Stutt enskt CV

Tinna Thorsteinsd�ttir 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 Reykjav�k 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, Portugal, Austria, Boston and Paris. Tinna studied in Hannover and M�nster 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, H�kon Austb� and Pierre R�ach. Tinna is the pianist of the salon band L'amour fou and new music group Nj�ton. Her first solo CD Granit Games with Icelandic piano music was released in 2007 with Bad Taste Records.

Enskt CV

Schools and Studies
2003 New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, USA, Graduate Diploma
2000 Hochschule f�r Musik Detmold-M�nster, Germany, Diplom

Solo Recitals
2010 Solo recital at the Dark Music Days festival, a.o. premieres of two works written for Tinna, Reykjav�k
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 Cit� Internationale des Arts, Paris
2007 Two solo recitals at Reykjav�k Arts Festival, in Reykjav�k 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 Dj�pid music festival, �safj�rdur 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, Reykjav�k, 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 Isafj�rdur in Iceland
2005 Solo recital in the 15:15 concert series at Reykjav�k 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 f�r Musik Detmold-M�nster

Main Premieres
Solo Piano
In memoriam (2010): R�khardur H. Fridriksson
Stemmur (2010): B�ra Gr�msd�ttir
Harfgreni (2009) (naturally tempered one string piano): Gudmundur Steinn Gunnarsson
Wide Shot (2007): Thur�dur J�nsd�ttir
Brainstorm in a tea cup (2007): Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson
SOOSSOOS (piano and four loudspeakers) (2007): �ki �sgeirsson
Sonatinna (2005): J�nas T�masson
Part�ta (2005): Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir
River Thought (accordion and computer sounds) (2006): Greg Davis
Sea Chime (prepared piano) (2005): Greg Davis
Sononymus � meitlad � stein (piano and computer) (2005-2006): Hilmar Th�rdarson
Aukalag (2005): Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir
D�nam�t (piano and computer) (2005): Kolbeinn Einarsson
Fantasiest�ck (2004): �skell M�sson
Tv�r tokk�tur (2003): Thorsteinn Hauksson
Ikarus (piano and computer sounds) (2003): Steingr�mur Rohloff
Granit Games (2003): Mist Thorkelsd�ttir
Ferdalag fyrir fingur (1986): Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir
Duos
Klukkan (piano and percussion) (2009): �skell M�sson
319�: (piano, percussion, playback) (2009): �ki �sgeirsson
T�kastadir (piano hammers, percussion, computer) (2009): P�ll Ivan P�lsson
S�sl � v�xl (piano and marimba) (2009): Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir
[one] (pianist, percussionist, grand piano) (2008): Anna S. Thorvaldsd�ttir
Stj�rnumuldur (flute and piano) (2008): Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir
Strenglag (viola and piano) (2002): Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir
Heimkynni vid sj� (soprano and piano) (1997): Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir

