Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Making a much-anticipated Welsh debut is one of Europe’s youngest national orchestras, a world-class enterprise that will be sure to create seismic waves at St David’s Hall. The Reykjavik players bring Bizet’s sparkling invention, Ravel’s virtuosic concerto, with the esteemed French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Prokofiev’s vividly-imagined portrait of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers. Native to Iceland is the striking talent of Anna Thorvaldsdottir whose mesmerising Aeriality was nominated as Composition of the Year at the Icelandic Music Awards 2012