Professional Flutists List
The following list was collectively compiled by my Northern Arizona University students in an effort to better familiarize themselves with several prominent flutists. The list is far from complete, as I have not edited it myself. However, I think that this list can still be a valuable resource for flutists. Please feel free to contact me with suggested additions or updates to the list.
Note: Names marked * are my former teacher
Names marked + are flutists I have hosted at UW or NAU
Robert Aitken ~ Canadian composer, studied flute with Moyse and Rampal, extensive artist.
Petri Alanko ~ Finnish Flutist
+ Alberto Almarza ~ soloist, multiple ethnic and period flutist, Prof. Carnegie Mellon
+ Eva Amsler ~ Swiss flutist, prof. Florida State University
Claudia Anderson ~ Solo performer and adjudicator
Claudi Arimany ~ performed as soloist with various orchestras
Gary Arbuthnot ~ Solo performer
Gunilla von Bahr ~ Prolific recording artist and musical director
Craig Bailey ~ performs on flute, alto flute, and alto saxophone with the Rufus Reid JazzBand
Julius Baker ~ Former principal of the New York Philharmonic
Jeremy Barlow ~ director and performer for the Broadside Band
Gary Barnacle ~ performs on flute and alto saxophone with The Jazzmasters Band
* Sam Baron ~ Former flutist of the New York Woodwind Quintet
Georges Barrere ~ Student of Altes and Taffanel, taught at Juilliard for 39 years, inspired Varese, "Density 21.5" and Griffes, "Poem", brought Paris Conservatory tradition to the U.S., Principal of NY Symphony
Laura Barron ~ chamber musician, soloist, flute and yoga teacher, former professor at UW Madison and Northern Arizona University
Jeanne Baxstresser ~ former principal flute of new York Philharmonic, New England Conservatory professor, soloist
Paul Becker ~ performs on soprano recorder
Kurt Berger ~ performs with the Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Jan Bengston ~ Solo performer with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
William Bennett ~ soloist and teacher, conducts many master-classes around the world
Madalyn Blanchett ~ performs on flute and the whole family of recorders with the Alice Gomez Group
Helen Bledsoe ~ contemporary soloist and chamber musician who studied in Russia.
Al Block ~ performed with the Charlie Parker Band
Harvey Boatright ~ Principal Flute of the Dallas Symphony and performs also with Voices of Change
Theobald Boehm ~ 19 th Century Performer, composer, teacher, inventor , designed revolutionary "Boehm flute" system, Invented alto flute
+ Julia Bogorad ~ Principal flutist of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Wissam Boustany ~ soloist who was born in Lebanon and studied in Britain.
* Bonita Boyd ~ Professor at Eastman School of Music
Cordula Breuer ~ performs on the treble recorder with the Cologne Concerto Orchestra
Carolyn Brown ~ Principal Flutist with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Keith Bryan ~ performer, Former Professor at Michigan State
+ Elizabeth Buck ~ principal Phoenix. Sym., Arizona State University professor
* Leone Buyse ~ former Principal flutist of Boston Symphony Orchestra, soloist, currently professor of flute and chamber music at Rice University Sheppard School of Music
Torkil Bye ~ Principal Flutist of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
+ Helen Campo ~ New York freelancer, Dorian Quintet flutist
Sebastian Caratelli ~ Performer and Recorder Moyse, Marcel
Troy Carthew ~ performs with the Darlene Zschech Band
Daniel Cassamagnaghi ~ Solo Perfeormer with the Milanese orchestras, Teatro all Scala
Toke-Lund Christiansen ~ student of Marcel Moyse, Lecturer at Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Ian Clarke ~ Soloist for the British Flute Society and Composer
+ Tadeu Coelho ~ Professor of Flute at the North Carolina School of the Arts
Tim Crawford ~ performs on Native American Flute
Carol Dale ~ associate Professor of music at the University of Mississippi and
Principal of the Tupelo Symphony
Patria Davila ~ Chamber Musician and founder of UpTown Flutes
Timothy Day ~ former principal flutist of Balitmore Symphony, currently teaches at San Francisco Conservatory and principle of California Symphony
Brooks DeWetter-Smith ~ graduate of NEC and Juilliard, faculty at UNC Chapel Hill, former President of NFA, studied with Galway and Rampal, recording artist
Robert Dick ~ soloist, teacher, composer, and author of books about contemporary flute techniques
Eric Dolphy ~ performed on flute and alto saxophone with the Charlie Mingus Band
William Dowdall ~ Principal Flutist of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Mathieu Dufour ~ Principal of the Chicago Symphony
Michel Debost ~ former Principal flute in the "Orchestre de Paris", soloist and teaches at Oberlin College Conservatory
Elena Duran ~ soloist who teaches at the Birmingham Conservatory in the UK.
