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| '''Carolina Eyck''' (born 26 December 1987) is a German-]<ref name=focus/> musician and composer who specialises in playing the ]. | '''Carolina Eyck''' (born 26 December 1987) is a German-]<ref name=focus/> musician and composer who specialises in playing the ]. | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| Eyck was born in 1987, near ], Germany. She is a member of the ] community of East Germany.<ref>{{ |
Eyck was born in 1987, near ], Germany. She is a member of the ] community of East Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com?artist/carolina-eyck-mn0003224426|title=AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands|website=]|access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
| ===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
| Eyck began learning piano aged five and violin aged six.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com?artist/carolina-eyck-mn0003224426 |title=Carolina Eyck biography |author=James Manheim}}</ref> She began studying the theremin at the age of seven at a school for musically gifted children in Berlin, where she was taught by a niece of ], the inventor of the instrument. She studied composition, and one of her pieces won first prize in a competition for young composers. A ] for ] and orchestra also won awards.<ref>{{ |
Eyck began learning piano aged five and violin aged six.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com?artist/carolina-eyck-mn0003224426 |title=Carolina Eyck biography |author=James Manheim}}</ref> She began studying the theremin at the age of seven at a school for musically gifted children in Berlin, where she was taught by a niece of ], the inventor of the instrument. She studied composition, and one of her pieces won first prize in a competition for young composers. A ] for ] and orchestra also won awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carolinaeyck.com/biography|title=Biography|website=Carolinaeyck.com|access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
| At the age of 16, Eyck invented a new and precise way to play the theremin using exact finger positions. Three years later in 2006, aged 19, she wrote and published "The Art of Playing the Theremin"<ref>{{cite web |title=Carolina Eyck (Germany) {{!}} Theremin Today - Терменвокс |url=https://theremin.today/?page_id=278&lang=en |date=20 June 2013}}</ref> in which she explained how to make specific hand and finger positions in the air around the instrument without touching it.{{cn|date=August 2024}} | At the age of 16, Eyck invented a new and precise way to play the theremin using exact finger positions. Three years later in 2006, aged 19, she wrote and published "The Art of Playing the Theremin"<ref>{{cite web |title=Carolina Eyck (Germany) {{!}} Theremin Today - Терменвокс |url=https://theremin.today/?page_id=278&lang=en |date=20 June 2013}}</ref> in which she explained how to make specific hand and finger positions in the air around the instrument without touching it.{{cn|date=August 2024}} | ||
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| ===Career=== | ===Career=== | ||
| Eyck also plays the ]. In 2010 she graduated from the ] after three years of study, with a Bachelor of Music degree in the instrument. She has performed with, among others, the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie.<ref |
Eyck also plays the ]. In 2010 she graduated from the ] after three years of study, with a Bachelor of Music degree in the instrument. She has performed with, among others, the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie.<ref name="auto1"/> | ||
| In 2012, she played the theremin solo at the world premiere of the two symphonies "Mesopotamia" and "Universe" by ].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.seenandheard-international.com/2012/06/27/the-premiere-and-the-politics-of-fazil-says-new-symphony/|title=The Premiere (and The Politics) of Fazıl Say's New Symphony|work= |
