Tine Thing Helseth, born in 1987, started to play trumpet at the age of 7 and is already one of the leading trumpet soloists of her generation, having appeared as a soloist with orchestras in Europe and Asia. She currently studies in Oslo with Arnulf Naur Nilsen. Helseth has appeared as a soloist with, among others, Wiener Symphoniker, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Zürcher Kammerorchester, Zürcher Kammerorchester, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland Pfalz, Cappella Cracowiensis, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Nordica, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie and all the major Norwegian symphony orchestras. Helseth's debut album (Classical Trumpet Concertos with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra) was released in November 2007 on the Norwegian Simax label and has received excellent reviews: the leading Norwegian newspaper, Aftenposten, nominated it the classical recording of the year. Awards include a 2009 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, "Newcomer of the year in every genre" at the Norwegian Grammy Awards (she was the first classical performer ever to be nominated), 2nd prize in the Eurovision Young Musicians Competition in 2007, the prestigious Prince Eugens Culture Prize in Stockholm, Norwegian Soloists Prize 2006, The Norwegian Broadcasting (P2) soloist 2006 and Norway's Musician of the Year 2005. Her festival appearances include Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Usedom Musikfestival, Bergen International Festival and Kissinger Summer Festival where, in 2007, she was awarded the Luitpold Prize as the most outstanding and interesting young artist of the year. Engagements in 2009 include debuts in Washington D.C. and Tokyo.
Tine Thing Helseth is also leader of the brass ensemble, tenTHING. www.tenthing.no
Helseth has been awarded a STATOIL stipend running for four years from 2006.
