Daníel Bjarnason Explained

Daníel Bjarnason
Birth Date:26 February 1979
Birth Place:Iceland
Label:Bedroom Community
Genre:Classical, experimental

Daníel Bjarnason (born 26 February 1979) is an Icelandic composer and conductor. He has garnered widespread acclaim for his debut album, Processions (2010), with TimeOut NY writing he "create(s) a sound that comes eerily close to defining classical music's undefinable brave new world".[1]

Life and career

Born on 26 February 1979,[2] Daníel studied composition, piano and conducting in Reykjavik, before going on to further study orchestral conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg.[3] He has had a number of works commissioned and debuted by Los Angeles Philharmonic.[4] [5] [6]

Daníel is currently composer-in-residence at the Muziekgebouw Frits Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands[7] and was artist-in-residence with Iceland Symphony Orchestra from 2015 to 2018. He has also collaborated with artists from many different genres, including Ben Frost,[8] Sigur Rós[9] and Brian Eno.[10]

Various conductors have also performed Daníel's work, including Gustavo Dudamel,[11] John Adams,[12] André de Ridder,[13] James Conlon,[14] Louis Langrée[15] and Ilan Volkov.[16]

Daníel's recent work has included collaborations with the Los Angeles Philharmonic,[17] Rambert Dance Company,[18] Britten Sinfonia,[19] Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,[20] So Percussion[21] and the Calder Quartet.[22] In August 2017, he acted as a co-curator, composer and conductor at the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Reykjavik Festival.[23]

Awards

Daníel has won numerous awards at the Icelandic Music Awards, including Song of the Year (2015) for "Ek ken di nag"[24] and Composer of the Year, 2013 for his works The Isle Is Full of Noises and Over Light Earth.[25] [26] Over Light Earth (2013) won the Icelandic Music Award for the best classical CD of the year in 2013.[27] Also in 2013, he and Ben Frost won the Edda Award for best soundtrack for their score to film The Deep, directed by Baltasar Kormákur.[28] In 2010, Daníel nominated for the prestigious Nordic Council's Music Prize, and won the Kraumur Music Award.[29] Daníel has also been awarded a grant from the Kristján Eldjárn Memorial Fund.[27]