Doriot-Antony Dwyer ~ Former Principal Flute, BSO, Boston University
Paul Edmund-Davies ~ Former Principal of the London Symphony
Richard Egues ~ Principal Flute in Orchestra Aragon
Moshe Epstein ~ Solo Performer of the Israel Sinfonietta
Janette Erickson ~ Principal Flutist of the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra
Clair Evans ~ performs with the Darlene Zschech Band
+ Jill Felber ~ Has performed solo recitals, chamber music, and concertos on four continents
Bart Feller ~ Principal of the New Jersey Symphony and teaches at Rutgers
+ Tony Ferner ~ Christchurch Symphony Princ., Univ. of Canterbury Prof., former flutist with Sydney Opera
Davide Formisano ~ Italian flutist
Hanz Friedrich ~ performs with the Vienna Mozart Ensemble
+ Janet Ferguson ~ Principal flutist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
James Galway ~ world-renowned international recording artist
Jeanne Galway ~ has performed with many orchestras and studied with James Galway, Marcel Moyse, and Ransom Wilson
Kay Gardner ~ new-age performer
Bradley Garner ~ Principal, Atlantic Sinfonietta, UCC-CM professor
Phillip Gaubert ~ Early 20 th Century Paris Conservatory professor
Jan Gippo ~ piccolo for St. Louis Orchestra, regular columnist for Flute Talk Magazine, graduate of NEC
Peter-Lukas Graf ~ soloist and conductor and teaches at Basle Music Academy
Viviana Guzman ~ soloist and flutist in "Festival of Four"
Marcos Granados ~ Soloist, Grammy nominated classical, jazz and Latin flutist
Dick Hafer ~ performed on flute, clarinet, and tenor saxophone with the Charlie Mingus Band
Debora Harris ~ Associate professor of flute at Concordia College in Minnesota
Eckart Haupt ~ performs on treble recorder and flute with the C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra
Monika Hegedus ~ performs with the Budapest Strings
Cathy Herrera ~ Concert artist, orchestral performer and flute professor
Camilla Hoitenga ~ soloist who has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and The London Philharmonic
Katherine Hoover ~ composer, conductor
Paul Horn ~ performs on the whole family of flute and is the director of the Multi-Flute Orchestra
* Timothy Hutchins ~ Principal flute of Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Principal flute of the Pittsburgh Symphony for 2003-04 season, and teaches at McGill University
Richard Ingamells ~ Soloist from the UK who has played with trios and rock bands
Christina Jennings ~ Professor at CU-Boulder, Concert Artist Guild winner
+ Stephanie Jutt ~ University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, Concert Artist Guild winner
Jonathan Keeble ~ performer in the Prairie Winds, Prof. Univ. of Illinois
Jeffrey Khaner ~ Principal Flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra
William Kincaid ~ soloist, former principal flutist of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Ron Korb ~ plays on various flutes and performs with Tapestries
Angela Koregelos ~ Recording Artist
Jadwiga Kotnowska ~ soloist from Warsaw, Poland
Friederich Kuhlau , ~ Principal, Denmark's Royal Orchestra, 19 th Century Composer of operas and chamber music
Walfrid Kujula ~ former piccolo player with Chicago Symphony
+ Adam Kuenzel ~ Principal flutist of the Minnesota Orchestra
Lory Lacy ~ performs with her own Jazz combo
Robert Langevin ~ former principal of Pittsburgh Symphony, currently the principle of New York Philharmonic and professor at Manhattan School of Music
Michelle LaPorte ~ Professor of Flute Studies at Five Towns College
Maxence Larrieu ~ former teacher at Geneve Conservatoire, soloist
Hubert Laws ~ famous jazz soloist
Ilari Lehtinen ~ Solo Flutist of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra since 197
Jane Lenoir ~ jazz influenced soloist.
Herbert Lindholm ~ Kuopio Consevatoire of Music and Dance, Finnish composer
Peter Lloyd ~ Former Principal London Symphony Orchestra
Danilo Lozano ~ Latin and African American specialty music
Joanie Madden ~ Leader of Cherish the Ladies, a leading group in the Irish world
Herbie Mann ~ performed with various Jazz groups but especially with Bill Evans
Göran Marcusson ~ soloist from Sweden
Alain Marion ~ Former professor at the Paris Conservatory
Laurel Ann Maurer ~ Concerto soloist with the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Jennifer McKenzie ~ Member of the Dallas Opera Orchestra and the Texas Chamber Orchestra
Susan Milan ~ 1 st woman principal of Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1974)
Randy Mead ~ performs on flute, bass flute, alto and soprano recorder, panpipes
Paddy Moloney ~ performs on the tin whistle with The Chieftains
Matt Molloy ~ also performs with The Chieftains on flute
Mike Mower ~ jazz influenced composer/ studio flutist
Marcel Moyse ~ 1 of the greatest flutists and teachers of the 20 th century", Toured world as soloist and performed under the baton of many famous conductors, Prof. of flute at Paris and Geneva Conservatories, Co-founded the Marlboro School of Music
Zizi Mueller ~ former professor at Fairfield University, International soloist and
performs with her chamber group Mosaic
Wendy H. Musk ~ plays various flutes with the Xingu Group
+ R. Carlos Nakai ~ performs on Native American Flute
Chris Norman ~ Born in Nova Scotia. Plays a wooden flute on movie soundtracks with a
Celtic flavor.
