Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir already has a broad experience with new music and has premiered around 30 pieces especially written for her in the last few years. She has worked with Icelandic composers, as well as Helmut Lachenmann, Christian Wolff, Morton Subotnick, Evan Ziporyn and Greg Davis. Tinna premiered five Icelandic piano pieces in a concert at the Dark Music Days Festival in Iceland in 2005 and performed the program furthermore at the Nordischer Klang festival in Germany, in Berlin, Beijing, at the Bergen International Festival 2006 in the series Young Platform at the Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen and the GL Strand Museum in Copenhagen 2007. Tinna again gave a solo recital at the Reykjavík Arts Festival in 2007 where she premiered five Icelandic piano pieces. Some other performances of hers include a solo recital at Autunno Musicale Music Festival in Italy, duo performance at the Bang on a Can Marathon in San Francisco, solo performances at the Messiaen Festival in Stavanger in Norway, furthermore in Portugal, Austria, Boston and Paris. Tinna studied in Hannover and Münster in Germany before taking on further studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston with Stephen Drury, where she completed her Graduate Diploma. She received a Fulbright scholarship and the Thor Thors grant from the American-Scandinavian Foundation and has three times received an Artist Stipend from the Icelandic State. Tinna has participated in several courses, among them interpretation of 20th century music and baroque music, with pianists such as Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen, Peter Hill, Håkon Austbø and Pierre Réach. Tinna is the pianist of the salon band L'amour fou and new music group Njúton. Her first solo CD Granit Games with Icelandic piano music was released in 2007 with Bad Taste Records.

Schools and Studies
2003 New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, USA, Graduate Diploma
2000 Hochschule für Musik Detmold-Münster, Germany, Diplom

Solo Recitals
2010 Solo recital at the Foundling Museum, London, June 17th
2010 Solo recital at Raflost festival, premiere of Sonorities II (1968) by Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson a.o.
2010 Solo recital at the Dark Music Days festival, a.o. premieres of two works written for Tinna, Reykjavík
2009 Solo recital at Autunno Musicale music festival in Capua, Italy
2008 Messiaen and his birds, centennial concert at the Iceland Academy of the Arts
2008 Concert at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2007 Two solo recitals at Reykjavík Arts Festival, in Reykjavík and Laugarborg, premieres of five Icelandic piano pieces written for Tinna
2007 Solo recital at GL Strand Museum in Copenhagen during the exhibition Lavaland
2006 solo recital at Vid Djúpid music festival, Ísafjördur in Iceland
2006 Solo recital at Bergen International Festival in Norway, in the series Young Platform at the Edvard Grieg Museum Troldhaugen
2006 Solo recital at Dark Music Days festival, Reykjavík, a.o. premieres of three pieces written for Tinna
2005 Two solo recitals in Beijing, China on the Iceland National Holiday 17th and 18th of June, Summit Club
2005 Solo recital at the Nordic Embassies in Berlin, Germany
2005 Opening concert of Nordischer Klang festival in Greifswald, Germany
2005 Solo recital in the Ski Week in Isafjördur in Iceland
2005 Solo recital in the 15:15 concert series at Reykjavík City Theatre
2005 Solo recital at Dark Music Days festival, premieres of five Icelandic piano pieces written for Tinna
2004 Debut recital in Salurinn, Iceland
2003 Graduate Diploma recital at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, graduation recital
2002 Graduate Diploma recital at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, first recital towards degree
2000 Graduation recital from Hochschule für Musik Detmold-Münster

Main Premieres
Solo Piano
304° (2010): Áki Ásgeirsson
Sonorities II (1968/prem. 2010): Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson
Laser cat (2010): Jesper Pedersen
Harsamvada (2010) (prepared piano and electronics): Gudmundur Steinn Gunnarsson
In memoriam (2010): Ríkhardur H. Fridriksson
Stemmur (2010): Bára Grímsdóttir
Harfgreni (2009) (naturally tempered one string piano): Gudmundur Steinn Gunnarsson
Wide Shot (2007): Thurídur Jónsdóttir
Brainstorm in a tea cup (2007): Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson
SOOSSOOS (piano and four loudspeakers) (2007): Áki Ásgeirsson
Sonatinna (2005): Jónas Tómasson
Partíta (2005): Karólína Eiríksdóttir
River Thought (accordion and computer sounds) (2006): Greg Davis
Sea Chime (prepared piano) (2005): Greg Davis
Sononymus – meitlad í stein (piano and computer) (2005-2006): Hilmar Thórdarson
Aukalag (2005): Karólína Eiríksdóttir
Dínamít (piano and computer) (2005): Kolbeinn Einarsson
Fantasiestück (2004): Áskell Másson
Tvær tokkötur (2003): Thorsteinn Hauksson
Ikarus (piano and computer sounds) (2003): Steingrímur Rohloff
Granit Games (2003): Mist Thorkelsdóttir
Ferdalag fyrir fingur (1986): Karólína Eiríksdóttir
Duos
Klukkan (piano and percussion) (2009): Áskell Másson
319°: (piano, percussion, playback) (2009): Áki Ásgeirsson
Tókastadir (piano hammers, percussion, computer) (2009): Páll Ivan Pálsson
Sýsl á víxl (piano and marimba) (2009): Karólína Eiríksdóttir
[one] (pianist, percussionist, grand piano) (2008): Anna S. Thorvaldsdóttir
Stjörnumuldur (flute and piano) (2008): Karólína Eiríksdóttir
Strenglag (viola and piano) (2002): Karólína Eiríksdóttir
Heimkynni vid sjó (soprano and piano) (1997): Karólína Eiríksdóttir

