Elina Albach
Cembalisten Elina Albach är en barockmusikinterpret som dras mot det experimentella. Hon tycker barocken inte ska samla damm utan presenteras för nutida lyssnare med alla sina rika och mångsidiga egenskaper. Och inget hindrar ju att man spelar nutida musik också på cembalo!
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Harpsichordist Elina Albach and her ensemble CONTINUUM are interested in presenting the repertoire of the Baroque, with all of its rich and diverse texts in a contemporary context. She is interested not only in the specific, immediate concert form, but rather in creating a contemporary repertoire using the potential of versatility found in period instruments.
Elina Albach began her studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Switzerland) with Joerg-Andreas Boetticher in 2009 and in June 2014 she graduated with distinction. She has studied harpsichord with Ton Koopman and Rudolf Lutz amongst others.
Elina has been invited to concerts and festivals in Europe, Australia and South America, such as Bachfest Leipzig, Thueringer Bachwochen, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Kunstfest Weimar, Sydney Festival, Resonanzen Wien, Holland Festival etc and her performances have been broadcasted on SWR, MDR Figaro, Deutschlandradio Kultur, NDR, BR.
In 2011 she won the first prize at the “Gebrueder-Graun” and having participated in the “Deutscher Musikwettbewerb 2012” was awarded two scholarships from the “Bundesauswahl Konzerte Junger Kuenstler” for the season 2013/2014 and in 2013 Elina won the second prize of the Berliner Bach-Wettbewerb. 2016/2017 Elina taught harpsichord, Basso Continuo and Chamber music at Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber, Dresden.
