Daniel bjarnason biography

Daníel Bjarnason is one of Iceland’s foremost musical voices today, increasingly in demand as a composer, conductor and programmer. This season he takes up the title of Principal Guest Conductor with Iceland Symphony Orchestra, leading the Orchestra on tour to Munich, Salzburg and Berlin, as well as in Reykjavík.

The appointment follows his tenure there as Artist in Residence. He keeps a busy composing schedule alongside his conducting commitments, with many of his works being taken up beyond their premieres and regularly programmed around the world.

Bjarnason maintains a close connection with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which commissioned him to write a work for Gustavo Dudamel, Zubin Mehta and Esa-Pekka Salonen to perform together this season at its Centennial Birthday Celebration Concert and Gala, titled From Space I Saw Earth.

The orchestra is also part of a new song cycle commission by the Crash Ensemble, together with Musiekgebouw Fri Contemporary composer: Daníel Bjarnason | Gramophone ZYZ