Noon Tunes – Kristján Jóhannesson

On Tuesday, February 3d at 12:00, we welcome you to the first lunchtime concert of the year at Hafnarborg. Kristján Jóhannesson will be a guest of Antonía Hevesi, pianist and artistic director of the concert series. Together, they will perform arias by Mozart, Rossini, and Händel.

Kristján Jóhannesson began his vocal studies at the Sigurður Demetz Singing School in 2008 and continued his studies at the Vienna Conservatory with Uta Schwabe in 2014. During his studies, he performed in Mozart operas with the Vienna Philharmonic Summer Academy, in productions at Neue Oper Wien, in Bellini’s I Puritani at Hof in Akureyri with the North Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and as the Bullfighter in Bizet’s Carmen with the Icelandic Opera. In 2017, he joined Theater an der Wien and Kammeroper in Vienna, performing major works including Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen and Tristan und Isolde, Strauss’ Salome, Verdi’s Don Carlo, Gounod’s Faust, and Tchaikovsky’s The Maid of Orleans.

In 2021, Kristján moved to St. Gallen, Switzerland, where he is a permanent member of the ensemble. His performances there include Verdi’s Requiem and Ernani, Strauss’ Elektra, Rossini’s Guillaume Tell, Johann Strauss Jr.’s Die Fledermaus, and Mozart’s The Magic Flute. He has also participated in the Aix-en-Provence Festival in recent years and studied masterclasses with renowned artists including Elly Ameling, Andreas Schmidt, Robert Holl, Thomas Hampson, Angelika Kirchschlager, and Adrian Eröd. He continues his studies in theology at the University of Iceland.

Antonía Hevesi, pianist, has been the artistic director of Hafnarborg’s lunchtime concerts since 2003. She has invited many of Iceland’s leading singers to perform, providing audiences with the opportunity to enjoy live music in an intimate setting. The concerts usually take place on the first Tuesday of each month during the winter season.

The concert begins at 12:00 and lasts about 30 minutes. Doors open at 11:30. Admission is free, and seating is available while space allows.