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Katinka Fogh Vindelev is a Danish classically trained soprano, performer and composer.
Katinka’s work is grounded in an extensive voice training, a primary source for exploring new hybrids of compositional and performative territories.
Working within the scene of contemporary classical music she recently sang at The Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen premiering the new chamber opera ‘Liebestod – an opera:tion‘ with music by the Swedish composers Sofia Jernberg and Henrik Strindberg and a libretto by multilinguist Cia Rinne!
In 2021 Katinka received the prestigious Léonie Sonning Talent Prize
Katinka’s voice composition, Moonologue, was created in collaboration with visual artist Marie Kølbæk Iversen and features counter tenor Morten Grove Frandsen and Vindelev herself. It was a commission from LOUISIANA – Museum of Modern Art and was performed at The Moon exhibition there. Subsequently Moonologue was released on the Danish label Antipyrine.
In 2020 she and Danish violinist Louise Gorm founded the duo KFVLG . They are performing the monumental “Kafka Fragmente” by Kurtág and have commissioned a new work from Line Tjørnhøj.
Through a solo project Katinka calls A voice in a voice in a voice she portrays the human voice through installations, compositions and is currently working on an album release containing samples of Katinka’s voice only.
Katinka is a former member of We like We a Danish music and sound collective, who since 2012 have released three albums Time is Local & Next to the entire all on the Berlin-based label Sonic Pieces and their praised debut album A new Age of Sensibility on The Being Music. Expanding their inspiration and influence from the classical roots, We like We creates music that travels beyond the grid of genres.
Katinka has worked closely with artist and composer Jacob Kirkegaard. Since 2016 Katinka and Jacob have performed their collaborative performance piece Eustachia for two voices at Louisiana Museum, ARoS Kunstmuseum and Fridman Gallery in NYC.
She has toured with the Danish band Efterklang, performed as a soloist in Karsten Fundal‘s audiovisual orchestra work ‘Liquid Rooms’ with Odense Symphony Orchestra and appears on number of acclaimed film soundtracks, latest A Ghost Story by American composer Daniel Hart.
This website focuses mainly on Katinka’s present projects and works. For previous works and collaborations see CV.