In 2012, she played the theremin solo at the world premiere of the two symphonies "Mesopotamia" and "Universe" by ].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.seenandheard-international.com/2012/06/27/the-premiere-and-the-politics-of-fazil-says-new-symphony/|title=The Premiere (and The Politics) of Fazıl Say's New Symphony|work=Seenandheard-international.com|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> Finnish composer ] dedicated a theremin concerto to her, which she performed for the first time in October 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fennicagehrman.fi/news/article/kalevi-ahos-theremin-concerto-premiere-in-rovaniemi/?tx_ttnewsbackPid=33|title=News – Fennica Gehrman|date=8 July 2011|website=Fennicagehrman.fi|access-date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113175935/http://www.fennicagehrman.fi/news/article/kalevi-ahos-theremin-concerto-premiere-in-rovaniemi/?tx_ttnewsbackPid=33|archive-date=13 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| The theremin concerto "Dancefloor With Pulsing" by French composer ] was written for her and premiered with the Brussels Philharmonic in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arsmusica.be/nl/events/brussels-philharmonic-plays-zorn-zappa-campo-constant-openingsconcert/|title=Brussels Philharmonic plays Zorn, Zappa, Campo & Constant (Openingsconcert) {{pipe}} |
The theremin concerto "Dancefloor With Pulsing" by French composer ] was written for her and premiered with the Brussels Philharmonic in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arsmusica.be/nl/events/brussels-philharmonic-plays-zorn-zappa-campo-constant-openingsconcert/|title=Brussels Philharmonic plays Zorn, Zappa, Campo & Constant (Openingsconcert) {{pipe}}|website=Arsmusica.be|access-date=31 May 2019|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410104319/https://www.arsmusica.be/nl/events/brussels-philharmonic-plays-zorn-zappa-campo-constant-openingsconcert/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| Since 2010, Eyck has been the ] of the Theremin Summer Academy in Colmar, France, and has conducted workshops, lectures and master classes worldwide. She was the winner of the International Competition for Composers, presented by Radio/TV Berlin-Brandenburg in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rbb-online.de/unternehmen/presse/presseinformationen/2006/internationaler_kompositionswettbewerb_0.html|title=Internationaler Kompositionswettbewerb des RBB – rbb Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg|publisher=Rbb-online.de| |
Since 2010, Eyck has been the ] of the Theremin Summer Academy in Colmar, France, and has conducted workshops, lectures and master classes worldwide. She was the winner of the International Competition for Composers, presented by Radio/TV Berlin-Brandenburg in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rbb-online.de/unternehmen/presse/presseinformationen/2006/internationaler_kompositionswettbewerb_0.html|title=Internationaler Kompositionswettbewerb des RBB – rbb Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg|publisher=Rbb-online.de|access-date=13 November 2014}}</ref> She has conducted workshops, lectures and Masterclasses in Germany, Sweden, Poland, Great Britain, the United States of America, Mexico and Japan. | ||
| In 2015, Eyck received the German ] in the category "Concert Recording of the Year (20th/21st century music)" for playing the Theremin Concerto "Eight Seasons" by Kalevi Aho. (Conducted by John Storgårds and played with the Lapland Chamber Orchestra: BIS records 2014.)<ref name="focus">{{Cite web|url=https://www.focus.de/regional/brandenburg/musik-sorbische-musikerin-carolina-eyck-bekommt-echo-klassik-preis_id_5004468.html|title=Sorbische Musikerin Carolina Eyck bekommt Echo Klassik-Preis|date=10 October 2015|website= |
In 2015, Eyck received the German ] in the category "Concert Recording of the Year (20th/21st century music)" for playing the Theremin Concerto "Eight Seasons" by Kalevi Aho. (Conducted by John Storgårds and played with the Lapland Chamber Orchestra: BIS records 2014.)<ref name="focus">{{Cite web|url=https://www.focus.de/regional/brandenburg/musik-sorbische-musikerin-carolina-eyck-bekommt-echo-klassik-preis_id_5004468.html|title=Sorbische Musikerin Carolina Eyck bekommt Echo Klassik-Preis|date=10 October 2015|website=Focus.de|access-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519074207/https://www.focus.de/regional/brandenburg/musik-sorbische-musikerin-carolina-eyck-bekommt-echo-klassik-preis_id_5004468.html |archive-date=19 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicfinland.com/en/news/the-recording-of-kalevi-ahos-theremin-and-horn-concertos-won-the-echo-klass|title=The recording of Kalevi Aho's theremin and horn concertos won the ECHO Klassik award|website=Musicfinland.com|access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref> She released an album of theremin and voice recordings, ''Elegies for Theremin and Voice,'' in 2019.<ref name="auto1"/> | ||
| ==Compositions== | ==Compositions== | ||
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| ==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
