Daníel Bjarnason
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Daníel.
Daníel Bjarnason (born 26 February 1979[1]) is a composer and conductor from Iceland. He has had a number of works commissioned and debuted by Los Angeles Philharmonic.[2][3][4]
He has garnered widespread acclaim for his debut album, Processions (2010), with Time Out NY declaring that Bjarnason "create(s) a sound that comes eerily close to defining classical musics undefinable brave new world."[5]
Awards
He has twice won awards at the Icelandic Music Awards—Best Composer/Best Composition, 2010 for Processions and Composer of the Year, 2013 for his works The Isle Is Full of Noises and Over Light Earth. Also in 2013, he and Ben Frost won the Edda Award for best soundtrack for their score to film The Deep, directed by Baltasar Kormákur.
Discography
- Processions (2010) — Bedroom Community
- Over Light Earth (2013) — Bedroom Community
References
- ↑ "Daníel Bjarnason: Bow to String". Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ "Bow to String (U.S. premiere)". Los Angeles Philharmonic.
- ↑ "L.A. Philharmonic fills new season with premieres". Orange County Register.
- ↑ http://todaysart.org/2012/artist/?aname=music-for-solaris
- ↑ Olivia Giovetti (1 March 2010). "Q&A with Danel Bjarnason: Yes, he really can just call up Björk". Time Out NY.
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