Carolina Eyck

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

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
InstrumentsTheremin, viola, vocals
Websitewww.carolinaeyck.com

Biography
Carolina Eyck in the Jazz club "Telegraph"

German-born musician and composer Carolina Eyck is one of the world’s foremost theremin virtuosi.[2] After her debut with the Berlin Philharmonic, 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 given concerts in Poland, the Czech Republic,[3] Luxembourg, Sweden,[4] Finland,[5] Great Britain,[6] Italy,[7] Switzerland,[8] Austria, Japan, Mexico, Chile, Portugal, Hungary, Pakistan,[9] Turkey[10] and the United States.[11] 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,[12] 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.[11] In 2012, Eyck played the theremin solo at the world premiere of the two symphonies "Mesopotamia" and "Universe" by Fazil Say.[10] Finnish composer Kalevi Aho dedicated a theremin concerto to Carolina which she performed for the first time in October 2012.[13] The theremin concerto "Dancefloor With Pulsing" by the French composer Regis Campo was written for Eyck and premiered with the Brussels Philharmonic in 2018.“ [14]

In 2006, Eyck published the first extensive theremin method book entitled "The Art of Playing the Theremin". With her playing technique the player is able to tune the theremin to their hand and rely on their finger positions, rather than correcting notes after they are audible.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17][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 September 16, 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 February 4, 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 April 24, 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
  • Carolina Eyck plays works for Theremin (CD 2008)—EAN 4 025118 308424, © 2008 SERVI Verlag, Berlin; Musicians: Giulietta Koch—Piano, Rebekka Markowski—Cello, Magdalena Meitzner—Vibraphone/Percussion and Wiebke Lichtwark—Harp
  • Heinz Holliger Oboe Fantasy (DVD 2008)—© 2008 medici arts/EuroArts/Swiss Television; comprises the FANTASIA by Bohuslav Martinů; Musicians: Heinz Holliger—Oboe, Robert Kolinsky—Piano, Carolina Eyck—Theremin and the Keller Quartett (András Keller, János Pilz, Zoltán Gál, Judit Szabó)
  • Episodes von Dante's Dream (CD 2009)—special guest artist, © 2009 Dante's Dream (Germany)
  • Kalevi Aho: Theremin Concerto - Horn Concerto (CD & SACD 2009)—BIS; Annu Salminen / Carolina Eyck / Lapland Chamber Orchestra / John Storgårds, 2011. CD includes as extra a video clip with Carolina Eyck's introduction to Theremin.
  • Fazil Say: Sinfonie 2, Op.38 Mesopotamia & Sinfonie 3,Op. 43 Universe Fazil Say (CD 2013)—special guest artist; Dirigent: Gürer Aykal, Componist: Fazil Say, 2013, Label: Naive Classique (Indigo), Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra; Edition: BIS-2036
  • 'The Little Mermaid (DVD & Blu-ray; 2011)—special guest artist: Eyck played the voice of the mermaid using the theremin; © 2011, a BFMI Produktion in Co-Produktion with NDR / arte, San Francisco Ballet Association, WNET.ORG + THIRTEEN and NHK; Label: C Major; Director: Thomas Grimm; Distributor: C Major Entertainment; length: 120 Min. + 35 Min. Making-of
  • Improvisations for Theremin and Piano (CD, 2014)—Eyck and Christopher Tarnow; Butterscotch Records
  • Tarnow: Theremin Sonatas (CD, 2015)—Eyck and Christopher Tarnow; Genuin
  • Fantasias for Theremin and String Quartet (LP & CD, 2016)—Eyck and American Contemporary Music Ensemble; Butterscotch Records
  • Waves (LP, 2019)—Eyck and Eversines; yeyeh
  • Elephant in Green (EP, 2019)—Carolina Eyck (Theremin & Voice)
  • Elegies for Theremin & Voice (LP, 2019)—Carolina Eyck; Butterscotch Records

Awards

Besides her engagements in the area of classical and contemporary music, Carolina loves improvising and composing. She 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
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  4. "Vackert? Tja. Häftigt? Definitivt!". Gd.se. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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  9. "Carolina Eyck to perform in City today". Pakistan Newspaper "The Nation". Archived from the original on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  10. "The Premiere (and The Politics) of Fazil Say's New Symphony". Seen and Heard International. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  11. "Earplay, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco". Financial Times. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  12. Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart. "Die Große Reihe – Die Macht des Schicksals (2) - 09.11.2011 - Stuttgarter Philharmoniker". Stuttgart-philharmoniker.de. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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  14. Musica, A. R. S. "Brussels Philharmonic plays Zorn, Zappa, Campo & Constant (Openingsconcert) | ARS Musica". www.arsmusica.be. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  15. "Video: Carolina Eyck Explains How to Play the Theremin and Performs a Haunting Tune". reverb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  16. "Internationaler Kompositionswettbewerb des RBB - rbb Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg". Rbb-online.de. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  17. Online, FOCUS. "Sorbische Musikerin Carolina Eyck bekommt Echo Klassik-Preis". FOCUS Online. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  18. "The recording of Kalevi Aho’s theremin and horn concertos won the ECHO Klassik award". Music Finland. Retrieved May 31, 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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