| Eyck was winner of the 2006 International Competition for Composers, organised by Radio/TV Berlin-Brandenburg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.th1rdspac3.com/14.html|title= |
Eyck was winner of the 2006 International Competition for Composers, organised by Radio/TV Berlin-Brandenburg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.th1rdspac3.com/14.html|title=Sound Room XIV|website=Th1rdspac2.com|access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
| In 2015, she received the German Echo Klassik in the category "Concert Recording of the Year (20th/21st century music)" for playing the Theremin Concerto "Eight Seasons" by Kalevi Aho, conducted by John Storgårds and played with the Lapland Chamber Orchestra, published in 2014 by BIS records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicfinland.com/en/news/the-recording-of-kalevi-ahos-theremin-and-horn-concertos-won-the-echo-klass|title= |
In 2015, she received the German Echo Klassik in the category "Concert Recording of the Year (20th/21st century music)" for playing the Theremin Concerto "Eight Seasons" by Kalevi Aho, conducted by John Storgårds and played with the Lapland Chamber Orchestra, published in 2014 by BIS records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicfinland.com/en/news/the-recording-of-kalevi-ahos-theremin-and-horn-concertos-won-the-echo-klass|title=The recording of Kalevi Aho’s theremin and horn concertos won the…|website=Musicfinland.com|access-date=26 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
| ==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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| Carolina Eyck | |
|---|---|
 Carolina Eyck playing the theremin | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987 (age 37) Near Berlin, Germany |
| Genres | Classical, electronic, contemporary classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, author |
| Instrument(s) | Theremin, viola, vocals |
| Website | carolinaeyck |
Carolina Eyck (born 26 December 1987) is a German-Sorb musician and composer who specialises in playing the theremin.
Biography
Eyck was born in 1987, near Berlin, Germany. She is a member of the Sorbian community of East Germany.
Early life
Eyck began learning piano aged five and violin aged six. She began studying the theremin at the age of seven at a school for musically gifted children in Berlin, where she was taught by a niece of Leon Theremin, the inventor of the instrument. She studied composition, and one of her pieces won first prize in a competition for young composers. A concerto for accordion and orchestra also won awards.
At the age of 16, Eyck invented a new and precise way to play the theremin using exact finger positions. Three years later in 2006, aged 19, she wrote and published "The Art of Playing the Theremin" in which she explained how to make specific hand and finger positions in the air around the instrument without touching it.
Eyck made her debut as a player of the theremin with the Berlin Philharmonic in 2002.
Career
Eyck also plays the viola. In 2010 she graduated from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm after three years of study, with a Bachelor of Music degree in the instrument. She has performed with, among others, the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie.
In 2012, she played the theremin solo at the world premiere of the two symphonies "Mesopotamia" and "Universe" by Fazıl Say. Finnish composer Kalevi Aho dedicated a theremin concerto to her, which she performed for the first time in October 2012. The theremin concerto "Dancefloor With Pulsing" by French composer Regis Campo was written for her and premiered with the Brussels Philharmonic in 2018.
Since 2010, Eyck has been the artistic director of the Theremin Summer Academy in Colmar, France, and has conducted workshops, lectures and master classes worldwide. She was the winner of the International Competition for Composers, presented by Radio/TV Berlin-Brandenburg in 2006. She has conducted workshops, lectures and Masterclasses in Germany, Sweden, Poland, Great Britain, the United States of America, Mexico and Japan.
In 2015, Eyck received the German Echo Klassik in the category "Concert Recording of the Year (20th/21st century music)" for playing the Theremin Concerto "Eight Seasons" by Kalevi Aho. (Conducted by John Storgårds and played with the Lapland Chamber Orchestra: BIS records 2014.) She released an album of theremin and voice recordings, Elegies for Theremin and Voice, in 2019.
