THOMAS RIMUL - CONDUCTOR

Thomas Rimul graduated as a conductor at the Norwegian State Academy of music in 1998 and is a prominent performer of contemporary music, with nearly 200 world premieres to his credit. He is the artistic leader of Ensemble Ernst, one of Scandinavia’s leading contemporary music ensembles, chief conductor for Ensemble KammerKlang and former chief conductor for Arctic Sinfonietta in Tromsø. He has conducted most of Norway’s orchestras. The Norwegian Society of Composers elected him in 2011, with Ensemble Ernst, as performer of the year and with Ernst he received a Spellemanspris (the Norwegian equivalent of a Grammy) in 2017. He has made several recordings with, among others, the Norwegian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra (KORK), Arctic Philharmonic Sinfonietta (Bodø) and Ensemble Ernst. Rimul has taught at the Norwegian State Academy of music and held the position of Research fellow in conducting at the University of Stavanger 2015 - 2018. Since 2007 he has gradually turned his attention towards composition, with several publications at the National Library. Thomas is concerned with the communicative power of music, be it in its narrative or political aspects.