Julia Kaiser ist freie Hörfunkautorin im Bereich Kultur und Kulturvermittlung.
Das Projekt JungeReporter hat sie über Jahre entwickelt, in diesen Journalistenakademien für junge Leute gibt sie ihre journalistischen Erfahrungen und ihre Faszination für ihren Beruf weiter – an Kinder, Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene sowie Menschen mit besonderen Bedürfnissen.
Engines in the Head
Lúkas Þorlákur Jones, 19 JahreA moving piece that fully deserves its praise and gives an intimate and personal perspective on a traumatic part of someone’s life.
Copper world
Andreas Guðmundsson, 22 Jahre“Capriccio” by Áskell Másson starts very energetically and quickly, the small Darabuka drum, played by the composer himself, starts establishing an interesting rhythm that continues throughout most of the piece.
NMD Impact
Daniela Amado, 28 JahreI walk wide-eyed into Harpa, the steel honeycomb prism that anyone in Reykjavik recognizes as the most prestigious venue in Iceland. Coming from a Latin American country, everything from the design to the inner workings of a first class arts institution fascinates me.
Overall happiness
Lilja Sól Helgadóttir, 17 JahreSome of the pieces were just so beautiful! Harpist Katie Buckley and Frank Aarnink, the percussionist who plays that „stuss“, form the Duo Harpverk – were playing amazing throughout the concert.
Eternally
Fannar Árni Ágústsson, 16 JahreHáttatal by Guðmundur managed to give me a glimpse of a world of music that, until now, has been unknown to me and for that, I will be eternally grateful.
Viðtal við Ernu Völu
Hugi Garðarsson, 24 JahreLast Wednesday I went to a Nordic Music Days concert starring Siggi String Quartet. They had two guest performers in Fabian Svensson’s „Five Obsessive Movements“, playing a melodica and a toy piano. I had a little chat with the pianist, Erna Vala Arnardóttir.
Eating pigs in front of pigs
Styrmir Palsson, 19 JahreHave you ever eaten pork while standing besides a pig? Have you ever talked about slaughtering pigs in front of pigs? No? Composer Mathias Monrad Møller was letting people try that at the Reykjavík zoo, it was strange but very, very interesting.
Grisaille
Lilja Sól Helgasdóttir, 17 JahreDuring the world premiere of Gunnar Karel Másson’s piece in Harpa, I wrote this poem.
Podcast: Siggi String Quartet
Styrmir Palsson, 19 JahreStyrmir and Hugi discussing the concert of Siggi String Quartet, featuring Ásthildur Ákadóttir, melodica and Erna Vala Arnardóttir, toy piano
Nýtt og norrænt – new and Nordic
Young Reporters at MIT Reykjavík, 17 JahreIceland Symphony Orchestra in cooperation with Nordic Music Days 2022 performed five works at Harpa concert hall. Best thing: 25 students of Menntaskóli í tónlist, the Reykjavík Music School, were attending the concert first row. Here is what they wrote…
This man has more time than anyone else
Styrmir Palsson, 19 JahreGunnar Karel Masson is an Icelandic composer whose work will be performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at the Nordic Music Days. His piece is called „Grisaille“ and Gunnar completed the writing of the piece in August, so the people at the concert will be attending the world premiere!
All at once
Styrmir Palsson, 19 JahreMarcella Lucatelli started as a classical singer and was interested in making her own staged works, really pushing the visuals and the moments as well as the aesthetics of it. Therefore, she became a composer accidentally.
Minds blown by the Pinquins
Styrmir Palsson, 19 JahreThe Pinquins appear several times in the Nordic Music Days. It is not only music you hear, it is a whole show for your eyes as well – this is art!
Blue lantern to light the path into sound future
Styrmir Palsson, 19 JahreMari Garrigue is playing first in the opening concert of the Nordic Music Days 2022 – what an honour! There she is, with a blue metal case that turns out to be a discarded lantern…
Four necks and the voice of a popstar
Hugi Garðarsson, 24 JahreThor Magnusson and his team at Intelligent Instruments Lab at LHÍ are developing more advanced ways of instrument buildinging, mixed with computer sciences and programming.