Selection of Concerts, Solo Performances and Chamber Music
2010 Vortex Temporum by Gérard Grisey with The Formalist Quartet, Brian Walsh and Berglind María Tómasdóttir at the Reykjavík Arts Festival
2010 University concert with violinist Una Sveinbjarnardóttir
2009 Performed at the annual music festival Sláturtíd, a.o. premiere of the piano piece Harfgreni by Gudmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, Reykjavík
2009 Piano and percussion concert at Dark Music Days festival with Frank Aarnink, percussionist, six pieces premiered which were written for the duo, Iceland
2008 Solo performance at the openening of the Symposium at Messiaen Festival in Stavanger, Norway
2008 Premiere of Micropera by Tryggvi M. Baldvinsson at Bessastadaskóli´s anniversary, with Ingibjörg Gudjónsdóttir, soprano, Iceland
2008 New music group Njúton´s concert tour in Iceland
2008 Concert with Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, violinist, at Vid Djúpid music festival in Ísafjördur
2008 Njúton´s music festival in Fríkirkjan in Reykjavík
2008 Solo performance of The Other Piano by Morton Subotnick at the electronic arts festival Raflost, Reykjavík
2008 Premiere of Constitution of Iceland by Karólína Eiríksdóttir at the art exhibition Bye-bye Iceland, Akureyri in Iceland
2008 Solo performance at a concert with the works of Karólína Eiríksdóttir at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2008 Concert with flutist Berglind María Tómasdóttir at Maybeck Studios, Berkeley, California
2008 Performance at the Bang on a Can Marathon with Berglind María Tómasdóttir, flutist, San Francisco, California
2008 Njúton´s concert at Dark Music Days festival, Reykjavík
2007 Premiere of Njóla by Karólína Eiríksdóttir, Bessastadaskóli´s 200 years anniversary, with Ingibjörg Gudjónsdóttir, soprano, Iceland
2007 Concert with HUGO string quartet at Ung Nordisk Musik festival, Reykjavík
2007 Performance of a work by Nicolai Worsaae at UNM, with soprano Herdís Anna Jónasdóttir and Sigurgeir Agnarsson, cellist
2007 S.L.Á.T.U.R. concert with works by Clarence Barlow a.o., Reykjavík
2007 International Aton Music Days with Evan Ziporyn and Christine Southworth in Fríkirkjan, Reykjavík
2007 Live Radio Concert at Vid Djúpid music festival: Aton and the piano piece Sonatinna by Jónas Tómasson, Ísafjördur, RUV
2007 Aton´s concert at Vid Djúpid music festival, Ísafjördur
2007 15:15 concert series: Concert with CAPUT Ensemble, Reykjavík
2007 Dark Music Days festival: Concert with Atón Ensemble, Reykjavík
2006 Nordic Music Days: Aton´s concert, Reykjavík
2006 Nordic Music Days: CAPUT Ensemble´s concert, Reykjavík
2006 Live Radio Concert, from Sonatas and Interludes by John Cage, Iceland Academy of the Arts, RUV
2006 USA tour with new music group Aton
2006 Dark Music Days festival: concert with Aton, Reykjavík
2006 Salon band´s L´amour fou opening performance at the exhibition Pure Iceland, Science Museum in London
2005 New Year´s concert with Aton, Reykjavík
2005 CD release concert of L'amour fou, Reykjavík
2005 Portrait concert of composer Karólína Eiríksdóttir, Reykjavík
2005 Final concert at the Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie masterclasses at Klangspuren festival in Schwaz, Austria: Helmut Lachenmann: "...zwei Gefühle...", Musik mit Leonardo, for 2 speakers & small orchestra
2005 Ikarus for piano and electronic sounds by Steingrímur Rohloff performed at Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie, Haus der Deutschen Ensemble Akademie, Frankfurt, Germany
2005 Áskell Másson´s piano piece Fantasiestück performed at a concert of Staka chamber choir, Frederiks Bastion, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 Solo performance on The Piano Day, Reykjavík
2004 Solo performance at the International Piano Masterclasses of Óbidos (SIPO), Portugal
2004 Solo performance at Summer Institute for Contemporary Piano Performance (SICPP), Boston
2004 L´amour fou´s concert in Idnó, Reykjavík
2004 Dark Music Days festival: Duo Plus-concert with Ingólfur Vilhjálmsson, clarinet and Kristjana Helgadóttir, flute
2003 Tour in Iceland with L´amour fou, sponsored by Reykjavík Cultural City Fund, five concerts
2003 Solo performance at Summer Institute for Contemporary Piano Performance (SICPP), Boston
2002 New Year's Concert of L´amour fou in Idnó, Reykjavík
2002 Solo performance in the concert series 15:15, Reykjavík
2002 Concert with L´amour fou in Ísafjördur
2002 Concert with L´amour fou in Reykjavík
2001 Solo performance at the Piano Festival of New England Conservatory of Music in Goethe Institute, Boston
1998 Karólína Eiríksdóttir: Heimkynni vid sjó, premiere with Ingibjörg Gudjónsdóttir, soprano, Reykjavík
1997 Perfomed at Ung Nordisk Musik Festival (UNM), Reykjavík
1996 Solo performance at Bach Festival in Rheine, Germany
1992 Solo performance at Piano Festival, Akureyri, Iceland
1986 Karólína Eiríksdóttir: Ferdalag fyrir fingur, for piano, premiere, Reykjavík

