Dustin O‘Halloran – Opus 18 (performed at Fríkirkjan, Reykjavík)

Oscar-nominated composer and pianist Dustin O’Halloran releases his debut Deutsche Grammophon album Silfur. This new release of fifteen pieces distils and expands upon the composer’s concepts of time, past and present, perceived through music. It comprises two new works – ‘Opus 56’ for solo piano and ‘Constellation No. 2’ for piano, cello and electronics – as well as new recordings of a selection of tracks from O’Halloran’s solo albums, including four new string arrangements. The first taste of Silfur is ‘Opus 18’, along with this beautiful live performance video, shot at Reykjavík’s Fríkirkjan church by director Blair Alexander.

“Silfur is an exploration of the music of my past and how it reflects back to me now in the present. Evoking images of different moments, places and periods of my life, and rediscovering the pieces that have stayed with me. Sometimes we can only understand ourselves by looking back, and hopefully, finding the thread of who we are and who we have always been.” – Dustin O’Halloran

Dustin O’Halloran worked on Silfur during the lockdown in Iceland, where he ordinarily spends part of the year. Unable to return to his other home in Los Angeles, he drew inspiration from isolation and Iceland’s unique atmosphere, revisiting works from four solo albums and refining them through the prism of his Icelandic experience. At the first recording session for this album he was given a gift of silfurberg (“silver rock”), a native Icelandic crystal, which inspired its title. “As light enters it,” explains O’Halloran, “it’s reflected into two perspectives. It felt that that’s what I was doing in making this record. And I feel the place you’re in always has a resonance – it somehow comes through the music.”

Video directed & produced by Blair Alexander

Listen to ‘Opus 18’ & pre-order ‘Silfur’ here: https://dg.lnk.to/silfur

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Dustin O‘Halloran – Opus 18 (performed at Fríkirkjan, Reykjavík)
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