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Gigs & Festivals
Ólafur Arnalds announces one-off show
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 17 June 2010
Icelandic neo-classical composer Ólafur Arnalds has announced that he will perform his new album, ‘…And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness’, in full with the RNCM Symphony Orchestra at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on 1 Jul. The orchestra will also perform Jonny Greenwood’s ‘Popcorn Superhet Receiver’ and Stravinsky’s ‘Rite Of Spring’.
Arnald’s album was released last month by Erased Tapes. You can watch the video for lead track ‘Hægt, Kemur Ljósið’, directed by Esteban Diácono, here: vimeo.com/11681935
