Carine Tinney & Martin Gregorius
Biography Carine Tinney & Martin Gregorius
Carine Tinney
began her musical studies, learning the violin and piano at Douglas Academy Music School, in Milngavie, Scotland. She studied at the Edinburgh Napier University under Andrew Doig and Paul Keohone, where she received the Harold Gray Prize for Solo Singing. Moving to Germany in 2011, Carine continued her studies at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, Germany where she graduated with two master’s degrees in Lied singing and in Opera under Gerhild Romberger and Manuel Lange.
During her time in Germany, Carine has worked as a soloist with renowned conductors Helmuth Rilling, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Jeannette Sorrell and Jonathan Cohen. Concert highlights include Mahler’s 2nd Symphony at the Berlin Philharmonie, Bach’s St Matthew Passion at Centennial Hall, Rock Island (USA), Händel’s Messiah with the St Paul’s chamber orchestra (USA) and Mozart’s C moll messe at the Kreuzkirche, Dresden. In 2018, Carine made her debut at the Händel Festspiele in Halle under the direction of Attilio Cremonesi and the Camerata Bern. She also performed a new opera “Are these waves” from Scottish composer Jane Dickson at La Monnaie, Belgium.
Carine is also passionate about lied performance and has given many Lied recitals in Scotland, Germany, Spain and America. She is a prize-winner at the Hugo-Wolf Academy International Competition for Liedkunst in Stuttgart and the Alumni/ASTA Competition for Lied Singing. In 2017, Last year, Carine was also awarded the BECA Bach scholarship in Barcelona, giving various concerts of Bach’s works throughout 2017/2018.
In 2014, Carine played the role of Pamina in Mozart’s Zauberflöte with a production at the Landestheater Detmold and the title role of Massenet’s Cendrillon. In 2019, Carine debuted at the Opera de Lille, in a production of Purcell’s Indian queen conducted by Emmanuelle Haim.
Martin Gregorius
Internationally renowned concert organist Dr. Martin Gregorius was born in 1991 in Poland, where he discovered at the age of 5, the monumental organ at Gdańsk-Oliwa Cathedral. Fascinated by the instrument, this encounter sparked his musical journey to study organ, improvisation, music theory, composition, conducting and church music at world-leading music institutions, including the Detmold University of Music (Germany), the Conservatory of Paris and the Conservatory of Lyon (France). During his studies, he discovered different styles of musical interpretation under the direction of Michel Bouvard, Hanna Dys, Roman Perucki, François Espinasse, Olivier Latry and Tomasz Adam Nowak. Improvisation has always been at the forefront of his artistic creation. With his remarkable talent, he developed his own unique style under the French masters, including Pierre Pincemaille, Thierry Escaich and Philippe Lefebvre. In 2017 he obtained his doctorate, which focuses on the improvisation of the French Organ School.
Martin Gregorius has received numerous prizes for organ playing and improvising throughout Europe, including Austria, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg and Poland. Among his highest distinctions are first prize at the International Organ Improvisation Competition in Schlägl (Austria) and the Westfalen Impro 6 in Münster (Germany). He has been awarded several scholarships from various organisations including the President of Poland, the Polish Ministry of Culture, the Alfred Toepfer Foundation (Germany) and the Art Noble Prize. As a concert organist, Martin Gregorius plays regularly at international organ festivals throughout Europe, USA and Asia. He has given recitals in many major venues including the cathedrals of Erfurt, Luxemburg, Magdeburg, Mainz, Munich, Paderborn, the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and the Polish Baltic Philharmonic in Gdańsk.
In 2017, Martin Gregorius was appointed Organist in Residence at the Sapporo Concert Hall “Kitara”, Japan. During his year of residency, he performed throughout Japan in prestigious venues such as the Art Tower Mito, Sumida Triphony Hall and Suntory Hall in Tokyo. He collaborated with world-renowned conductors and soloists such as Matthias Bamert, Simon Gaudenz, Rainer Küchl, Max Pommer, Shuntaro Sato, Kanade Yokoyama and reputed orchestras including the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra and Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. In 2018, Martin Gregorius released his debut album “Stained Glass Dances” at the Sapporo Concert Hall.
From 2018 to 2021, Martin Gregorius held the position as Director of Music and Organist at St Pancras Church in Gütersloh. Giving masterclasses and lectures, he has also been able to develop his interests in pedagogy and musicology. In 2020, he was appointed associate professor of organ and improvisation at the Regensburg University of Music. Since November 2021 he works as Director of Music and Organist at the Basilica of St. James in Straubing.
