Soltani, Orquestra Simfònica d'Islàndia & Ollikainen

Soltani, Orquestra Simfònica d'Islàndia & Ollikainen
—The Firebird by Stravinsky
Performers
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Kian Soltani, cello
Eva Ollikainen, conductor
Program
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Archora
Suite from The Firebird
Details
A musical journey between the Nordic landscape and Russian fantasy. Kian Soltani, one of today’s leading cellists, performs the most iconic concerto in the cello repertoire: Elgar’s, a work of deep lyricism and captivating melancholy. The Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eva Ollikainen, presents Sibelius’s Pohjola’s Daughter, a symphonic poem filled with legendary resonances, and Thorvaldsdottir’s Archora, an immersive dive into the Icelandic composer’s sonic world. The concert culminates with Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite, an explosion of colour and rhythm that revolutionised 20th-century music. A programme of fascinating contrasts and evocative textures.