Jónas Sen
Icelandic pianist, composer and music critic (born 1962)
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Jónas Sen (born 1962) is an Icelandic pianist, composer and arranger, and a music critic for Vísir.is.[1] He has collaborated with the musician Björk, including work on the sheet music publication 34 Scores for Piano, Organ, Harpsichord and Celeste.[2]
Jónas Sen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) Iceland |
| Occupations | Pianist, composer, arranger, music critic, television presenter |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards |
| Website | jonas-sen |
Sen has presented and written music-related television programmes for RÚV.[3]
Music career
Collaborations with Björk
Sen performed as a keyboard player with Björk during the Volta touring period (2007–2008).[4] In connection with Björk’s Biophilia project, he arranged material for keyboard instruments used in the app release.[5]
In 2017, Sen collaborated with Björk on the publication 34 Scores for Piano, Organ, Harpsichord and Celeste.[2]
Composition and theatre
Sen composed music for Versations / Tetralogia, part of Gabríela Friðriksdóttir’s work related to Iceland’s participation at the 2005 Venice Biennale.[6]
He also composed music for the multimedia theatre/opera production H, an incident, directed by Kris Verdonck.[7]
Media career
Television
Sen has written and hosted music-related programmes for RÚV, including Tíu fingur.[3] He has also been credited as presenter (“Umsjón”) for the series Tónspor.[8] Morgunblaðið reported in 2010 on the programme Átta raddir in connection with RÚV programming.[9]
Music criticism
Sen has written music criticism for Vísir.is.[10] He has also been identified in the Icelandic press as a music critic for Fréttablaðið.[11]
In 2025, Sen’s concert reviews were discussed in Icelandic media coverage about music criticism and tone in reviews.[12][13]
Bibliography
- 2017: Þá er ástæða til að hlæja: Æviminningar Halldórs Haraldssonar (JPV).
Discography
Solo and collaborations
- 1993 – Works by Brahms, Liszt and Scriabin (piano).
- 2005 – Versations Tetralogia (with Gabríela Friðriksdóttir, Björk, Borgar Magnason and Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson).
- 2011 – Langt fyrir utan ystu skóga – arrangements of songs by Björk (with Ásgerður Júníusdóttir).[14]
As featured musician
- 2005 – Björk, Drawing Restraint 9 (celeste).
- 2007 – Björk, Volta (keyboards; acoustic arrangements).