TV Great Performances - Season 53 Episode 16 : Now Hear This – “The Iceland Sound” Great Performances - Season 53 Episode 16 : Now Hear This – “The Iceland Sound” 6.1/10 by 25 users 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. Details Casts Posters Images Title Great Performances - Season 53 Episode 16 : Now Hear This – “The Iceland Sound” Alternative Titles GREAT PERFORMANCES | PBS First Air Date 1971-01-28 Last Air Date 2026-05-22 Number of Episodes 708 Number of Seasons 52 Genres Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Networks PBS, Casts Bray Poor Plot Keywords , Narrator (voice) Bray Poor Episodes List Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 1 The Magic of Grace Bumbry The Magic of Grace Bumbry 2025-10-03 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 2 Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia Great Performances at the Met: Il Barbiere di Siviglia 2025-10-19 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 3 Tiler Peck: Suspending Time Tiler Peck: Suspending Time 2025-11-07 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 4 Twelfth Night Twelfth Night 2025-11-14 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 5 Nutcracker from English National Ballet Nutcracker from English National Ballet 2025-12-16 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 6 From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026 From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026 2026-01-01 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 7 Movies for Grownups® Awards 2026 with AARP The Magazine Movies for Grownups® Awards 2026 with AARP The Magazine 2026-02-22 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 8 Samara Joy at Royal Albert Hall Samara Joy at Royal Albert Hall 2026-02-27 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 9 Great Performances at the Met: La Bohème Great Performances at the Met: La Bohème 2026-03-20 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 10 Great Performances at the Met: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Great Performances at the Met: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 2026-04-01 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 11 Now Hear This – “Brahms: Free But Alone” Now Hear This – “Brahms: Free But Alone” 2026-04-10 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 12 Great Performances at the Met: La Sonnambula Great Performances at the Met: La Sonnambula 2026-04-12 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 13 Now Hear This – “Everyone Loves Joplin” Now Hear This – “Everyone Loves Joplin” 2026-04-17 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 15 Now Hear This – “The Call of Istanbul” Now Hear This – “The Call of Istanbul” 2026-04-24 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 16 Now Hear This – “The Iceland Sound” Now Hear This – “The Iceland Sound” 2026-05-01 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 17 Josh Groban: An Intimate Evening at The Union Chapel Josh Groban: An Intimate Evening at The Union Chapel 2026-05-08 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 18 Suffs Suffs 2026-05-08 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 19 Irving Berlin’s Top Hat Irving Berlin’s Top Hat 2026-05-15 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 20 Great Performances at the Met: Arabella Great Performances at the Met: Arabella 2026-05-17 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 21 An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger An Evening with Nicole Scherzinger 2026-05-22 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 22 Great Performances at the Met: Andrea Chénier Great Performances at the Met: Andrea Chénier 2026-06-14 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 23 Great Performances at the Met: I Puritani Great Performances at the Met: I Puritani 2026-07-12 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular... Great Performances Season 53 :Episode 24 Great Performances at the Met: Eugene Onegin Great Performances at the Met: Eugene Onegin 2026-08-21 The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...