David Odselashvilli ~ Principal Flute of the Tbilis Symphony Orchestra
David Oliver ~ teaches at the Trinity College of Music in London
Elizabeth Ostling ~ Principal of the Boston Pops and assistant Principal of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Emmanuel Pahud ~ soloist, principal flute of the Berlin Philharmonic
Michael Parloff ~ Principal, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Manhattan School of Music
Karl-Heinz Passin ~ performs with the New Leipzig Bach Collegium Musicum
Trygve Peterson ~ retired professor Arizona State University
Marina Piccinini ~ soloist and teacher at Peabody Conservatory of Music
George Pope ~ Professor of Flute at the University of Akron, Former Principal Flute of
the Akron Symphony
Amy Porter ~ Former Associate Principal, Atlanta SO, U-Michigan Prof.
Jean Pierre Rampal ~ international recording artist
Jerome Richardson ~ performed on flute and soprano & baritone saxophone with the Charlie Mingus Band
Thomas Robertello ~ former principal of Pittsburgh Symphony, currently teaches at Indiana School of Music in Bloomington
Paula Robison ~ soloist, winner of the Geneva Competition
Geri Rotella ~ studio musician and teacher
Elizabeth Rowe ~ Principal Flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Helmut Rucker ~ performs with the Dresden Philharmonic
G.S. Sachdev ~ performs on the Bamboo flute
Martin Sandhoff ~ performs on the treble recorder with the Cologne Concerto Orchestra
Gary Schocker ~ soloist, composer and teacher
Forest Shomer ~ performs on penny whistle and Andean flute
Wolfgang Schulz ~ performs with the Wiener Philharmoniker
+ Shashank ~ prodigee world-touring South Indian flutist
Felix Skoronek ~ Professor at University of Washington for 38 years
Fenwick Smith ~ recording artist, Boston Symphony second flutist
Jonathan Snowden ~ Former principal of the London Symphony and a recording artist
Clare Southworth ~ Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music in London
Sharron Sparrow ~ performer
Kirsten Spratt ~ British soloist
Alexa Still ~ Sydney Conservatory Prof., former University of Colorado-Boulder professor, soloist
Mimi Stillman ~ soloist and chamber player
Philip Swanson ~ Tuscon flute club founder, retired professor of Northern Arizona University
Paul Taffanel ~ Paris Conservatory professor, founder of the French Flute School, composer
Werner Tast ~ performs with the C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra
Collin Tillton ~ performs on flute and tenor saxophone and performed with Van Morrison
Nestor Torres ~ Grammy-Award winning Jazz and Latin flutist
George Tortorelli ~ plays various flutes with Lisa Lynne Group
Mark Tucker ~ soloist and recording artist
Keith Underwood ~ eclectic flutist, breathing master teacher, pedagogue in high demand
Gilbert Valdez ~ performed with the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
Andrew Vasque ~ performs on Native American Flute
Jim Walker ~ jazz and classical recording artist, professor at University of Southern California
Bettine Clemen Ware ~ performs on the whole flute family with the Patterson Duo
Manuela Weisler ~ Recording artist; studied with James Galway
Henrik Weise ~ principal of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich
Jack Wellbaum ~ Former Piccolo, Cincinnati SO, UCC-CM
Vanessa Whang ~ plays various flutes in a group called Altazor
Tim Wheater ~ performs on bass flute
Frederick Wilkins ~ Soloist
+ Ransom Wilson ~ Yale University professor
+ Carol Wincenc ~ Julliard & SUNY Stony Brook professor, winner of the Naumburg Award, NY Wind Quintet flutist
John Wion ~ former principal of the New York City Opera from 1965-2002.
Danny Wolinski ~ performs on flute and alto saxophone with the Carlos Santana Band
Leo Wright ~ performed on flute and alto saxophone with the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
* Trevor Wye ~ former professor at Guild Hall, Royal College and Royal Northern College of Music, soloist
Karlheinz Zoeller ~ performs with the English Chamber Orchestra
+ Jacques Zoon ~ soloist, former Princ. Flute Boston Symphony Orchestra and Concertgebouw
Jeffery Zook ~ flutist and piccolist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Laurel Zucker ~ Solo performer with the Sacramento Philharmonic and recording artist
Eugenia Zuckerman ~ Recording Artist
Eberhard Zummach ~ performs on treble recorder with the Cologne Concerto Orchestra