ABOUT
the musicians
Yngvild Haaland Ruud
Yngvild is the founder and artistic director of TBS. Yngvild is the anchor of the ensemble, leading the band from her harpsichord. Besides her keyboard equilibrism, Yngvild lives and loves baroque music - always on a treasure hunt for undiscovered music by undiscovered female (and male!) composers.
When Yngvild is not playing and making sparkling new concert programmes for TBS she can be found playing in major baroque ensembles, enjoying the sun and renaissance paintings in Italy, or crossing the Norwegian mountains by ski.
Louise Gorm
Louise is one of our sparkling violinists - with a highly powerful and personal (and oh so playful) musicianship. A keen improviser, a top trained modern musician… and of course a baroque sorceress.
When Louise is not playing with us you’ll find her in exciting collaborations with composers of today, playing in string quartet or in baroque orchestras. Louise never stops exploring and a day (or concert) with her is never gonna be the same.
Jesenka Balic Zunic
Jesenka is one of our beloved violinists that also happens to have the God-gifted skills of viola, viola da spalla, viola d’amore and whatnot. A concert with Jesenka is a highly spiritual experience - a true gift for the audience and ensemble.
When Jesenka is not playing with TBS she is a concert master of a number of baroque orchestras, touring or practicing shirin-yoku in her local forest.
Mikkel Schreiber
Mikkel is our wonder-viola - with the warmest sound and ditto heart. Mikkel’s musicianship is wide ranging - from early repertoire to indie pop and modern orchestras.
When Mikkel is not playing in TBS you’ll find him in prominent baroque orchestras (such as CoCo) and DR Symphony Orchestra, developing his gamba skills, hanging out with his violin or reflecting on ancient history of religion (which he also studied in uni).
Adam Grauman
Adam is our viol-wizard that happens to have the wildest impro skills. Originally trained as a jazz double bass player he one day fell deeply in love with the gamba… and never looked back really.
When Adam is not playing with TBS he might be on tour with La Voix Humaines, playing in his world music band or playing billiard in his local pub in Malmö.