Reviews
The National Radio in Iceland
Sigridur Osk´s performance of Chansons Madécasses with the Elektra Ensemble was chosen by the culture program Víðsjá at the National Radio in Iceland as one of the five best classical events of the year 2011.
Helgi Jónsson
The Times
“The greatest pleasure lies in the singing of the minor character, Arbate, stylish and sweet in the voice of the Icelandic mezzo soprano Sigridur Osk Kristjansdottir.” (Arbate in Mozart´s Mitridate)
Hilary Finch
Musical Pointers
“The jewel at the centre of the afternoon was a fine performance of Haydn’s Arianna a Naxos, sung from memory by the Icelandic mezzo soprano Sigridur Osk Kristjansdottir … This was as good a performance as I have heard, temperamentally mature, yet softened by a youthful voice.”
Serena Fenwick (www.musicalpointers.co.uk)
Financial Times
“Sigrídur Ósk Kristjánsdóttir’s mezzo is more metallic in timbre, with a bell-like resonance … she settled to deliver a ravishing account of Haydn’s “Arianna a Naxos” cantata, charting Ariadne’s descent into madness with taste and sensitivity.”
Laura Battle
Víðsjá at Channel 1, Iceland
“The highlight of the concert was Chansons Madécasses by Ravel. Sigridur Osk´s performance was fabulous. She is a very fine singer and I am expecting a lot from her, this is a name you should remember.” (Sigríður Ósk with Elektra Ensemble)
Helgi Jónsson