Trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth gives the UK premiere of Nico Muhly’s Doom Painting with The Hallé and conductor Alpesh Chauhan at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on 12 March and Sheffield City Hall on 15 March. Muhly wrote this extraordinary new work for Tine and has enjoyed success upon its European premieres with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Oslo Philharmonic.
The Hallé writes, “Tine Thing Helseth takes to the platform to perform this new, exciting work, written especially for her. Musically illustrating the biblical role of the trumpet and celebrating its vast expressive possibilities, Nico Muhly’s Doom Painting leads us on a dramatic journey through this historic instrument’s various iterations: ceremonial object for rituals and celebrations alike; harbinger of Doomsday; and jubilant instrument of the psalms.”
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.
Since 2023, Tine has served as Artistic Director of the Risør Chamber Music Festival, a festival with which she has enjoyed a close association for more than a decade. Throughout her career, she 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 prestigious Spellemannprisen music awards in Norway.
Tine’s additional season highlights include highly anticipated returns to the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin with Sebastian Weigle, Konzerthausorchester Berlin with Aziz Shokhakimov, Zurich Chamber Orchestra at Tonhalle Zurich, and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra with Elias Grandy. She will additionally perform with the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana in Palermo and the Teatro Petruzzelli Orchestra in Bari.
Photo: Anna-Julia Granberg