Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir

Guðmundsdóttir was named the Singer of the Year in the Classical and Contemporary Music category at the 2021 Icelandic Music Awards. Álfheiður’s versatility in her innovative approach to her craft has made her a sought-after collaborator with composers and other performers. As a musician, she effortlessly moves between genres, embracing classical, contemporary, and experimental styles. Her most recent collaboration, “Poems”, co-composed and conceived with composer Viktor Orri Árnason was released by Deutsche Grammophon in November 2023 as well as her song Notturno, her rework of Víkingur Ólafsson’s Brahms’s Intermezzo from his latest album, From afar. The performance “Apparition” at Harpa concert hall in 2022, conceived with pianist Kunal Lahiry, was described by critics as “a unique an