Barrokkbandið Brák

The Baroque Ensemble Brák was founded in 2014 and has since established a firm place in Iceland’s musical life. The group consists of instrumentalists who specialize in historically informed performance of baroque music and who seek to use their expertise to present concerts in Iceland. The founders of Brák were the violinists Elfa Rún Kristinsdóttir, Laufey Jensdóttir, and Guðbjörg Hlín Guðmundsdóttir. The Baroque Ensemble Brák has presented numerous concerts in Reykjavík and elsewhere, and regularly collaborates with Icelandic and international instrumentalists, singers, and dancers in order to breathe new life into early music. Brák has also made every effort to promote new music for period instruments by premiering works by Icelandic composers. Brák has been warmly received by audiences and critics alike and has been praised for its lively and varied concert programming. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, RÚV, has brought Brák’s concerts to a national radio audience.

 

The Ensemble has been nominated numerous times for the Icelandic Music Awards, both as Performer of the Year and for Musical Event of the Year in the category of classical and contemporary music. The award in that category was bestowed on the group for the concert Brák and Bach, which took place in the Eldborg Main Hall at Harpa Concert Hall in 2020.