Siri Thornhill
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Other names | Siri Karoline Thornhill |
Occupation | Classical soprano |
Siri Karoline Thornhill is a Norwegian classical soprano for concert and opera, known for singing music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Career
Thornhill studied singing first in her hometown Stavanger with Marit Storækre and continued with a scholarship from the Norwegian government at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague with Marius van Altena, Rita Dams and Diane Forlano.[1] She took master-classes with Cristina Deutekom, Elly Ameling, Ton Koopman, Beata Heuer-Christen, Anna Reynolds and Jean Cox.[1]
Thornhill has recorded Bach cantatas with Sigiswald Kuijken and La Petite Bande, the soloists also forming the choir.[2] With them she performed among other cantatas Bach's cantata for the fourth Sunday after Trinity, Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 177, at the Rheingau Musik Festival in the Eibingen Abbey.[3] She appeared in
She has collaborated with the Camerata Köln[6] and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir in the project Dieterich Buxtehude – Opera Omnia. In 2009 she recorded the Bach solo cantatas for soprano with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra and the Cologne Bach Chorus, conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl, reviewed by George Chien:
"The present disc reveals an appealing vocal quality—clean, agile, superbly controlled, secure throughout the range—serving an appropriate understanding of the texts."[7]
Thornhill has sung
She has appeared at international festivals such as the
References
- ^ a b c "Siri Karoline Thornhill". Beethovenfest. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Siri Karoline Thornhill (Soprano)". Bach Cantatas Website. 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Rheingau - La Petite Band. Sigiswald Kuijken, Leitung". European Festivals Association. 2005. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ Kreindler, William (2007). "Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) / Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ Forsling, Gjöran (2016). "Simon Mayr (1763–1845) / Requiem in G minor". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Cologne Camerata – Camerata Köln". Camerata Köln. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ "Bach: Sacred Cantatas For Soprano / Thornhill, Muller-Bruhl". ArkivMusik. 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
External links
- Official website
- Siri Thornhill Bach-Verein Köln (in German)
- Siri Thornhill discography at Discogs