Björk Unveils ‘Orkestral’ Live Album With the Hamrahlíð Choir

Björk Brings ‘Orkestral’ Home With the Hamrahlíð Choir

Mark your calendars on us: Björk is set to unleash an intimate 2021 concert and bring it fully back to life with Björk Orkestral with the Hamrahlíð Choir, recorded at Reykjavík’s Harpa Concert Hall.

The release centers Björk’s illustrious catalog front and center, with her voice joined by the 50-person Hamrahlíð Choir, conducted by Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir, plus musical director Bergur Þórisson on organ and electronics. The October 24, 2021 performance leans primarily into reimagined material from Medúlla, while also reaching across different corners of her catalog.

Eleven Songs, One Choir and a Very Björk Kind of Intimacy

The 11-song set moves through “Show Me Forgiveness,” “Pleasure Is All Mine,” “Hidden Place,” “Cosmogony,” “Sonnets / Unrealities XI,” “Unravel,” “Vertebræ by Vertebræ,” “Who Is It,” “Mouth’s Cradle,” “Where Is the Line” and “New World.” Rather than simply recreating familiar arrangements, the project pares things back and rebuilds them around voices, space and electronics.

Björk described the performance as something she is “so happy and proud” of, emphasizing the time, love and energy that went into refining it. She also framed the concert around a recurring idea in her work: how voices and electronics can sit together, and how nature and technology do not have to fight for space.

From Reykjavík Exclusive to Worldwide Release

The recording first surfaced as an exclusive release at the National Gallery of Iceland earlier this year. Now the full project is getting a worldwide rollout on November 27, 2026, with physical editions on LP, CD, Blu-ray and DVD.

So yes, November suddenly feels a little farther away than it did five minutes ago.

Björk Orkestral With the Hamrahlíð Choir at Harpa

Watch Björk perform with the Hamrahlíð Choir in the Harpa-era Orkestral presentation.

Sources: Björk Official Store; One Little Independent; Pitchfork.