Thorwald Jørgensen

(Zaltbommel, 1980) is known as one of the leading classical theremin players in the world. He studied Classical Percussion in Utrecht and Tilburg. As one of few musicians he concentrated on playing the theremin. Thorwald performs as a soloist with orchestras in the Netherlands and abroad. Several international festivals invited him for concerts, such as Music and Beyond (Ottawa), Rio X Harp festival (Rio de Janeiro), Thereminology (Moscow and St. Petersburg), Hands Off (London), Festival Classique (The Hague), Gaudeamus Music Week and the Bach Festival (Dordrecht). A theremin is an electronic musical instrument that is played by varying the distance between the hands and two antennas. The player does not touch the instrument. The theremin was invented in 1919 by Lev Sergejew itsj Termen, better known as Léon Theremin, making it the first analogue synthesizer capable of steplessly changing the pitch.