Við Djúpið

Við Djúpið is an annual music festival with summer courses held in and around Ísafjörður in the West fjords of Iceland, around summer solstice since the year 2003.The festival has offered master classes and concerts with both Icelandic and international musicians, such as cellist Erling Böndal Bengtsson and pianist Vovka Stefán Ashkenazy, son of Vladimir Ashkenazy, as well as the Pacifica Quartet. In 2007 Evan Ziporyn, clarinettist, composer and a member of the renowned band “Bang on a Can” gave a master class and concert in Ísafjörður during “Við Djúpið”.

(1) http://viddjupid.is

Specific years

2008

2007

19.- 24. June

Erling Böndal Bengtsson, cellist and Vovka Ashkenazy, pianist held master classes and concerts. A master class in Balinesian music led by Evan Ziporyn, clarinettist, composer and member of the renowned band "Bang on a Can", and Christine Southworth, gamelan musician. The young and inventive Icelandic jazz pianist Davíð Þór Jónsson taught piano improvisation. The Icelandic experimental modern music group Aton appeared in two concerts, one of them a special Midsummernight's concert, which was broadcasted nationwide by the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV).

2006

20.- 25. June

Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir, soprano and Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir pianist taught a masterclass and gave a concert. Peter Máté, pianist and Guðrún S. Birgisdóttir, flutist taught a master class. Concerts were also given by pianist Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir and the Icelandic jazz-trio Flís.

2005

2004

2003