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Myth and Madness

Bachelor exam concert for conductor Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir, with music by Jóhannsson, Schönberg, Strauss and Debussy.

Dominik Falenski, DR

Programme

  • Richard Strauss: Drei Lieder der Ophelia (with pianist Simon Lane)
  • Claude Debussy (1862–1918): Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune
  • Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951): Pierrot lunaire (excerpt)
  • Jóhann G. Jóhannsson (1955–): Concerto for Coloratura Soprano and Orchestra, "Be not Afeard" (Shakespeare):
  1. Be not afeard
  2. Ekkert að hræðast
  3. Var icke rädd

Participants

  • Ragnheiður Ingunn Jóhannsdóttir (conductor)

Orchestra

  • Julie Rønløv Nielsen (flute)
  • Sofie Garby (oboe)
  • Madara Eleonora Mežale (clarinet)
  • Ania Kim Nestaas (bassoon)
  • Demetre Gvetadze (horn)
  • Nina Haug (piano)
  • Marcelina Dąbek (harp)
  • Andreas Seter (percussion)
  • Saimi Kortelainen, Julie Waaler Skogrand (violin)
  • Guro Saastad (viola)
  • Aaron Schröer (cello)
  • Erik Grønnesby (double bass)


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Published: Dec 14, 2025 — Last updated: Apr 15, 2026