Discography

Albums

Works

Solo and small chamber works

Ensemble and chamber orchestra

Orchestra

Solo with ensemble/orchestra

Chorus

Chorus and orchestra

Solo voice with ensemble

Operas

Film scores

Music for dance

Collaborations

Notes and References

  1. News: Time Out New York. Q&A with Danel Bjarnason: Yes, he really can just call up Björk . Olivia Giovetti . 1 March 2010 . 28 February 2013 . 25 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200325185340/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/the-volume-blog/q-a-with-danel-bjarnason-yes-he-really-can-just-call-up-bjrk . dead .
  2. Web site: Daníel Bjarnason: Bow to String . https://archive.today/20141226115306/http://tso.ca/en-ca/Discover-the-Music/Programme-Notes/IBow-to-StringI.aspx . dead . 26 December 2014 . Toronto Symphony Orchestra . 26 December 2014 .
  3. Web site: Daníel Bjarnason – The Reykjavik Grapevine. grapevine.is. 12 September 2013. grapevine.is. 8 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Bow to String (U.S. premiere) . 28 February 2013 . 28 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180128003724/https://www.laphil.com/philpedia/music/bow-to-string-us-premiere-daniel-bjarnason . dead .
  5. News: The Orange County Register. L.A. Philharmonic fills new season with premieres. 26 February 2013 .
  6. Web site: Artist « TodaysArt | Festival 2012 . 4 April 2013 . https://archive.today/20130705113951/http://todaysart.org/2012/artist/?aname=music-for-solaris . 5 July 2013 . dead .
  7. Web site: Composer in residence. Muziekgebouw Frits Philips. 8 February 2017. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202063313/https://www.muziekgebouweindhoven.nl/series/composer-in-residence/. dead.
  8. Web site: Daniel Bjarnason and Ben Frost: A soundtrack to Solaris. residentadvisor.net. 8 February 2017.
  9. Web site: Daníel Bjarnason to arrange Sigur Rós. 8 August 2011. icelandmusic.is. 8 February 2017. 4 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204003424/https://icelandmusic.is/news/daniel-bjarnason-to-arrange-sigur-ros/. dead.
  10. Web site: Ben Frost & Daníel Bjarnason: Music for Sólaris. Barbican Centre. 8 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170317040224/http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=19906. 17 March 2017. dead.
  11. Web site: Gustavo Dudamel Conducts La Phil in Bjarnason World Premiere and Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 with Yuja Wang. gustavodudamel.com. 8 February 2017. 25 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325185351/https://www.gustavodudamel.com/us-en/gustavo-dudamel-conducts-la-phil-in-bjarnason-world-premiere-and-rachmaninoff-piano-concerto-no-3-with-yuja-wang. dead.
  12. Web site: John Adams Leads the La Phil New Music Group in a Green Umbrella Program Featuring Premiers by Daníel Bjarnason and Nico Muhly. laphil.com. 8 February 2017. 4 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204091946/http://www.laphil.com/press/john-adams-leads-la-phil-new-music-group-green-umbrella-program-featuring-premieres-daniel. dead.
  13. Web site: Bedroom at Iceland Airwaves. sinfonia.is. 8 February 2017.
  14. Web site: Daníel og Debussy. tix.is. 8 February 2017.
  15. Web site: Louis Langrée. Mostly Mozart Festival. 8 February 2017.
  16. Web site: About the Orchestra. sinfonia.is. 8 February 2017.
  17. Web site: Daníel Bjarnason. laphil.com. 8 February 2017. 4 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204010855/http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/daniel-bjarnason. dead.
  18. Web site: Frames. rambert.org.uk. 8 February 2017.
  19. Web site: Debussy, Donatoni & Bjarnason. Britten Sinfonia. 8 February 2017. 11 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811105012/https://brittensinfonia.com/archived-event/debussy-donatoni-bjarnason/. dead.
  20. Web site: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops announce Major International Tours in 2017. cincinnatisymphony.org. 8 February 2017. 4 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204035213/http://cincinnatisymphony.org/stories/cso-plus-pops-tours/. dead.
  21. Web site: Daníel Bjarnason. The Icelandic Opera. 24 January 2020. 10 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710213156/https://opera.is/en/folk/daniel-bjarnason/. dead.
  22. Web site: Release: Calder Quartet Performs Beethoven, Janáček, Bjarnason, and Norman – ArtPower. 17 December 2015. artpower.ucsd.edu. 8 February 2017.
  23. Web site: Reykjavík Festival. laphil.com. 8 February 2017. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202134654/http://www.laphil.com/tickets/reykjavik-festival. dead.
  24. Web site: Icelandic Music Awards Winners 2015. 22 February 2015. icelandmusic.is. 8 February 2017. 27 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083734/https://icelandmusic.is/news/icelandic-music-awards-winners-2015/. dead.
  25. Web site: Daníel Bjarnason – Ísmús. ismus.is. 8 February 2017.
  26. Web site: Chosen One: Daníel Bjarnason. https://web.archive.org/web/20131206041614/http://fracturedair.com/2013/12/05/chosen-one-daniel-bjarnason/. usurped. 6 December 2013. 5 December 2013. fracturedair.com. 8 February 2017.
  27. Web site: Daníel Bjarnason new Artist-in-residence. sinfonia.is. 8 February 2017.
  28. Web site: The Deep Wins 11 Edda Awards. Iceland. Review. 18 February 2013. icelandreview.com. 8 February 2017.
  29. Web site: Daníel Bjarnason. icelandmusic.is. 8 February 2017. 3 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203080742/http://icelandmusic.is/all-artists/daniel-bjarnason/. dead.

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