June 17th at 17:00 Academy Festival Concert
The 2017 Academy finishes with an orchestra concert on Iceland's Independence Day, in which the Academy Orchestra plays three pieces:
R. Strauss: Serenade for Winds
C. Saint-Saens: Rondo Capriccioso for violin and orchestra
- Johan Dalene, soloist
P. Tchaikovsky: Syphony no. 6
Tomas Djupsjöbacka, conductor
The Academy Orchestra consists of about 90 music students from 9 countries who are 10 - 26 years old. The concert ends with Iceland's National Anthem.