Mozart by Candlelight in Hafnarfjörður Church – 19 December

Camerarctica will hold its annual candlelight concerts in churches just before Christmas.
The group has performed gentle music by Mozart for thirty-three years, and for many it has become essential to step out of the Christmas rush and into the stillness and candlelight of the dusk.

This year, the ensemble consists of clarinetist Ármann Helgason, violinists Hildigunnur Halldórsdóttir and Bryndís Pálsdóttir, violist Svava Bernharðsdóttir, cellist Sigurður Halldórsson, and guest performer Gillian Haworth on oboe.
On the programme are three magnificent chamber works by Mozart: the Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K. 370; a movement from the String Quartet in C major, K. 465; and the Quartet for Clarinet and Strings in E-flat major, K. 380.

As is tradition, the concert concludes with Camerarctica performing the beloved Christmas hymn “Í dag er glatt í döprum hjörtum” by Mozart.

The concert in Hafnarfjörður Church will take place on Friday, 19 December at 21:00.

There will also be concerts at Kópavogskirkja on Saturday evening, 20 December, at Garðakirkja on Sunday evening, 21 December, and at the Reykjavik Cathedral on Monday evening, 22 December. The concerts are one hour long and all begin at 21:00, lit only by candlelight.
Admission is 3,500 ISK and free for children. Tickets are sold at the entrance and on Tix.is.