Introducing: the ice orchestra…

In Luleå, Sweden, you can hear an unusual kind of orchestra – the instruments are all made of ice and performances take place in an ice cave. Here are the incredible pictures from inside the purpose-built ice auditorium…

Introducing: the ice orchestra…

1. Ice Orchestra – created by Tim Linhart

2. An ice cello

3. Tim Linhart at work

4. Tim has to wear dishwashing gloves while he carves

5. Tim at work

6. An ice xylophone and an ice banjo feature

7. The concert takes place in a specially built igloo.

8. Ice Orchestra

9. Violins and violas are suspended by strings to keep them away from the musicians' warm bodies

10. Ice Orchestra

11. A musician plays the ice xylophone

12. The instruments are lit from inside with non-warming LEDs

13. Tim with one of his creations, a guitar

14. The ice auditorium can seat 170 people

15. Ice xylophone

16. Violins are suspended from the ceiling so they don't come into contact with the musicians' bodies

17. Ice Orchestra

18. Ice cello

19. The instruments might be at home in the ice auditorium – but the musicians need to wrap up

20. A trio of string players

21. Ice Orchestra

22. An instrument in progress

23. Ice Orchestra

24. Up-close with the string instruments

25. Ice Orchestra

26. The finishing touches

27. Ice Orchestra

28. An acoustic guitar with a difference

29. Ice Orchestra

30. Ice Orchestra

31. Ice Orchestra

32. Ice Orchestra

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