Hafliði_Hallgrímsson
Hafliði Hallgrímsson
Icelandic composer
Hafliði Hallgrímsson (born 1941 in Akureyri) is an Icelandic composer, currently[when?] living in Bath, England. Hafliði was the principal cellist of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, but left that position in 1983 to pursue a full-time career as a composer. In 2008, he became composer-in-residence of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra (through 2010).[1]
In 1970, Hafliði played the (uncredited) cello solo on “Atom Heart Mother” by Pink Floyd.[citation needed]