In 2026, Guðnadóttir’s acts as Associate Artist of the Holland Festival, the Netherlands’ largest and most influential international performing arts event. As part of this prestigious appointment, she presents Where to From alongside a selection of works from her wider repertoire, enriched by immersive light art from Theresa Baumgartner and supported through a major coproduction with the festival across multiple dates including Chernobyl, Nærmynd, new commissioned work Passing Remarks and other events celebrating all aspects of her output.
Guðnadóttir also appears as Artist‑in‑Residence at the Reykjavík Arts Festival in June 2026, offering a trilogy of performances that demonstrates the depth and range of her practice. These include a curated programme with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at Eldborg Hall, the Icelandic premiere of Where to From at Harpa’s Silfurberg, and a collaborative concert with the Hallgrímskirkja Choir — all serving as a powerful prelude to her expanded vision at the Holland Festival.
Looking ahead to the 2026/27 season, Guðnadóttir unveils This Will Be Us, her new symphonic project celebrating 20 years from her first album Mount A. The project was recorded for Deutsche Grammophon in collaboration with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and is marking a major expansion of her largescale concert work. The album launch is presented on 25 October 2026 at the Berlin Philharmonie and further performances include Oslo Opera House, De Singel and across 2027/28 season.
Guðnadóttir’s solo discography includes four critically acclaimed albums—Mount A (2006), Without Sinking (2009), Leyfðu Ljósinu (2012), and Saman (2014) — all now available under the Deutsche Grammophon imprint, as well as her extended single Iridescence and the soundtracks for Chernobyl (2019) and TÁR (2022).
2026 sees also xGuðnadóttir writing the original score for the National Theatre production of Electra Persona, under the direction of Benedict Andrews. The production stars Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss and Ella Lily Hyland and is on between 19 August and 10 October.
She has composed for institutions including the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, National Theatre of Iceland, Tate Modern, British Film Institute, Royal Swedish Opera, Gothenburg National Theatre, and the BBC Proms. She has performed and recorded with artists including Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ryuichi Sakamoto, The Knife, Fever Ray, and Throbbing Gristle. Currently, she is composing a new orchestral work commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, to be performed on 18 February 2027 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Born in Reykjavík in 1982, she studied at the Reykjavík Music Academy, Iceland Academy of the Arts, and Universität der Künste Berlin. She currently resides in Berlin.