Selection of Concerts, Solo Performances and Chamber Music
2009 Performed at the annual music festival Sl�turt�d, a.o. premiere of the piano piece Harfgreni by Gudmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, Reykjav�k
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 Bessastadask�li�s anniversary, with Ingibj�rg Gudj�nsd�ttir, soprano, Iceland
2008 New music group Nj�ton�s concert tour in Iceland
2008 Concert with Una Sveinbjarnard�ttir, violinist, at Vid Dj�pid music festival in �safj�rdur
2008 Nj�ton�s music festival in Fr�kirkjan in Reykjav�k
2008 Solo performance of The Other Piano by Morton Subotnick at the electronic arts festival Raflost, Reykjav�k
2008 Premiere of Constitution of Iceland by Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir at the art exhibition Bye-bye Iceland, Akureyri in Iceland
2008 Solo performance at a concert with the works of Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir at the Cit� Internationale des Arts, Paris
2008 Concert with flutist Berglind Mar�a T�masd�ttir at Maybeck Studios, Berkeley, California
2008 Performance at the Bang on a Can Marathon with Berglind Mar�a T�masd�ttir, flutist, San Francisco, California
2008 Nj�ton�s concert at Dark Music Days festival, Reykjav�k
2007 Premiere of Nj�la by Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir, Bessastadask�li�s 200 years anniversary, with Ingibj�rg Gudj�nsd�ttir, soprano, Iceland
2007 Concert with HUGO string quartet at Ung Nordisk Musik festival, Reykjav�k
2007 Performance of a work by Nicolai Worsaae at UNM, with soprano Herd�s Anna J�nasd�ttir and Sigurgeir Agnarsson, cellist
2007 S.L.�.T.U.R. concert with works by Clarence Barlow a.o., Reykjav�k
2007 International Aton Music Days with Evan Ziporyn and Christine Southworth in Fr�kirkjan, Reykjav�k
2007 Live Radio Concert at Vid Dj�pid music festival: Aton and the piano piece Sonatinna by J�nas T�masson, �safj�rdur, RUV
2007 Aton�s concert at Vid Dj�pid music festival, �safj�rdur
2007 15:15 concert series: Concert with CAPUT Ensemble, Reykjav�k
2007 Dark Music Days festival: Concert with At�n Ensemble, Reykjav�k
2006 Nordic Music Days: Aton�s concert, Reykjav�k
2006 Nordic Music Days: CAPUT Ensemble�s concert, Reykjav�k
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, Reykjav�k
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, Reykjav�k
2005 CD release concert of L'amour fou, Reykjav�k
2005 Portrait concert of composer Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir, Reykjav�k
2005 Final concert at the Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie masterclasses at Klangspuren festival in Schwaz, Austria: Helmut Lachenmann: "...zwei Gef�hle...", Musik mit Leonardo, for 2 speakers & small orchestra
2005 Ikarus for piano and electronic sounds by Steingr�mur Rohloff performed at Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie, Haus der Deutschen Ensemble Akademie, Frankfurt, Germany
2005 �skell M�sson�s piano piece Fantasiest�ck performed at a concert of Staka chamber choir, Frederiks Bastion, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 Solo performance on The Piano Day, Reykjav�k
2004 Solo performance at the International Piano Masterclasses of �bidos (SIPO), Portugal
2004 Solo performance at Summer Institute for Contemporary Piano Performance (SICPP), Boston
2004 L�amour fou�s concert in Idn�, Reykjav�k
2004 Dark Music Days festival: Duo Plus-concert with Ing�lfur Vilhj�lmsson, clarinet and Kristjana Helgad�ttir, flute
2003 Tour in Iceland with L�amour fou, sponsored by Reykjav�k 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 Idn�, Reykjav�k
2002 Solo performance in the concert series 15:15, Reykjav�k
2002 Concert with L�amour fou in �safj�rdur
2002 Concert with L�amour fou in Reykjav�k
2001 Solo performance at the Piano Festival of New England Conservatory of Music in Goethe Institute, Boston
1998 Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir: Heimkynni vid sj�, premiere with Ingibj�rg Gudj�nsd�ttir, soprano, Reykjav�k
1997 Perfomed at Ung Nordisk Musik Festival (UNM), Reykjav�k
1996 Solo performance at Bach Festival in Rheine, Germany
1992 Solo performance at Piano Festival, Akureyri, Iceland
1986 Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir: Ferdalag fyrir fingur, for piano, premiere, Reykjav�k

Courses and Master Classes
2008 Messiaen Festival in Stavanger, Norway:
Peter Hill
H�kon Austb�
2005 Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie (IEMA), Schwaz, Austria:
Helmut Lachenmann
Ensemble Modern
2004 International Piano Master Classes �bidos (SIPO), Portugal:
Pierre R�ach
Carmen Martinez
Niklas Sivel�v
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:
Hayd�e Schvartz
Shannon Wettstein
2002 Marc Ponthus, 20th century piano performance, Boston
1998 Christoph Pr�gardien, Schubert�s songs, M�nster
1996 Georg H�nteler, baroque music, M�nster
1996 Rainer Hoffmann, chamber music, M�nster
1996 E. Steen-N�kleberg, M�nster
1993 E. Steen-N�kleberg, Reykjav�k
1993 Johannes Kropfitsch, Klagenfurt, Austria
1993 Alexander Makarov, Reykjav�k

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

Selected Recordings
2009 Piano and percussion concert with Frank Aarnink at the Dark Music Days festival, RUV
2007 Live Radio Concert at Vid Dj�pid music festival: Aton and the piano piece Sonatinna by J�nas T�masson, RUV
2007 Solo recital at the Reykjav�k Arts Festival, RUV
2006 Notturno by Edvard Grieg, TV recording for the news program Kastlj�s, 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 M�sa�k, 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 M�sa�k, RUV
2004 Debut recital, Iceland, RUV
2002 RUV�s New Year's Concert with L�amour fou, RUV
1998 Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir: Heimkynni vid sj�, RUV

CD
2007 Granit Games - Solo CD with Icelandic piano pieces, smk 59
2007 Roto con moto - Nj�ton, smk 60
2005 �slensku l�gin - L�amour fou, L�amour fou
2002 Atli Heimir Sveinsson: T�minn og vatnid, with the Reykjav�k Chamber Orchestra, cond. Paul Zukofsky, CPO
1999 Kar�l�na Eir�ksd�ttir: 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 Dj�pid 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 f�r Musik Detmold-M�nster