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http://henriikkagrondahl.tripod.com
Brief Samling History: I participated in a master class with Sir Tom Allen and Ileana Cotrubas at Lake Ullswater in April 2002. I felt extremely privileged for being able to work especially with Cotrubas on the role of Massenet’s Manon , which I was to perform two months later. The public master class in Penrith was a fantastic opportunity to show the sponsors what we had been doing, and, by being heard there, I was offered my first real proper professional engagement!! Experience: Apart from having the luxurious sensation of living like Royalty, it was absolutely amazing to meet these two stars, these exquisite musicians and human beings, to work with them and learn from observing their work with others. Ileana gave much support, great inspiration and lots of good advice, and I came home from that master class with a “gem” in my soul, an imprint, an experience I will carry with me always. Past achievements: Henriikka began her initial musical training at the Adolf Fredrik’s School of Music in Stockholm. Following university studies in languages and musicology, she pursued her vocal studies at the GSMD in London, later graduating from the BMus with 1st Class Honours. After a year on the MMus programme, she began her operatic studies at the Alexander Gibson Opera School at the RSAMD, under Patricia MacMahon. While at the RSAMD, Henriikka sang the roles of Nella in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and the title role in Massenet’s Manon , Princesse in Ravel's L'enfant et les Sortileges, Ilia in Mozart's Idomeneo under Timothy Dean, and the title role of Handel's Alcina under Christian Curnyun. She also "shadowed" Gluck's Euridice at Scottish opera. Directly after graduationg (with Distinction) from the opera course, she sang Pamina for BYO under Noel Davies at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Competitions won recently include the Norma Grieg Song competition, the Margaret Dick comp, and the prestigious Bruce Millar Opera Prize (2003). She also won 2nd prize in the Ye Cronies Opera competition 2002 and the David Knox memorial Award. Henriikka has recieved substantial awards from Sybil Tutton (MBF), Chevron Texaco and Barcapel Foundation, and the highest award for singers from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music 2003. A sought after recitalist and soloist both in the UK and Europe, Henriikka’s repertoire includes the Requiems of Brahms, Faure and Mozart, Mozart's C minor Mass, Beethoven’s Mass in C minor, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, Handel’s Solomon, Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb and Pergolesi's Salve Regina and more, as well as Nordic, European and American Art song. She recently performed the Berio Folksongs with Northern Sinfonia under Susanna Malkki and is looking forward to forthcoming collaborations with them. She has had the pleasure of working in master classes with Sir Thomas Allen, Sarah Walker, Elly Ameling, Graham Johnson, Malcolm Martineau, Philip Langridge, Håkan Hagegård and Emanuele Moris, amongst others, and has had the great pleasure of working through both Massenet’s Manon and Puccini’s Mimi with Ileana Cotrubas. Current activities: in preparation for concerts with BYO and Northern Sinfonia in February. Forthcoming
activities: Concert with BYO, London Feb 4th. Viennese
Ball with Northern Sinfonia, Newcastle, Feb 14th. Soloist for Paisley
Philharmonic March 31st. Faure Requiem and Rossini Stabat Mater
with Welsh Philharmonic Choir, Liverpool April 3rd. Haydn Nelson
Mass, Forres, Inverness April 8th. Cover Mimi Scottish Opera April
– June 2004. Swedish/Finnish Recital at Nybrokajen, Stockholm
Oct 9th. Princesse (Ravel) at Royal Opera House (Debut) Jan - June
2005.
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Henriikka
Gröndahl