BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2025-26 Barbican Season Total Immersion: Icelandic Chill - Chamber and Choral Icelandic Treasures

The human voice is the oldest of all instruments, and in the untamed landscape of Iceland, song can often be the strongest sound of all. Sofi Jeannin conducts the BBC Singers in a voyage of discovery through Iceland’s centuries-old vocal tradition: timeless harmonies, both ancient and ultra-modern.

First, though, the superb young artists of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama perform chamber music by Icelandic composers.