Great Performances · SEASON 53
Now Hear This – “The Iceland Sound”
Episode 16 · 2026-05-01
- Comedy
- Documentary
- Drama
Episode overview
Fewer people live in Iceland than in Wichita, Kansas, yet it produces some of the best musicians in the world. To find out how, Scott Yoo crosses this sunlit, rainy, volcanic land of extremes to meet composers Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Daniel Bjarnason, popular musician JFDR, instrument makers, music historians, and one of Iceland’s most famous chefs.
54 minutes
Season 53 episodes
1. The Magic of Grace Bumbry2025-10-03
2. Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia2025-10-19
3. Tiler Peck: Suspending Time2025-11-07
4. Twelfth Night2025-11-14
5. Nutcracker from English National Ballet2025-12-16
6. From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 20262026-01-01
7. Movies for Grownups® Awards 2026 with AARP The Magazine2026-02-22
8. Samara Joy at Royal Albert Hall2026-02-27
9. Great Performances at the Met: La Bohème2026-03-20
10. Great Performances at the Met: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay2026-04-01
11. Now Hear This – “Brahms: Free But Alone”2026-04-10
12. Great Performances at the Met: La Sonnambula2026-04-12
13. Now Hear This – “Everyone Loves Joplin”2026-04-17
15. Now Hear This – “The Call of Istanbul”2026-04-24
16. Now Hear This – “The Iceland Sound”2026-05-01
17. Josh Groban: An Intimate Evening at The Union Chapel2026-05-08
18. Suffs2026-05-08
19. Irving Berlin’s Top Hat2026-05-15
20. Great Performances at the Met: Arabella2026-05-17
21. An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger2026-05-22
22. Great Performances at the Met: Andrea Chénier2026-06-14
23. Great Performances at the Met: I Puritani2026-07-12
24. Great Performances at the Met: Eugene Onegin2026-08-21
25. Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 20262026-08-28
