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Born | Iceland | 26 February 1979
Genres | Classical, experimental |
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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]
Born on 26 February 1979, [2] Daníel studied composition, piano and conducting in Reykjavik, before going on to further study orchestral conducting at the University of Music, 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 [7] and was artist in residence with Iceland Symphony Orchestra from 2015 to 2018. He has also collaborated with respected artists from many different genres, including Ben Frost, [8] Sigur Ros [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]
Daníel Bjarnason 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]
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