The award-winning composer, cellist and singer, known for her scores to TÁR, Joker and Chernobyl, joins the roster for Global Classical Representation
Harrison Parrott has announced the signing of Icelandic musician Hildur Guðnadóttir. In collaboration with Polyarts, the agency will support Guðnadóttir in her classical works and multi-disciplinary projects in the upcoming seasons.
Guðnadóttir is known for her film and television music, having won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Original Score for Joker, plus Primetime Emmy and Grammy Awards for the HBO series Chernobyl. She composed the music for Todd Field’s 2022 film, TÁR, which starred Cate Blanchett and cellist Sophie Kauer.
Recent orchestral works and new commissions were premiered at the BBC Proms with BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dalia Stasesvska (Fact of the Matter) and with LA Philharmonic.
Her new project commission Where to From is described as an intimate sonic diary for herself and friends. The project will feature Guðnadóttir on cello and voice, three string players as well as two voice artists, and visual and lighting designer Theresa Baumgartner. Where to From will feature in the Barbican’s 2025/26 season on 21 March 2026, as Guðnadóttir approaches the 20th anniversary of her first solo record mount A.
’Having retreated from touring and playing concerts in the last few years, I’m very excited to be joined by an ensemble of friends to play the music of Where to From, along with songs from previous records,’ she commented.
’Strings and voices being our shared instruments, we have always had a strong resonance when we play together.’
Guðnadóttir began playing the cello at a young age and studied at the Reykjavík Music Academy, the Iceland Academy of the Arts, and Univeristy of Arts Berlin. She has released four solo albums: Mount A, Without Sinking, Leyfðu Ljósinu, and Saman, all on the Touch label and recognised by the Icelandic Music Awards.
Guðnadóttir has collaborated with various esteemed musicians and composed for prestigious institutions, including Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, Icelandic National Theatre, Tate Modern The British Film Institute, The Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm and Gothenburg National Theatre.
Watch: Composer cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir on the halldorophone
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