Andreas Tykjær Restorff is a Danish/Faroese composer and musician who has cultivated a profound passion for both improvisation and composition. He holds a Master's degree from The Royal Danish Academy of Music (RDAM). Throughout his creative journey, Restorff has engaged in a diverse array of collaborations and embarked on a wide range of artistic projects

 

Restorff's musical contributions encompass composing, arranging, and recording for numerous albums, concerts and performances. His work reflects a dedication to crafting and captivating soundscapes that evoke various emotions and narratives, engaging audiences on a profound level. Here are some highlights:

 

Music for theatre

• Ein Prologur / GUT//Productions / director Búi Dam (2017)

• Sagnir og Ævintýr with actor Annfinnur Heinesen / hettarher (2017)

• Sagnir og Ævintýr with actor Mariann Hansen / hettarher (2023)

 

Movie soundtracks

• 111 Good Days / director Trygvi Danielsen / hettarher (2021)

• The Last Paradise On Earth / director Sakaris Stórá / hettarher (2024)

 

Composer

• Føroyar / hettarher (2024)

• Pedestrian Crossing / cello and electronics

• VÁRKONSERT21 / Ensemble Aldubáran and hettarher (2021)

 

Studio arrangements

• Támsins Likam / Hamferð (2018)

• Ingen Frelsens Hær / Anders Riis (2020)

• Líggjas Olsen (2022)

• TEITUR and hettarher (2022)

• Gurðið Hansdóttir (2023)

 

Studio recordings

• Gavin Bryars / Aldubáran (2012)

• Chief 1 and Remee (2012)

• Hueh-Yung Shen / Aldubáran (2013)

• EIVØR (2015)

• Nina Kreutzmann Jørgensen (2018)

• Jógvan Joensen (2023)

• Elinborg (2023)

 

Producer

• The Distance Between Us / Tróndur Bogason / Aldubáran (2023)

• GARÐAR / Maria Ljósá

• The Reformation 500 years" / theatre concert

• VÁRKONSERT21 (2021) / Aldubáran and ORKA

 

Musician

• Europe tour with TEITUR (2013-17)

• Ensemble Aldubáran (2013-)

• hettarher (2016-)

• Silvurdrongur (2018)

• Marius Ziska (2018)

 

Solo performances

• Summartónar festival (2007-23)

• Simon Peters Church (2011)

• Kerteminde Church (2018)

• "SNART VIPPE VI OPPE" by Kristian Blak / Nordic Music Days (Iceland 2022)

• Soloist with Tórshavn Chamber Choir (2018)

• Mellerup Valgmenighed (2023)

 

Workshops in improvisation and composition (teacher)

• Jazz Denmark (2017-19)

• Talent class / Tórshavn Music School (2016-18) 

• Talent class / Favrskov Music School (2019-21)

 

Artistic director and initiator of hettarher Productions (a electroacoustic duo exploring sounds and boundaries). Member of the Faroese ensembles Orkestrið and Aldubáran (associated with FFT / Faroese Composer Association)

 

Restorff has performed concerts and had his music performed in the Europe, Faroe Islands and Iceland.