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Anna Thorvaldsdottir

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The cello concerto will be visiting quite a few places this season - the piece was premiered just over a year ago by wonderful @cellistjohannesmoser and the @sfsymphony conducted by amazing @daliastasevskaofficial , followed by the UK premiere at the BBC Proms and further performances in Iceland and Finland 💜 This season includes performances in Belgium at @bozarbrussels , Germany, Norway, Denmark, Spain and Taiwan with soloists Johannes Moser, @juliansteckel and Valerie Fritz 🙆🏻‍♀️ link to the full piece in bio with @jpsaraste & @helsinkiphilharmonic * @icelandsymphony , @bbcsymphonyorchestra , @odensesymfoniorkester , @bbcradio3
It was really lovely to talk with Cedric Freys to mark the opening of my residence with @bozarbrussels and the @belgiannationalorchestra this season 🪷

We talked about various aspects of music making - metaphors, layers, spaces and processes 🎶

Lin
It was really lovely to talk with Cedric Freys to mark the opening of my residence with @bozarbrussels and the @belgiannationalorchestra this season 🪷 We talked about various aspects of music making - metaphors, layers, spaces and processes 🎶 Link in bio
Shadows of Solace

I have been all consumed and staying inside the universe of the new symphony-scale piece which will be premiered by the @helsinkiphilharmonic and @daliastasevskaofficial ❤️ in January next year and with the @icelandsymphony  in Mar
Shadows of Solace I have been all consumed and staying inside the universe of the new symphony-scale piece which will be premiered by the @helsinkiphilharmonic and @daliastasevskaofficial ❤️ in January next year and with the @icelandsymphony in March with Tabita Berglund 💜 It is a 38 minute piece in 5 movements 🪐 The local premieres of other co-commissioners, @bostonsymphony and @gewandhausorchester , have not yet been announced, so will share when I will know more… …and ps. we have also been moving and are now a bit closer to the coast… 🌊
Quite a week! CATAMORPHOSIS in London and Turku, ARCHORA in Köln, and METACOSMOS in London, Köln, and São Paulo 🌸 further info on the website performance calendar - link in bio

⁃ with @rohorchestra , @koen_kessels , @turkuphilharmo
Quite a week! CATAMORPHOSIS in London and Turku, ARCHORA in Köln, and METACOSMOS in London, Köln, and São Paulo 🌸 further info on the website performance calendar - link in bio ⁃ with @rohorchestra , @koen_kessels , @turkuphilharmonic , John Storgårds, @baselsinfonietta , @titus.engel.dirigent , @guerzenichorchester , Andrés Orozco-Estrada, @oerftm , @leo.labrada
Happy to ~ finally ~ share that the chamber opera UR_ will be presented at the Royal Opera House next season in a new production by the brilliant Netia Jones ✨ - her work is incredible, if you don’t know it I recommend checking it out! 

Also,
Happy to ~ finally ~ share that the chamber opera UR_ will be presented at the Royal Opera House next season in a new production by the brilliant Netia Jones ✨ - her work is incredible, if you don’t know it I recommend checking it out! Also, these current weeks at the ROH, METACOSMOS and CATAMORPHOSIS are featured in Wayne McGregor’s wonderful choreography “Untitled” with a few shows remaining * The cast and crew for the new UR_ production will be announced later so I will excitedly share that info when the time comes 🦋 with @royalballetandopera * @studiowaynemcgregor *
moments from a great rehearsal of CATAMORPHOSIS yesterday with @londonphilharmonicorchestra  and @kirillkarabits - concert tonight at Royal Festival Hall 🎶

#newmusic #icelandicmusic
moments from a great rehearsal of CATAMORPHOSIS yesterday with @londonphilharmonicorchestra and @kirillkarabits - concert tonight at Royal Festival Hall 🎶 #newmusic #icelandicmusic
From a really great photoshoot with @edwinsfreyer for @5elevenmag for a feature in the Music Issue which is out now ✨ 

wearing some of my favorite @rickowensonline pieces 🖤

link in bio

with @boramleekim , @soundandmusicuk , @studio_will_dutta , @
From a really great photoshoot with @edwinsfreyer for @5elevenmag for a feature in the Music Issue which is out now ✨ wearing some of my favorite @rickowensonline pieces 🖤 link in bio with @boramleekim , @soundandmusicuk , @studio_will_dutta , @goodwoodartfoundation , @jensenartists & @felt_seen

CATAMORPHOSIS - excerpt from the world premiere

February 24, 2021

A clip from the world premiere of Anna’s CATAMORPHOSIS with the Berlin Philharmonic & Kirill Petrenko

More on the work and Anna’s creative process here: bit.ly/3aR1NTT

▶︎ Full performance available in the Philharmonic’s Digital Concert Hall: www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/53139

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