Brostnar væntingar á Frostrósum **1/2

2 og hálf stjarna Frostrósir í Eldborg í Hörpu föstudaginn 20. desember Jólatónleikarnir Frostrósir nutu mikilla vinsælda á árum áður, en ég verð að viðurkenna að ég fór aldrei á meðan þeir voru árviss viðburður frá 2002 til 2013. Ekki heldur þegar hefðin var endurreist í fyrra. Ef marka má tónleikana á föstudagskvöldið í Eldborg […]

The Christmas Cat Hissed at the Audience ****

By Jónas Sen. Three impressive choirs joined forces for a Christmas concert at Langholtskirkja last Sunday. One of them, the Choir of Langholtskirkja, is a mixed choir, while the other two—Graduale Choir of Langholtskirkja and Graduale Nobili—are women’s choirs. Graduale Nobili is perhaps best known for touring with Björk Guðmundsdóttir during her Biophilia tour about […]

Bríet Disappoints **1/2

By Jónas Sen. The singer Bríet performed a festive concert at Silfurberg in Harpa on Sunday evening. She has a wonderful voice, both clear and resonant. She also sang with feeling, clearly pouring her soul into the performance. However, it wasn’t quite enough. Her singing style was peculiar—it was almost as if Bríet never fully […]