Tine Thing Helseth

Tine Thing Helseth (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtiːnə tɪŋ hɛlsət], English pronunciation: /ˈtiːnə tɪŋ ˈhɛlsət/, TEE-nə-ting-HEL-sət; born August 18, 1987 in Oslo) is a Norwegian trumpet soloist specializing in classical repertoire. Helseth started to play trumpet at the age of 7 and studies at the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo. Her teachers have included Heidi Johanessen (Norwegian National Opera Orchestra) and since 2002 Arnulf Naur Nilsen (Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra). She also appears on Didrik Solli-Tangen's second single Best Kept Secret, taken from Solli-Tangen's debut album Guilty Pleasures, which was released on September 3, 2010. Prizes, contests and awards National Soloist Championship of Norway no-age-limit open class 1st Prize 2004 International Trumpet competition "Theo Charlier" Brussels, Belgium 2nd prize 2005 Oslo Music Teachers Foundation Prize of Honour 2005 Yamaha Music Foundation Europe Scholarship 2006 Eurovision Young Musicians Competition 2006 2nd place The Prince Eugen Culture Prize 2006 NRK Radio P2 Prize for 2006/2007 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship 2009 Concert and festival performances Tine has performed with such orchestras as the Wiener Symphoniker, Beethoven Academie, Capella Cracowiensis, The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra,[5] Slovenian Radio Symphony Ljubljana, Oslo Camerata, Camerata Nordica, Württemberg Philharmonic, the Trondheim Soloists, Norwegian symphony orchestras, Norwegian Army bands and other brass and wind ensembles. Future engagements include concerts with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Bielefeld Symphony Orchestra, Värmlands Operaens Sinfonietta, and Georgische Kammerorchester. She has appeared at music festivals including Bergen International Festival, Kissinger Summer Festival and Usedomer Music Festival. Tine performed at the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Concert. Tine has also performed three times in the United States so far. The first time was December 13, 2009 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.. More recently she performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City on February 18, 2011, and the Struthers Library Theatre in Warren, Pennsylvania on February 20, 2011. Tine is the leader of an all female brass ensemble tenThing