The winners of the 2026 Young Soloists competition have now been selected, but yesterday the final round of the competition ended and four competitors won this year. They will perform as soloists at the Iceland Symphony Orchestra's concert in Eldborg in Harpa on Friday, April 24, 2026.
The jury for the second round of the competition consisted of Sigrún Eðvaldsdóttir, violinist, Birna Hallgrímsdóttir, pianist, Steinunn Vala Pálsdóttir, flutist, Kristín Einarsdóttir Mäntylä, singer, and Tryggvi M. Baldvinsson, artistic advisor to the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
The Young Soloists competition is an important venue for young musicians in Iceland and provides winners with a unique opportunity to take the stage with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and present their talents to a wide audience This year a total of 17 contestants applied and the group of participants was extremely diverse.
Young soloists is a joint project of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and LHÍ, but the winners of the competition have the opportunity to perform a solo performance in Eldborg, Harpa together with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. This time the conductor is the Swiss Baldur Brönnimann, who is the main conductor and artistic director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the University of Music in Galicia, Spain.
2026 Young Soloists Winners
Halldóra Ósk Helgadóttir, song
WA Mozart - Vorrei spiegarvi, oh dio
Leonard Bernstein - Glitter and be Gay from Candide
Giacomo Puccini - Quando m'en vo from La Bohéme
Franz Lehár - Einer wird kommen from Der Zarewitsch
Jonathan Dove- It's my wedding from The Enchanted Pig
Lilja Hákonardóttir, flute
Jacques Ibert - Flute Concerto
Matthildur Traustadóttir, violin
Alexander Glazunov - Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Mariann Rähni, piano
George Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F major
We sincerely congratulate the winners on their success and look forward to seeing them at a concert in Eldborg, Harpa on April 24, 2026 at 19:30.