription concerts in Reykjavik, and tours both in Iceland and abroad, with recent visits to the Faeroes, Greenland, Germany, Austria, France, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and North America. Visit orchestra`s web site for the full story. |
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