Gyða Valtýsdóttir (born 5 January 1982) is an Icelandic musician and multi-instrumentalist and winner of the 2019 Nordic Council Music Prize.[1][2][3] She was an original member of the experimental music group Múm and has released four full-length solo albums, created music for films,[4] installations, theater and dance.
Gyða began her music career in her early teens when she co-founded the experimental music pop-group Múm in the late 1990s together with Örvar Smárason, Gunnar Tynes and her twin sister Kristín Anna. She left the band after the release of Finally We Are No One (2002).[5] In 2004 she graduated with B-Mus in instrumental studies from the Iceland University of the Arts where her main teacher was cellist Gunnar Kvaran.[6] In 2004–2005 she continued studying classical music at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory of St. Petersburg and in 2010 she graduated with a double master's degree from the Musik Akademie, Basel, Switzerland where her main teachers were the cellist and composer Thomas Demenga and violist, composer and improviser Walter Fähndrich.[7]
Gyða's first album comprising her original compositions, Evolution, was released in fall 2018 on figureight records, co-produced by Alex Somers. Other collaborators on the album are Shahzad Ismaily, Albert Finnbogason, Aaron Roche, Julian Sartorius and Úlfur Hansson. The album was nominated for the Nordic Music Prize in 2019[14] and chosen the album of the year 2018 in the open category at the Iceland Music Prize.
In 2019 Gyda received the prestigious Nordic Council Music Price for her music and performance, the jury calling her distinct vocals and instrumental inventiveness ”highly unique & captivating”.[16]
^"Gyða Valtýsdóttir fær verðlaun Norðurlandaráðs". RÚV. October 29, 2019.
^Murdoch, Stuart (19 May 2016). "Sleevenotes - Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant". Belle & Sebastian.
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This is an Icelandic name The last name is patronymic not a family name this person is referred to by the given name Gyda Gyda Valtysdottir born 5 January 1982 is an Icelandic musician and multi instrumentalist and winner of the 2019 Nordic Council Music Prize 1 2 3 She was an original member of the experimental music group Mum and has released four full length solo albums created music for films 4 installations theater and dance Contents 1 Career 2 In popular culture 3 Discography 3 1 Solo albums 3 2 Albums with mum 3 3 Also appears on 3 4 Music for films 4 References 5 External linksCareer editGyda began her music career in her early teens when she co founded the experimental music pop group Mum in the late 1990s together with Orvar Smarason Gunnar Tynes and her twin sister Kristin Anna She left the band after the release of Finally We Are No One 2002 5 In 2004 she graduated with B Mus in instrumental studies from the Iceland University of the Arts where her main teacher was cellist Gunnar Kvaran 6 In 2004 2005 she continued studying classical music at the Rimsky Korsakov Conservatory of St Petersburg and in 2010 she graduated with a double master s degree from the Musik Akademie Basel Switzerland where her main teachers were the cellist and composer Thomas Demenga and violist composer and improviser Walter Fahndrich 7 Gyda has created music for films installations and dance Her long list of collaborators includes Josephine Foster Dustin O Halloran Jonsi from Sigur Ros Damien Rice Kronos Quartet Kjartan Sveinsson Skuli Sverrisson olof Arnalds Colin Stetson Ulfur Hansson Ben Frost Shahzad Ismaily Julian Sartorius de Winged Victory for the Sullen Aaron Dessner amp Bryce Dessner from The National visual artist Ragnar Kjartansson 8 9 and film director Guy Maddin to name but few Gyda s first solo album Epicycle 10 11 was