TINE THING
HELSETH
TRUMPET
TINE THING HELSETH
TRUMPET
ABOUT
Since the beginning of her career, Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth has championed the trumpet repertoire amongst audiences on all six continents, meriting the highest critical praise for her soulful, lyrical sound and collaborative approach to music-making. An artist who challenges the boundaries of genre with an intensely creative, open-minded philosophy, Tine’s ever-expanding repertoire ranges from the classical period to contemporary works and new commissions.
From 2023 Tine is the Artistic Director of Risør Chamber Music Festival with which she has been associated for over a decade. Throughout her career, shee has been the recipient of numerous awards for her work in classical music, including “Newcomer of the Year” at the 2013 Echo Klassik Awards, the 2009 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, and second prize in the 2006 Eurovision Young Musicians Competition, to which Tine returned to serve as juror for the 2016 competition. In 2007, Tine had the rare honour of being the first ever classical artist to win Newcomer of the Year at the Norwegian Grammy® Awards (Spellemannprisen).
Tine has worked with some of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Bamberger Symphoniker, NDR Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Gürzenich-Orchester Cologne, Tonkünstler-Orchester Vienna, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Scottish Orchestra at the BBC Proms, Warsaw, Rotterdam, Oslo, Bergen and Helsinki Philharmonic orchestras, Danish Radio Symphony orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Minnesota, Baltimore and Cincinnati orchestras, Singapore Symphony, KBS Symphony and Hong Kong Philharmonic. She also enjoys collaborating with a number of chamber orchestras, namely the Norwegian Chamber, Zurich Chamber and Munich Chamber orchestras, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and as well as the Orchestre de chambre de Lausanne, Mozarteum Salzburg, and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta.
In season 23/24 Tine is premiering new concerto for Violin and Trumpet by composer Xi Wang with violinist Karen Gomyo and Dallas Sumphony Orchestra under conductor Fabio Luisi. She will also perform with Melbourne Symphony, Auckland Philharmonia, National Symphony Orchestra Taiwan, Staatsorchester Hannover, Staatsorchestrer Stuttgart, Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, an extensive Christmas tour with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, and will return to London’s Wigmore Hall with 12 Ensemble and Shostakovich Concerto for Piano, Turmpet and String Orchestra.
Tine continues regular tours with her ten-piece, all-female brass ensemble tenThing. An idea which started in 2007 as a fun and exciting project to pursue with her closest musical friends, the group have gone on to play to numerous audiences across Europe, USA and China. Past festival appearances include the BBC Proms, Schleswig-Holstein, Beethoven Bonn, Gstaad, MDR Musiksommer, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rheingau, Merano, Thüringer Bachwochen, and Bremen. In March 2024 they embark on a 10-concert tour across the US where, in addition to composers such as Lili Boulanger, Grażyna Bacewicz, Agathe Backer, Astor Piazzola and Leonard Berstein, they will premiere a new piece written for tenThing by Jennifer Higdon.
Complimenting her live performances, Tine maintains active presence in a recording studio. Her newest album “Seraph”, released in November 2022, gained worldwide recognition including a 5* review from the BBC Music Magazine, whilst her previous disc “Magical Memories For Trumpet and Organ” (May 2021) was selected by Gramophone to feature in their “Recording of the Year 2021” August selection, and received 5* review from BBC Music Magazine. Earlier recordings include concertos by Haydn, Albioni, Neruda and Hummel with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, “Storyteller” disc with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic released on the EMI Classics label, a self-titled CD in March 2013, presenting a personal selection of original and transcribed works accompanied by pianist Kathryn Stott, and an album with tenThing Brass Ensemble released on Warner Classics.
Tine resides in Oslo and maintains an active role in her community as a regular TV and radio presenter, and teaches trumpet at the Norwegian Academy of Music. An all-round musician, she also regularly performs in some of the most iconic jazz bars in Norway. In June 2013, Tine launched her own project, Tine@Munch, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch, featuring a variety of performances and guest artists such as Leif Ove Andsnes, Nicola Benedetti, and Truls Mork.
RECENT PRAISE
GRAMOPHONE
Jeremy Nicholas
There are some artists who have the unteachable gift of turning the simplest, most ordinary and even third-rate music into gold. In the past, one thinks of Kreisler and Tauber and their myriad recordings of short, encore-type pieces which can sometimes catch you unawares and leave you with a lump in your throat – or, indeed, a smile on your face. Such a one is Tine Thing Helseth. Whatever she’s got, I’d like some too.
