Tine Thing Helseth
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Thing Helseth in 2008.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 18 August 1987 |
| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Soloist Trumpeter |
| Instruments | Bach 5c |
| Labels | EMI Classics |
| Website | www |
Tine Thing Helseth (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtiːnə tɪŋ hɛlsət], English pronunciation: /ˈtiːnə tɪŋ ˈhɛlsət/, TEE-nə-ting-HEL-sət; born August 18, 1987) is a Norwegian trumpet soloist specializing in classical repertoire.
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Career
Helseth was born in Oslo. She started to play trumpet at the age of 7 in a school band and studied at the Barratt Due Institute of Music from 2002 to 2009 and at the Norwegian Academy of Music from 2009 to 2011. Her teachers have included Heidi Johanessen (Norwegian National Opera Orchestra) and since 2002 Arnulf Naur Nilsen (Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra).[1][2]
Helseth is the leader of an all female brass ensemble, tenThing.[3]
In 2011, Helseth was named a "Superstar of Tomorrow" by BBC Music Magazine. The same year she signed a contract with EMI Classics.[1]
Concert and festival performances
Helseth has performed with orchestras including the Wiener Symphoniker, Beethoven Academie, Capella Cracoviensis, The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra,[4] Slovenian Radio Symphony Ljubljana, Oslo Camerata, Camerata Nordica, Württemberg Philharmonic, the Trondheim Soloists, Norwegian symphony orchestras, Norwegian Army bands and other brass and wind ensembles.
She has appeared at music festivals including Bergen International Festival, Kissinger Summer Festival and Usedomer Music Festival.[5]
In 2007, Helseth performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.
Helseth has also performed four times in the United States so far. The first time was December 13, 2009 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.. She then performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City on February 18, 2011, and the Struthers Library Theatre in Warren, Pennsylvania on February 20, 2011. Her most recent performance in the United States took place on May 23-25, 2014 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas.[6]
In 2012, she opened the memorial concert for the 2011 Norway attacks by playing trumpet from the roof of Oslo City Hall.[7]
In 2013 she appeared twice in the BBC Proms, performing with tenThing at the Cadogan Hall and also at the Royal Albert Hall.
Records
She appears on Didrik Solli-Tangen's second single Best Kept Secret, taken from Solli-Tangen's debut album Guilty Pleasures, which was released on September 3, 2010. In 2012, Tine released her debut album Storyteller as well as the debut album of her brass ensemble tenThing, called 10, on EMI Classics. Her newest CD TINE, a personal selection of original and transcriped works, was released on March 12, 2013.
Prizes, contests and awards
- National Soloist Championship of Norway no-age-limit open class 1st Prize 2004 [8]
- International Trumpet competition "Theo Charlier" Brussels, Belgium 2nd prize 2005 [8]
- Oslo Music Teachers Foundation Prize of Honour 2005 [2]
- Yamaha Music Foundation Europe Scholarship 2006 [2]
- Eurovision Young Musicians Competition 2006 2nd place [2][9]
- The Prince Eugen Culture Prize 2006
- NRK Radio P2 Prize for 2006/2007 [5]
- Spellemannprisen for best newcomer, 2007
- Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, 2009
Discography
- 2007: Trumpet Concertos, Haydn, Albinoni, Neruda, Hummel - with Det Norske Kammerorkester
- 2009: Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker (My Heart Is Ever Present)
- 2011: Storyteller
- 2012: 10 - with tenThing
- 2013: Tine
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Egil Arnt Gundersen: Tine Thing Helseth Store Norske Leksikon, retrieved 30 March 2013 (Norwegian)
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External links
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- Haydn Concerto 3rd mvt on YouTube
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| Preceded by | Recipient of the Newcomer Spellemannprisen 2007 |
Succeeded by Ida Maria |
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- Norwegian classical musicians
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- Eurovision Young Musicians Finalists
- Spellemannprisen winners
- Barratt Due Institute of Music alumni
