Synopsis

The Iceland Symphony Orchestra will present its first performance at the Proms, featuring compositions by two Icelandic composers deeply influenced by their nation's unique geology. Leifs’s *Geysir* evokes the slow, elemental power of the earth, while Tómasson’s *Magma* captures the restless movement of tectonic plates. Pianist Jonathan Biss will join the orchestra to perform Schumann’s Piano Concerto, and the concert will conclude with Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony, a work of dramatic inten