Daníel Bjarnason
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Born | Iceland | 26 February 1979
Genres | Classical, experimental |
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Labels | Bedroom Community |
Website | www |
Daníel Bjarnason (born 26 February 1979) is an Icelandic composer and conductor. He has garnered widespread acclaim for his debut album, Processions (2010), with TimeOut NY writing he "create(s) a sound that comes eerily close to defining classical music's undefinable brave new world".[1]
Life and career
[edit]Born on 26 February 1979,[2] Daníel studied composition, piano and conducting in Reykjavik, before going on to further study orchestral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg.[3] He has had a number of works commissioned and debuted by Los Angeles Philharmonic.[4][5][6]
Daníel is currently composer-in-residence at the Muziekgebouw Frits Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands[7] and was artist-in-residence with Iceland Symphony Orchestra from 2015 to 2018. He has also collaborated with artists from many different genres, including Ben Frost,[8] Sigur Rós[9] and Brian Eno.[10]
Various conductors have also performed Daníel's work, including Gustavo Dudamel,[11] John Adams,[12] André de Ridder,[13] James Conlon,[14] Louis Langrée[15] and Ilan Volkov.[16]
Daníel's recent work has included collaborations with the Los Angeles Philharmonic,[17] Rambert Dance Company,[18] Britten Sinfonia,[19] Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,[20] So Percussion[21] and the Calder Quartet.[22] In August 2017, he acted as a co-curator, composer and conductor at the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Reykjavik Festival.[23]
Awards
[edit]Daníel has won numerous awards at the Icelandic Music Awards, including Song of the Year (2015) for "Ek ken di nag"[24] and Composer of the Year, 2013 for his works The Isle Is Full of Noises and Over Light Earth.[25][26] Over Light Earth (2013) won the Icelandic Music Award for the best classical CD of the year in 2013.[27] Also in 2013, he and Ben Frost won the Edda Award for best soundtrack for their score to film The Deep, directed by Baltasar Kormákur.[28] In 2010, Daníel nominated for the prestigious Nordic Council's Music Prize, and won the Kraumur Music Award.[29] Daníel has also been awarded a grant from the Kristján Eldjárn Memorial Fund.[27]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Processions (2010) – Bedroom Community
- Sólaris (with Ben Frost) (2011) – Bedroom Community
- Over Light Earth (2013) – Bedroom Community
- Djúpið (2017) – Bedroom Community
Works
[edit]Solo and small chamber works
[edit]- 5 Chinese Poems (2001)
- 4 Seasons of Yosa Buson (2003)
- Skelja (2006)
- Fanfare for Harpa (2011)
- Four Anachronisms (2012)
- Qui Tollis (2013)
- Ek Ken Die Nag (2014)
- Stillshot (2015)
Ensemble and chamber orchestra
[edit]- All Sounds to Silence Come (2007)
- Over Light Earth (2012)
Orchestra
[edit]- Emergence (2011)
- Blow Bright (2013)
- Collider (2015)
- From Space I Saw Earth for three conductors (2019)
Solo with ensemble/orchestra
[edit]- Solitudes (2003)
- Sleep Variations (2005)
- Processions (2009)
- Bow to String (2010)
- Sólaris (2011)
- The Bells (2021)
Chorus
[edit]- Enn Fagnar Heimur (2011)
- Ek Ken Die Nag (2014)
Chorus and orchestra
[edit]- The Isle Is Full of Noises (2012)
Solo voice with ensemble
[edit]- Larkin Songs (2010)
Operas
[edit]- Brothers (2017)
Film scores
[edit]- Reykjavik Guesthouse (2003)
- Come To Harm (2011)
- The Deep (2012)
- Under The Tree (2017)
Music for dance
[edit]- Smáljón í Sjónmáli (2011)
- Frames – Alexander Whitley/Rambert (2015)
Collaborations
[edit]- Efterklang (Arranging for and performing in live project "Efterklang, Daníel Bjarnason and their Messing Orchestra")
- Ben Frost (Sólaris, The Deep)
- Olivia Pedroli (Arranging for and appearing on albums The Den and A Thin Line)
- Ólöf Arnalds (Arrangements on albums Við og við and Innundir Skinni)
- Hjaltalín (Arranging for and performing in live project "Alpanon" with Iceland Symphony Orchestra)
- Sigur Rós (Arrangements on albums Valtari and Kveikur)
References
[edit]- ^ Olivia Giovetti (1 March 2010). "Q&A with Danel Bjarnason: Yes, he really can just call up Björk". Time Out New York. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Daníel Bjarnason: Bow to String". Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ grapevine.is (12 September 2013). "Daníel Bjarnason – The Reykjavik Grapevine". grapevine.is. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Bow to String (U.S. premiere)". Los Angeles Philharmonic. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "L.A. Philharmonic fills new season with premieres". The Orange County Register. 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Artist « TodaysArt | Festival 2012". Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Composer in residence". Muziekgebouw Frits Philips. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Daniel Bjarnason and Ben Frost: A soundtrack to Solaris". residentadvisor.net. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Daníel Bjarnason to arrange Sigur Rós". icelandmusic.is. 8 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Ben Frost & Daníel Bjarnason: Music for Sólaris". Barbican Centre. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Gustavo Dudamel Conducts La Phil in Bjarnason World Premiere and Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 with Yuja Wang". gustavodudamel.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "John Adams Leads the La Phil New Music Group in a Green Umbrella Program Featuring Premiers by Daníel Bjarnason and Nico Muhly". laphil.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Bedroom Comunity at Iceland Airwaves". sinfonia.is. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Daníel og Debussy". tix.is. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Louis Langrée". Mostly Mozart Festival. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "About the Orchestra". sinfonia.is. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Daníel Bjarnason". laphil.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Frames". rambert.org.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Debussy, Donatoni & Bjarnason". Britten Sinfonia. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops announce Major International Tours in 2017". cincinnatisymphony.org. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Daníel Bjarnason". The Icelandic Opera. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Release: Calder Quartet Performs Beethoven, Janáček, Bjarnason, and Norman – ArtPower". artpower.ucsd.edu. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Reykjavík Festival". laphil.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Icelandic Music Awards Winners 2015". icelandmusic.is. 22 February 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Daníel Bjarnason – Ísmús". ismus.is. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Chosen One: Daníel Bjarnason". fracturedair.com. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Daníel Bjarnason new Artist-in-residence". sinfonia.is. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Review, Iceland (18 February 2013). "The Deep Wins 11 Edda Awards". icelandreview.com. Retrieved 8 February 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Daníel Bjarnason". icelandmusic.is. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.