Courses and Master Classes
2008 Messiaen Festival in Stavanger, Norway:
Peter Hill
Håkon Austbø
2005 Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie (IEMA), Schwaz, Austria:
Helmut Lachenmann
Ensemble Modern
2004 International Piano Master Classes Óbidos (SIPO), Portugal:
Pierre Réach
Carmen Martinez
Niklas Sivelöv
2004 Summer Institute for Contemporary Piano Performance (SICPP), Boston:
Christian Wolff
John Mark Harris
Shannon Wettstein
Stephen Drury
2003 Summer Institute for Contemporary Piano Performance (SICPP), Boston:
Haydée Schvartz
Shannon Wettstein
2002 Marc Ponthus, 20th century piano performance, Boston
1998 Christoph Prégardien, Schubert´s songs, Münster
1996 Georg Hünteler, baroque music, Münster
1996 Rainer Hoffmann, chamber music, Münster
1996 E. Steen-Nökleberg, Münster
1993 E. Steen-Nökleberg, Reykjavík
1993 Johannes Kropfitsch, Klagenfurt, Austria
1993 Alexander Makarov, Reykjavík

Orchestras
1994 The Youth Symphony Orchestra, cond. Christopher Adey, Reykjavík
1994 Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra, cond. Paul Zukofsky, Reykjavík Art Festival
1993 The Youth Symphony Orchestra, cond. Paul Zukofsky, Reykjavík

Selected Recordings
2009 Piano and percussion concert with Frank Aarnink at the Dark Music Days festival, RUV
2007 Live Radio Concert at Vid Djúpid music festival: Aton and the piano piece Sonatinna by Jónas Tómasson, RUV
2007 Solo recital at the Reykjavík Arts Festival, RUV
2006 Notturno by Edvard Grieg, TV recording for the news program Kastljós, RUV
2006 Live Radio Concert, from Sonatas and Interludes by John Cage, RUV
2006 Solo recital at the Dark Music Days festival, RUV
2006 Concert with modern music group Aton, Dark Music Days festival, RUV
2005 From Sonatas and Interludes by John Cage: Prepared piano introduced on the TV cultural program Mósaík, RUV
2005 Solo recital at the Dark Music Days festival, RUV
2004 TV Recording of George Crumb: Makrokosmos, IV, Vol. II and interview on the TV Program Mósaík, RUV
2004 Debut recital, Iceland, RUV
2002 RUV´s New Year's Concert with L´amour fou, RUV
1998 Karólína Eiríksdóttir: Heimkynni vid sjó, RUV

CD
2007 Granit Games - Solo CD with Icelandic piano pieces, smk 59
2007 Roto con moto - Njúton, smk 60
2005 Íslensku lögin - L´amour fou, L´amour fou
2002 Atli Heimir Sveinsson: Tíminn og vatnid, with the Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra, cond. Paul Zukofsky, CPO
1999 Karólína Eiríksdóttir: Spil, smk 13

Honors
2008 Artist´s Stipend from the Icelandic State
2006 Artist´s Stipend from the Icelandic State
2005 Artist´s Stipend from the Icelandic State
2001 The American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship, Thor Thors Scholarship
2001 Fulbright Scholarship

Other Activities
2006-2008 Artist Director of the music festival and master classes Vid Djúpid in Iceland
2006 Gave a master course with CAPUT Ensemble in 20th century music at the Iceland Academy of the Arts
2005 Gave a master class at the Iceland Academy of the Arts in 20th century piano music
2004 Gave a master course with CAPUT Ensemble in 20th century music at the Iceland Academy of the Arts
2003-2004 Accompaniment with woodwinds at the Iceland Academy of the Arts
97-98 Accompaniment with singers at Hochschule für Musik Detmold-Münster