Interviewing the inventor of IIL – Thor Magnusson
Hugi Garðarsson, 24 Jahre„Future Music“ is the exciting field Thor Magnousson is a professor in at the University of Sussex. Here in Reykjavík, he works as a pricipal investigator at the Intelligent Instruments Lab – meaning, he brought this exciting Laboratory to live.
Intelligent Instruments Lab Workshop – Part II
Daniela Amado, 28 JahreDaniela interviewing instrument designer Mari.
Checking out Intelligent Instruments – Part I
Daniela Amado, 28 JahreDaniela trying out a reverb instrument for singing voice.
Like a bees‘ hive – Intelligent Instruments Lab
Daniela Amado, 28 JahreA constant loop of controlled noise and intermittent buzzing lives within a yellow, acoustically-paneled room at Listaháskoli Íslands, Iceland’s arts university. In this laboratory for intelligent instruments, the buzzing is two-fold.
Nordic Music Days about to start
JungeReporter from Iceland, 22 JahreA team of young reporters from Reykjavík will write about Nordic Music Days 2022 in Iceland. Looking forward to meet composers, musicians and instrument inventors from the north!
Bunt, einzigartig, gemischt, minutenlanger Applaus
Nico Degen Lanzo, 16 JahreWir, das YEC Reporterteam, sitzen in der dritten Reihe des leeren Saals und haben das Orchester ganz für uns! Jetzt schon die Zuhörer verzaubern, allein durch die Generalprobe, das schafft nicht jeder. Chineke! aber schon.
Wie Weltmeister
Pablo Degen Lanzo, 16 JahreDie Italiener kommen mit ihren Instrumenten nach draußen auf den Gendarmenmarkt und spielen weiter. Ein älteres Paar tanzt zur Musik.
Ungarische Explosionen
Friederike Peters, 16 JahreUngarisches Temperament erfüllt den Saal und reißt mich mit. Werke von Brahms und Bartok auf die Bühne und interpretieren die Stücke neu.
Best friendships through an outstanding community
Senta, 16 JahreStanding in front of the backstage entrance of Konzerthaus Berlin feels thrilling and one gets impression to be a person with exquisite privileges which any teenager would dream of. With our status as YEC-Reporters we get the chance to meet musicians of Young Euro Classic.
Wow! Chineke!
Friederike Peters, 16 JahreDas Orchester bricht aus der Tradition der klassischen schwarz-weißen Konzertkleidung aus, fällt als erstes auf. Denn die Musiker_innen tragen alle unterschiedlich farbige Oberteile, die zusammen die Farben des Regenbogens ergeben.
„Understanding of classical music must be broader“
Nico Degen Lanzo, 16 JahreHugo Ticciati heißt der Dirigent des schwedischen Orchesters O/Modernt New Generation. Konzerte sind morgen und am Sonntag. Wir, das YEC-Reporterteam, wollten nicht so lange warten und haben uns Hugo bei den Proben zum Interview geschnappt.
Buntes Chineke!
Pablo Degen Lanzo, 16 JahreDraußen füllt die Dunkelheit den Himmel. Innen leuchtet Chineke! mit all seiner Schönheit.
Video: Masterclass mit Hugo Ticciati und O/Modernt New Generation Orchestra
Senta, 16 JahreProbe zu „Thank you for the music“. Diese schönen Klavierklänge lassen einen wirklich nicht mehr los. Dann stimmt das Orchester mit ein und man singt innerlich mit und das Glück pocht im Herzen.
„Times are finally changing“
Senta, 16 JahreThe idea of the orchestra is that classical music should be for everyone and should not be blocked off according to the color of your skin or where a person is from, the way you speak or the amount of money you earn, in order to have a totally inclusive art.
Mit ganzem Herzen
Senta, 16 JahreAuf die Musikschule Lilla Akademien gehen die besten musikalischen Nachwuchstalente Schwedens!
