ON Crew

Artistic director

Ilkka Uurtimo, FIN, Artistic director,  Lahti Symphony Orchestra

ON 2026 Instructors:

1st violin,   Adam Grüchot, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra
2nd violin, Arne Jørgen Øian, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Viola, Mina Fred, Athelas Sinfonietta
Cello, Ilkka Uurtimo, Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Double bass, Michael Karlsson, The Royal Swedish Opera
Woodwinds, Bryndís Þórsdóttir, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Brass, Ingemar Roos, Professor Emeritus Norwegian Academy of Music
Percussion, Heikki Parviainen, The Finnish National Opera

Management

The Host Organization The Lions Association Iceland carries out the responsibility of the operational management of ON together with Akureyri municipality and Cultural Company MAK and Cultural house Hof.

Steering group in Iceland

Anna Fr. Blöndal ICE, Lions coordinator MD109.
Geirþrúður Fanney Bogadóttir ICE, past Coordinator MD109
Björn Guðmundsson ICE, LCIF coordinator MD109
Stefán Árnason ICE, Financial manager MD109
Þórgnýr Dýrfjörð Director of cultural affairs, Akureyri municipality
Kristín Sóley Björnsdóttir ICE, Events Manager MAK Akureyri cultur company
Ilkka Uurtimo, FIN, Artistic director, Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson artistic director of SinfoniaNord

Lions Project Coordinators
Tapani Rahko, FIN, Past International Director, Nordic Lions Coordinator
Anna Fr. Blöndal, MD 109, Iceland, Lions Coordinator
Mats Åke Tunelid , MD 101 Sweden, Lions Coordinator
Odd Conrad, MD 104, Norway, Lions Coordinator
Henrik Storch  MD 106, Denmark, Lions Coordinator
Antti Juva MD 107 Finland, Lions Coordinator

Orkester Norden conductors
(in alphabetical order)

Ajimone-Marsan Guido (1995)
Berglund Tabita (2023)
Boman Olof (2018)
Foster Lawrence (2016)
Gupta Rolf (2010)
Gustavsson Johannes (2017, 2025)
Jensen Eivind Gullberg (2022)
Järvi Paavo (1996,1997,1998)
Kamu Okko (1999, 2001, 2003)
Lasonpalo Erkki (2024 co-operation with Vivo)
Lü Jia (2000)
Mälkki Susanna (2002)
Ollikainen Eva (2019)
Ollila Tuomas (1999)
Panula Jorma (2009)
Petrenko Vasili (2006)
Sakari Petri (2007)
Salonen Esa-Pekka (2002)
Segerstam Leif (1994)
Shao En (1993)
Swendsen Joseph (2015)
Søndergaard Thomas (2014)
Söderblom Ulf (1994)
Wigglesworth Mark (2004)