Carolina Eyck
Carolina Eyck playing the theremin
Background information
Born (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987
Near Berlin, Germany
GenresClassical, electronic, contemporary classical
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, author
Instrument(s)Theremin, viola, vocals
Websitewww.carolinaeyck.com

Carolina Eyck (born 26 December 1987) is a German-Sorb[1] musician specialising in playing the Theremin, an electronic instrument. Her performances around the world have helped to promote the unusual musical instrument.[2]

Biography

Carolina Eyck in the Jazz club "Telegraph"

German-born musician and composer Carolina Eyck is one of the world's foremost theremin virtuosi.[3] After her debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in 2002, she was invited to the Bohuslav Martinu International Music Festival in Basel, the Davos Festival (Switzerland), the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Großes Festspielhaus Salzburg (Austria), the Teatro Nacional Lisbon (Portugal) and the Palace of Arts Budapest. She has performed concerts in Poland, the Czech Republic,[4] Luxembourg, Sweden,[5] Finland,[6] Great Britain,[7] Italy,[8] Switzerland,[9] Austria, Japan, Mexico, Chile, Portugal, Hungary, Pakistan,[10] Turkey[11] and the United States.[12] During her concert tours, Eyck has collaborated with other musicians and orchestras including Heinz Holliger, Robert Kolinsky, Gerhard Oppitz, Andrey Boreyko, Michael Sanderling, Gürer Aykal, John Storgårds, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Bern Symphony Orchestra, the Essen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Brandenburg State Orchestra, the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra,[13] the Lapland Chamber Orchestra, the Heidelberg Symphonic Orchestra and the Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg. She was guest musician of the Hamburg Ballet performing "The Little Mermaid" by Lera Auerbach in Japan and San Francisco.[12] In 2012, Eyck played the theremin solo at the world premiere of the two symphonies "Mesopotamia" and "Universe" by Fazıl Say.[11] Finnish composer Kalevi Aho dedicated a theremin concerto to Carolina which she performed for the first time in October 2012.[14] The theremin concerto "Dancefloor With Pulsing" by the French composer Regis Campo was written for Eyck and premiered with the Brussels Philharmonic in 2018.[15]

In 2006, Eyck published the first extensive theremin method book entitled "The Art of Playing the Theremin". To play the instrument, a musician relies on specific hand and finger positions in the air around the instrument, never touching it.[16] Since 2010 she has been the artistic director of the Theremin Summer Academy in Colmar, France, and has since conducted workshops, lectures and master classes worldwide. Also in 2006 Eyck was the winner of the International Competition for Composers arranged by Radio/TV Berlin-Brandenburg in 2006.[17] She has since conducted workshops, lectures and Masterclasses in Germany, Sweden, Poland, Great Britain, the United States of America, Mexico and Japan. In 2010, Eyck received her Bachelor of music degree in viola at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, Sweden.

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.[1][18]

On 14 August 2020, Eyck appeared on the BBC Radio 3 programme In Tune to discuss the theremin.[19] During the show, she performed an excerpt from the self-composed tribute piece Friend as well as a complete version of the Doctor Who theme, the latter of which was recorded on video.[20]

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 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 International Competition for Composers arranged by Radio/TV Berlin-Brandenburg in 2006.[21]

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.[22]

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

  1. 1 2 "Sorbische Musikerin Carolina Eyck bekommt Echo Klassik-Preis". FOCUS Online. 10 October 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Musik aus der Luft". Der junge Kulturkanal. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Making this a unique experience was theremin virtuoso Carolina Eyck from Berlin, the finest such performer you will likely ever run into". artssf.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Friday, 25 March 2011 – Absolventský koncert". Martinu.cz. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Vackert? Tja. Häftigt? Definitivt!". Gd.se. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "News – Fennica Gehrman". Fennicagehrman.fi. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Carolina Eyck". Theremin.tv. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Fondazione The Brass Group". Thebrassgroup.fi. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  9. ↑ Zeitung, Jungfrau (11 July 2012). "Ein grosser Schweizer Musiker". Jungfrau Zeitung. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "Carolina Eyck to perform in City today". Pakistan Newspaper "The Nation". Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  11. 1 2 "The Premiere (and The Politics) of Fazıl Say's New Symphony". Seen and Heard International. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Earplay, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  13. ↑ Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart (9 November 2011). "Die Große Reihe – Die Macht des Schicksals (2) – 09.11.2011 – Stuttgarter Philharmoniker". Stuttgart-philharmoniker.de. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "News – Fennica Gehrman". Fennicagehrman.fi. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  15. ↑ Musica, A. R. S. "Brussels Philharmonic plays Zorn, Zappa, Campo & Constant (Openingsconcert) | ARS Musica". www.arsmusica.be. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Video: Carolina Eyck Explains How to Play the Theremin and Performs a Haunting Tune". reverb.com. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "Internationaler Kompositionswettbewerb des RBB – rbb Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg". Rbb-online.de. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "The recording of Kalevi Aho's theremin and horn concertos won the ECHO Klassik award". Music Finland. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "In Tune – Bang on a Can All Stars, Carolina Eyck". BBC. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  20. ↑ "Radio 3 Home Sessions: Carolina Eyck". BBC. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  21. ↑ "SOUND ROOM XIV, 19.10.2014,"Carolina Eyck"".
  22. ↑ "Music Finland, "The recording of Kalevi Aho's theremin and horn concertos won the ECHO Klassik award"".
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