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Sævar Jóhannsson - Where the Lights Are

  • Mengi 2 Óðinsgata 101, Reykjavík Iceland (map)

Sævar Jóhannsson fagnar útgáfu fimmtu plötu sinnar “Where the Light Enters” með útgáfutónleikum í Mengi 7. október kl 20:00

Platan inniheldur tólf einleikspíanóverk sem eru innblásin af vangaveltum tónlistarmannsins um brothætt sálartetrið. Titill plötunar er dregin af ljóðlínu frá skáldinu Rumi "The Wound is the place where the light enters you". Linus Orri byrjar kvöldið með sóló setti.

Sævar Jóhannsson er píanóleikari og tónskáld með BA gráðu í tónsmíðum frá LHÍ. Tónlist hans kannar allt litróf mannlegra tilfinninga og upplifunar; stundum melankólísk, en líka fjörug og hlý. Sævar hefur gefið út fimm plötur til þessa, þar á meðal þrjár plötur undir fyrrverandi listamannsnafni sínu, S.hel; ‘LUCID’ (2018), ‘Disconnect’ (2020) og ‘RAMMI’ (2021) sem var samstarfsplata við raftónlistarmanninn Mikael Lind, og tvær plötur undir sínu eigin nafni, Sævar Jóhannsson; ‘Whenever You’re Ready’ (2022) og ‘Where the Light Enters’ (2023). Fjórða platan var gefin út af Sony og hlaut „you should have heard this“ verðlaunin veitt af Reykjavík Grapevine tónlistarverðlaununum árið 2023. Samhliða sólóverkum sínum hefur Sævar samið og framleitt frumsamda tónlist og tilheyrandi hljóðheim fyrir þrjú leikverk; Mutter Courage (2019), Skuggasveinn (2022) og Hríma (2022) auk þess sem hann samdi bakgrunnstónlist fyrir heimildarmyndina 'Ég Sé Þig' ​​(2022) eftir Önnu Hildi Hildibrandsdóttur.

Dyr opnast kl 20:00

Tónleikar hefjast kl 20:30

Aðgangseyri: 3.000 ISK

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Sævar Jóhannsson celebrates the release of his fifth album "Where the Light Enters" with a release concert in Mengi on September 7 at 8:00 p.m.

The album contains twelve solo piano pieces inspired by the musician's speculations about wounds. The title of the album is inspired by the poet Rumi "The Wound is the place where the light enters you". Linus Orri starts the evening with a solo set.

Sævar Jóhannsson is a pianist and composer with a BA degree in composition from LHÍ. His music explores the full spectrum of human emotions and experiences; sometimes melancholic, but also playful and warm. Sævar has released five albums to date, including three albums under his former artist name, S.hel; 'LUCID' (2018), 'Disconnect' (2020) and 'RAMMI' (2021) which was a collaboration album with electronic musician Mikael Lind, and two albums under his own name, Sævar Jóhannsson; 'Whenever You're Ready' (2022) and 'Where the Light Enters' (2023). The fourth album was released by Sony and won the "you should have heard this" award from the Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards in 2023. Along with his solo works, Sævar has composed and produced original music and accompanying soundscapes for three theater productions; Mutter Courage (2019), Skuggasveinn (2022) and Hríma (2022) as well as composing original music for the documentary 'Ég Sé Þig' ​​(2022) by Anna Hildi Hildibrandsdóttir.

Doors open at 20:00

Concert starts at 20:30

Entrance fee: 3:000 ISK

Earlier Event: October 6
Jóhannes Stefánsson & Mathilde Nobel
Later Event: October 11
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