HERALD SCOTLAND
MIRANDA HEGGIE
Tine Thing Helseth gave an intelligent and perceptive reading of what is a staple of the solo trumpet repertoire [Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major]. Sweet and clear in tone throughout, her ornamentation flowed seamlessly as she illuminated many different shades and colours of her instrument. Dialogue between trumpet and orchestra was consistent in its sensitive balance, with a remarkable synergy between all those on stage.
GRAMOPHONE
Tine Thing Helseth is blessed with a combination of great wind-playing attributes: a soulful – dare one say brooding, Nordic – approach to phrasing, quite astonishingly outstanding intonation and a sound which is open and honest, even and focused in all registers.
THE EVENING STANDARD
Her ability to transform the brassy trumpet sound into something soft, supple, lyrical and delectable needs to be heard to be believed.
NEWS
TenThing’s New Album: “She Composes Like A Man” – Available 05 April 2024
Trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth and her all-female brass ensemble tenThing present She Composes Like a Man, available on Lawo Classics from the 05 April 2024. Featuring the music of 13 female composers, the album’s title takes its inspiration from an outdated ‘reverent’ quote that described Ethel Smyth’s music. Founded 17
Karen Gomyo and Tine Thing Helseth Perform with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Violinist Karen Gomyo and trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth will join Fabio Luisi and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for four world premiere concerts at the Meyerson Symphony Center from the 22nd-25th February. Gomyo and Helseth will premiere a new DSO commission by Chinese-American composer Xi Wang, YEAR 2020: Concerto for Violin, Trumpet,
Tine Thing Helseth Announces Risør Kammermusikkfest’s 2023 Programme
Tine Thing Helseth, newly appointed Artistic Director of Risør Kammermusikkfest, has announced the festival’s 2023 programme. For this year’s edition, which will run from 27 June to 2 July, Helseth invited pianist Alice Sara Ott to co-curate the programme. The theme, Memories, was chosen by Helseth to celebrate what has been and
tenThing Embark on US Christmas Tour
Next week, tenThing Brass Ensemble kick off their 9-date Christmas tour around the USA. Celebrating the holiday season, the Norwegian brass ensemble takes the audience on a musical journey through Europe and America, from the beautiful fjords of Norway through 18th-century Germany, warm Italian Christmas, evergreen England, and the sounds of Ukrainian
Tine Thing Helseth’s New Album, “Seraph” Is Available Now
Tine Thing Helseth returns with her new album Seraph, an album of works for trumpet and string orchestra on the LAWO Classics label, performed with Ensemble Allegria. This is Tine’s second album released by LAWO Classics, following the success of Magical Memories for Trumpet and Organ in May 2021. Helseth and Allegria have been closely
Tine Thing Helseth Returns to Carnegie Hall October 8
Trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth makes her long-anticipated return to Carnegie Hall for the opening of Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 50th Anniversary Season. She will give the New York premier of Jeff Scott’s Fanfare for the Promise of America, which was commissioned for this anniversary concert, and perform the Hummel Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major. The concert
Tine Thing Helseth Makes Tokyo Symphony Orchestra Debut 17 & 18 September
Trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth kicks off her 2022/23 season with her hotly anticipated debut with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra on 17 and 18 September. She will perform Tomasi’s Trumpet Concerto with the orchestra and conductor Aziz Shokhakimov at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall (17 September, 18:00) and Kawasaki’s Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall (18 September,
Tine Thing Helseth’s New Album, Magical Memories, Out Now on LAWO Classics
Tine Thing Helseth releases her new album Magical Memories on Friday 28 May on LAWO Classics. The recording is deeply personal; made up of Helseth’s favourite pieces which explore the full sound, range, and moods of the instrument. It includes music she remembers hearing during her childhood such as Lindberg’s Gammal Fäbodpsalm från Dalarna
From the Hall to the Mountain, Tine Thing Helseth Returns to the Bergen International Festival for 6 Incredible Events
Tine Thing Helseth returns to the Bergen International Festival 26 May – 6 June with 6 concerts and events in concert halls and stunning new locations. Tine opens the 69th year of the festival as host of the opening concert on 26 May. She is joined on stage by pianist
Listen to Tine Thing Helseth’s New Single: Prelude from Charpentier’s Te Deum Now; New Album, “Magical Memories” Out 28 May
Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth releases her new album Magical Memories on Friday 28 May on LAWO Classics. It is her first UK release in eight years. The first of three digital singles, Prelude from Charpentier’s Te Deum, is out today on Apple and Spotify. The recording is deeply personal; made up of Helseth’s favourite pieces which explore the full sound, range,
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