Compositions
- "Sciciani—Am wendischen Burgwall" Pictures for Accordion and Strings, world premiere on 16 September 2006 by the Cottbus Philharmonic Orchestra directed by GMD Reinhard Petersen, Soloist: Aidar Gainullin (Moskau)—Bajan
- "CIANI—Am wendischen Burgwall" Pictures for Theremin and Orchestra, world premiere on 4 February 2007 by the orchestra of the Musikgymnasium Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (specialized high school for musicians) in the French Cathedral Berlin
- "Syllableaves" Concerto for Theremin and Orchestra, world premiere on 24 April 2010 by the Gävle Symfoniorkester directed by Fredrik Burstedt at the Konzerthaus Gävle (Sweden)
- "Sauselei" Duet for Viola and Voice (2010)
- "Fantasias" for Theremin and String Quartet (2015)
Discography
LPs
- Theremin (2008, Servi)
- Fazıl Say (2013, Imaj)
- Improvisations for Theremin and Piano (2014, Butterscotch Records)
- Theremin Sonatas (2015, Genuin) with Christopher Tarnow
- Fantasias for Theremin and String Quartet (2016, Butterscotch Records)
- Waves (2019, yeyeh)
- Elegies for Theremin & Voice (2019, Butterscotch Records)
- Thetis 2086 (2022 Neue Meister)
Singles and EPs
- Reja (2018, self-release)
- Elephant in Green (2019, self-release)
- Northern Lights (2020, self-release)
Live albums
- Kalevi Aho (2013, BIS) with Annu Salminen, John Storgård, and the Lapland Chamber Orchestra
Guest contributions
- Heinz Holliger Oboe Fantasy (2008, medici arts)
- Dante's Dream (2009, Kick The Flame) – track "Episodes"
- The Little Mermaid (2011, BFMI) – as the voice of the mermaid using theremin
- Cellosophy (2012, Timezone) – track "King of Atlantis"
- The Invention of Love [lb] film score by Maciej Sledziecki (2013)
- Clownwise film score by Petr Ostrouchov (2014, Fog'n'Desire Films)
- Yeni Sarkilar (2015, Ada Music) – tracks 1, 2, and 4
- About April by Friend 'n Fellow (2015, Doctor Heart Music) – track "April"
Awards
Eyck was winner of the 2006 International Competition for Composers, organised by Radio/TV Berlin-Brandenburg.
In 2015, she received the German Echo Klassik in the category "Concert Recording of the Year (20th/21st century music)" for playing the Theremin Concerto "Eight Seasons" by Kalevi Aho, conducted by John Storgårds and played with the Lapland Chamber Orchestra, published in 2014 by BIS records.
Books
- Carolina Eyck: The Art of Playing the Theremin. SERVI Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-933757-08-8
- Carolina Eyck: Die Kunst des Thereminspiels. SERVI Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-933757-07-X, EAN 4025 1187 0631—German version
References
- ^ "Sorbische Musikerin Carolina Eyck bekommt Echo Klassik-Preis". Focus.de. 10 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- "AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ James Manheim. "Carolina Eyck biography".
- "Biography". Carolinaeyck.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- "Carolina Eyck (Germany) | Theremin Today - Терменвокс". 20 June 2013.
- "The Premiere (and The Politics) of Fazıl Say's New Symphony". Seenandheard-international.com. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- "News – Fennica Gehrman". Fennicagehrman.fi. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- "Brussels Philharmonic plays Zorn, Zappa, Campo & Constant (Openingsconcert) |". Arsmusica.be. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- "Internationaler Kompositionswettbewerb des RBB – rbb Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg". Rbb-online.de. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- "The recording of Kalevi Aho's theremin and horn concertos won the ECHO Klassik award". Musicfinland.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- "Internationaler Kompositionswettbewerb des RBB". rbb (in German). 11 July 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- "Caroline Eyck ist neue Spezialistin fürs Theremin". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). 7 February 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- "Instrumentet som var före sin tid". Arbetarbladet (in Swedish). 25 April 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- "Sound Room XIV". Th1rdspac2.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- "The recording of Kalevi Aho's theremin and horn concertos won the…". Musicfinland.com. Retrieved 26 December 2024.