Gunnsteinn Ólafsson
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Gunnsteinn Ólafsson (born 1962) is an Icelandic conductor of orchestra, musical ensembles and opera.[1][2] He is the founder of the Siglufjörður Folk Festival[3] and the Iceland Youth Symphony Orchestra.[1]
Biography
Gunnsteinn was born in
Gunnsteinn started his career as a conductor in 1994 by gaining second prize at the Young Scandinavian Conductors Competition in
In 2000, Gunnsteinn established a Folk Music Festival in his native town, Siglufjörður, where Icelandic folk music is emphasized as well as music from other countries.[5] In 2006 he established a Folk Music Center in Siglufjörður with video recordings he produced with Langmark Film of people performing Icelandic folk music. Gunnsteinn also performed Icelandic folk songs himself for foreigners in Iceland since 1982 and at festivals abroad.
In 2004 Gunnsteinn founded the Iceland Youth Symphony Orchestra. As well as conducting that orchestra, he taught at the
Gunnsteinn has composed music for choirs and solo singers. In 2015 his children's opera Marguerite (Baldursbrá) was performed at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik.
References
- ^ a b c "Tónlistarfrumkvöðull". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 August 2012. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Salurinn: Gunnsteinn Ólafsson, hljómsveitarstjórnandi Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-08-17 (in Icelandic)
- ^ Magnús Guðmundsson (6 July 2016). "Svona andrúmsloft væri ekki hægt að skapa í Reykjavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Þakklátur fyrir þetta tækifæri". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 December 1993. p. 12B. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Þjóðlagahátíð 2016 - Hátíð með íslenska tónlist og þjóðlög í öndvegi 6.-10. júlí". Fréttatíminn (in Icelandic). 24 June 2016. p. 8. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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