Halldór Smárason (1989) completed an Advanced Level Piano Examination in the spring of 2009 concurrently with his college graduation, and holds a B.A.-degree from the Iceland Academy of the Arts and an M.M.-degree from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied as a Fulbright-grantee. In 2015 he received an internship grant to work with Beat Furrer in Vienna and Graz. Through the years his main teachers include composers Dr. Reiko Füting, Atli Ingólfsson and Tryggvi Baldvinsson, and pianist Sigríður Ragnarsdóttir.
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Halldór has worked with many renowned artists, including Ensemble intercontemporain, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Siggi String Quartet, Psappha, Talea, TAK, Oslo Sinfonietta, MSM Symphony, Decoda and Reykjavík’s Trio. Furthermore Halldór received the Manhattan Prize and has participated at the Manifeste 2017, Ung Nordisk Musik 2013-2017, Nordic Cool in 2013, Sonic in 2014 and was a composer-in-residence at Við Djúpið 2011, Podium Festival 2014 and Musiikin aika in Viitasaari.
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Additionally Halldór received the Civitella Ranieri fellowship in 2018.
Through the years Halldór has performed on numerous occasions as a soloist or as part of various groups. In addition to performances, Halldór has appeared on a large number of recordings of musical CD’s.
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