Himani Grundström is an established singer performing in Sweden, Germany and Austria. She is active both as a soloist and as a choir and ensemble singer, and sings regularly in some of Stockholm’s largest parishes. Her most recent solo performances have included major works such as Mozart’s Requiem, Vivaldi’s Gloria and Förklädd Gud.
She is also a highly regarded soloist with the FSOA – the Female Symphonic Orchestra of Austria – where she has the opportunity to do something she is deeply passionate about: promoting music by women, a repertoire that has historically been sidelined.
Alongside her solo engagements, she is involved in the opera scene, where she regularly performs as a member of the chorus at the Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater.
Himani is also a member of the vocal ensemble VoNo in Stockholm, where she works on projects that combine art and social engagement. VoNo’s work includes performances on themes such as climate change and human rights, where she has the opportunity to use her voice to raise awareness and bring about change.
Himani tours regularly in the Stockholm region with the family show Operatidsresan – The Opera Time Machine, in which the Operaporten ensemble introduces the art of opera to children and young people in a playful and accessible way. In addition, she has run a project in which five-year-olds have been introduced to Mozart’s The Magic Flute and have staged a simplified version themselves, featuring singing and role-play.
She made her professional debut at the Bern Opera in the role of ‘die Sängerin’ in Philippe Boesman’s Reigen. Whilst studying in Salzburg, she sang with the Salzburger Bachchor and took part in concerts and opera performances during the Salzburg Festival. She has also sung with the Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor and the Sächsischer Staatsopernchor, where she has had the opportunity to work with some of the world’s most distinguished conductors and opera stars.
Himani began her training at Lilla Akademien’s Music High School and Birkagården’s pre college in Stockholm, before going on to study opera at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in classical singing and a Master’s degree in opera from the Mozarteum University in Salzburg, where she studied under the world-renowned singer Barbara Bonney.