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30-Apr-2010
Reykjavík Arts Festival - Icelandby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 The Reykjavík Arts Festival is held every year in May, and this year’s event runs from May 12th until June 5th. It was held biennially from 1970 and annually from 2004. The festival is one of Northern Europe's the oldest and most respected arts festivals. The programmes offer a range of concerts, theatre performances, exhibitions, dance and opera. In combination with its focus on Icelandic culture, past and present, the festival has hosted many outstanding international artistes and performers.This year's accordion guest, Finland’s Kimmo Pohjonen, performs on May 21st at 9 pm. The Finnish musician, often referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion, expands musical horizons with his unforgettable one-man show featuring extreme and original compositions, live loops and effects, dynamic and animated stage performance with orchestrated lights and surround sound. Vadim Fedorov plays together with the Icelandic singer Sólveig Samúelsdóttir in the Paintrsstudio on May 22nd, 2pm, and May 23rd at 12noon. For further information email: edda@artfest.is |