released worldwide in 2017 winning Album of the Year at the Iceland Music Awards 12 and Kraumur Music Award 13 The album is a collection of pieces by the likes of Schubert Schumann and Messiaen as well as more experimental composers like Harry Partch and George Crumb Collaborators on the album are Shahzad Ismaily Hilmar Jensson Michael York Julian Sartorius and Danny Tunick Gyda s first album comprising her original compositions Evolution was released in fall 2018 on figureight records co produced by Alex Somers Other collaborators on the album are Shahzad Ismaily Albert Finnbogason Aaron Roche Julian Sartorius and Ulfur Hansson The album was nominated for the Nordic Music Prize in 2019 14 and chosen the album of the year 2018 in the open category at the Iceland Music Prize In 2020 she will release her next album Epicycle II with newly commissioned pieces written for Gyda by Icelandic musicians Skuli Sverrisson olof Arnalds Maria Huld Markan Sigfusdottir Kjartan Sveinsson Ulfur Hansson Jonsi Daniel Bjarnason and Anna Thorvaldsdottir 15 In 2019 Gyda received the prestigious Nordic Council Music Price for her music and performance the jury calling her distinct vocals and instrumental inventiveness highly unique amp captivating 16 In popular culture editAlong with her twin sister Gyda appeared on the cover of the Belle and Sebastian album Fold Your Hands Child You Walk Like a Peasant 17 Discography editSolo albums edit 2013 Serenade Vapour 7 2016 Epicycle 2018 Evolution 2018 MIKHEL soundtrack 2020 Epicycle II 2021 OxAlbums with mum edit 1999 Yesterday Was Dramatic Today Is OK 1999 Natturuoperan Music for a play by Andri Snaer Magnason 1999 Flugmadur Music with poetry by Andri Snaer Magnason 2001 Blai hnotturinn for theater 2002 Finally We Are No One 2006 The Peel Session 2012 SmilewoundAlso appears on edit 2004 In A Safe Place by The Album Leaf 2007 Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy by mum 2009 Sing Along To Songs You Don t Know by mum 2012 Feathermagnetik by Kira Kira 2013 Let My Hands Be Your Guide by Chantal Acda 2013 I m A Dreamer by Josephine Foster 2014 My Favorite Faded Fantasy by Damien Rice 2015 Thinking Like a Mountain by Merz 2016 Sorrow by Colin Stetson 2016 No More Lamps in the Morning by Josephine Foster 2017 osomaljod Megas syngur osomaljod THorvaldar THorsteinssonar 2017 Arborecence by Ulfur Hansson 2018 Alchemy amp Friends by Kira Kira 2018 Faithful Fairy Harmony by Josephine Foster 2019 I Must be the Devil by Kristin AnnaMusic for films edit 2018 MIHKEL by Ari Alexsander Ergis 2018 Due piccoli italiani Two Little Italians by Paolo Sassanelli 2019 Sidasta haustid Last Autumn by Yrsa Roca FannbergReferences edit Gyda Valtysdottir www musikpris com Gyda Valtysdottir Awarded Nordic Council Music Prize The Reykjavik Grapevine October 31 2019 Gyda Valtysdottir hlytur tonlistarverdlaun Nordurlandarads www frettabladid is Gyda Valtysdottir IMDb Mum Biography amp History AllMusic I dag www mbl is Gyda Valtysdottir soundup world Staging Reality Icelandic Music News Mum Twins In Ragnar Piece HATIDNI Returns Daniel Conducts The Reykjavik Grapevine April 20 2019 Track By Track Epicycle by Gyda Valtysdottir The Reykjavik Grapevine January 6 2017 Plotudomur Gyda Valtysdottir Epicycle arnareggert is January 16 2017 Gyda Valtysdottir Epicycle Plata arsins Opinn flokkur Kraumur Tonlistarsjodur Music Fund kraumur is Award Hyundai Nordic Music Prize by Larm Enginn byrjandi i tonlist www mbl is Gyda Valtysdottir faer verdlaun Nordurlandarads RUV October 29 2019 Murdoch Stuart 19 May 2016 Sleevenotes Fold Your Hands Child You Walk Like a Peasant Belle amp Sebastian External links editOfficial webpage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gyda Valtysdottir amp oldid 1192528617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
