In this specially-commissioned performance for Sydney Opera House’s 2015 GRAPHIC, Icelandic multi-instrumentalist Ólafur Arnalds leads the Sydney Chamber Orchestra on an exclusive journey through his back catalogue, with visuals by Máni M. Sigfússon.
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Set list:
0:00 – Verses
9:24 – Þú ert jörðin
14:27 – Only The Winds
19:50 – Fyrsta
26:19 – Poland
30:10 – Hands, Be Still
33:54 – Reminiscence
39:10 – We (Too) Shall Rest
41:12 – Undan Hulu
46:35 – Allt Varð Hljótt
49:50 – Beth’s Theme
56:18 – Near Light
1:06:04 – Ljósið
1:12:09 – Lag Fyrir Ömmu
Ólafur Arnalds: Piano and all compositions
Viktor Orri Árnason: conductor and arranger
Máni M. Sigfússon: Visuals
Sydney Chamber Orchestra:
Cello: Guy Curd
Cello: Heather Lindsay
Clarinet: Cameron Burgess:
Clarinet: Paul Cutlan
Clarinet: Phillippa Murphy-Haste
Flute: Melissa Coleman
French Horn: Michael Dixon
Trombone: Matt Harrison
Viola: Ella Brinch
Viola: Vera Marcu
Violin: Hayley Bullock
Violin: Natalya Bing
Violin: Sophie Longmuir
Violin: Vanessa Tammetta
Producer: Jordan Verzar
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