1. Carolina Eyck was born on 26 December 1987 and is a German-Sorb musician and composer who specialises in playing the theremin.
10 Facts About Carolina Eyck
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Carolina Eyck is a member of the Sorbian community of East Germany.
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Carolina Eyck began studying the theremin at the age of seven at a school for musically gifted children in Berlin, where she was taught by a niece of Leon Theremin, the inventor of the instrument.
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Carolina Eyck studied composition, and one of her pieces won first prize in a competition for young composers.
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At the age of 16, Carolina Eyck invented a new and precise way to play the theremin using exact finger positions.
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Carolina Eyck made her debut as a player of the theremin with the Berlin Philharmonic in 2002.
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Carolina Eyck has performed with, among others, the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie.
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Since 2010, Carolina Eyck has been the artistic director of the Theremin Summer Academy in Colmar, France, and has conducted workshops, lectures and master classes worldwide.
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Carolina Eyck has conducted workshops, lectures and Masterclasses in Germany, Sweden, Poland, Great Britain, the United States of America, Mexico and Japan.
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In 2015, Carolina Eyck received the German Echo Klassik in the category "Concert Recording of the Year " for playing the Theremin Concerto "Eight Seasons" by Kalevi Aho.