Tine Thing Helseth, 24, started to play the trumpet at the age of 7, and is one of the leading trumpet soloists of her generation. She has also recorded two discs for Simax, the first of which was named Classical Recording of the Year in 2007 by the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, and the second which went to gold in the Norwegian classical chart after just three weeks. In recognition of her outstanding performing abilities Tine has been the recipient of various awards including the 2009 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, Newcomer of the Year at the 2007 Norwegian Grammy Awards (the first classical artist ever to be nominated), second prize in the 2006 Eurovision Young Musicians Competition, the Luitpold Prize as the most outstanding and interesting young artist of the year at the Kissinger Summer Festival, and the prestigious Prince Eugen's Culture Prize in Stockholm. Pre-concert talk at 2:15 pm.