Barokkbandið Brák lead by the renowned icelandic violinist Elfa Rún Kristinsdóttir was founded in 2015 in collaboration with Elfa´s collegues Guðbjörg Hlín Guðmundsdóttir and Laufey Jensdóttir. The ensemble mainly consists of Icelandic musicians who all share a passion for historically informed performance of Renaissance and Baroque music and seek to bring the music from this period to a wide audience in Iceland and abroad.

Since its founding the group has held numerous concerts in Iceland with great success. Most of Brák’s performances have been recorded and broadcast by the Icelandic National Radio (RÚV) and few recordings are now available online. Barokkbandið Brák frequently collaborates with renowned singers, dancers and instrumentalists from all over Europe giving each individual project its own unique sound and concept.

Barokkbandið Brák won Performance of the year award at the Icelandic Music Awards in 2020 for their concert Brák & Bach at Harpa Concert Hall. The band has received numerous award nominations and great reviews since its founding.

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Tvær hliðar / Two Sides

Our debut CD is out on Sono Luminus on September 9, 2022!

“What is most remarkable about this entire double album is the way in which every piece of music is treated individually, performed at the highest level with convincing interpretations” - Matthew Whitfield, The Whole Notes Canada

“Violinist Elfa Rún Kristinsdóttir imbues the solo lines with an engaging quality, and the second movement especially wows with her delicate yet insistent musicality.” - Stephanie Manning, Early Music America

ICELANDIC MUSIC AWARDS 2023

Happy to announce that we got nominated for performers of the year, our album Two Sides album of the year and Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir our tonmeister as producer of the year at the Icelandic Music Awards. So honored, thank you!