In our newest episode we spoke to flutist and author Ernestine Whitman about her new book "Countermelodies - a memoir in sonata form", in which she raises awareness for harassment, abuse and playing with power in the classical music scene through her very own personal story of being a young orchestra musician.

Meanwhile she is long retired after almost 30 year of being flute professor at Lawrance University in Appleton, Wisconsin - she therefore has also a lot of experience in giving advice to young musicians.

Go check out her brilliantly written book, where Ernestine offers a very personal insight in what can happen in the classical music scene next to all the glamour.

We read it - will you? 📚🤓

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This time we had the chance to speak to french flutist Juliette Hurel!

Juliette is not just internationally known soloist and chamber musician, but she is also solo flutist at the Rotterdam Phil and flute professor at Codarts in Rotterdam. We enjoyed a lot talking to Juliette about chamber music, performing music by female composers, orchestra life and teaching at conservatory, as well as her CD recordings with Hélène Couvert.

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We had the loveliest talk with Kathryn Williams during her stay in Antwerp! Kathryn is not just flutist, but also composer and artistic researcher.

Her current project, Coming Up for Air, started in 2017 as a playful creative response to living with chronic respiratory conditions by inviting composers to write flute pieces limited to a single breath. The project now includes over 150 pieces and a new flute concerto based on the project will premiere with the Luxembourg Philharmonic on 21 November 2024 at Rainy Days Festival in Luxemburg!! Be sure to go listen if you are around

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The summer is over and we are back! Icelandic flutist Björg Brjánsdóttir told us about her ensemble Viibra (that consists of not less then 7 flutes - you read well!), their collaboration with the artist Björk and her solo projects as her brandnew solo album GROWL POWER with works by Bára Gísladóttir.

If you want to know more about how to manage playing with big ensembles, not being afraid to improvise , colaborate with composers and play contemporary music (as well as classical and jazz), this episode is for you!

Be like Björg and don't be scared to jump out of the box! 💃

GROWL POWER: https://open.spotify.com/album/6KDeCDYreZniV4Iy9CuUUd?si=kQCpiXTfRNigjnrtA12RYg

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Are you looking for new flute repertoire and are an opera fan? Laëtitia Brault and Jean-Christophe Maltot joined forces to create a new publishing house ‘La Rentrée Litteraire du Flûtiste’, composing and arranging works based on fantasies from various operas, for flute and piano. What does behind-the-scenes look like?

We speak about life choices, Laëtitia’s studies at CNSM de Paris and much more!

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Starting off the season with an exciting mixture: Katrien Gaelens explores contemporary music as solo performer as well as with her ensembles Nadar ensemble and Glow Collective, she is specialized in historical performance practice, teaching the baroque traverso and she is fascinated by breathwork and yoga!

Listen to her as she tell us, how she developed her passion for contemporary music, her experience at the Lucerne Festival Academy, about starting your own projects and ensembles, about teaching, about historical performance practice (also on modern instruments) and about her all-time-favourite member of the flute family: the Bass flute.

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From classical to folk music, we talk to flutist Inga Freyrsdóttir about her journey and her experiences diving into the world of Nordic folk music. What is it like to study the Nordic Master in Folk Music and what are the connections between folk and classical flute playing? Tune in to find out!

Inga's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ingafreyrsdottir5426/videos

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This time around we bring you a brilliant piccolo expert, Peter Verhoyen! For everyone who has wondered how to find a good piccolo, and how to treat it, managing to teach in several countries and playing in the orchestra, this episode is for you!

But how did it all start, and how did the Piccolo Master develop throughout the years? Tune in to find out!

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Have you ever wondered what is cultural management? How different is concert programming in the US and Europe? Pablo Valero, a concert & audiovisual producer and founder of Courtiers, shares with us his journey from flute to Program Director of the Miami International Piano Festival, and being a founder of a creative agency! In this episode, we got to uncover his inspirations, and what other possibilities lie ahead.

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We are approaching a time of the year, when a lot of things are happening at the same time. In this episode, we talk with Alberto Acuña about prioritising, what you should do at the start of your career, and how to choose which projects are for you.

As a Karajan academist, he shares his experience about auditioning, and talks about competitions from both sides - as a performer and the jury.

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Join us in conversation with Hélène Boulègue, where we delve into the topics of competitions, making career decisions and recording her incredible Jolivet albums! What challenges did she face during studies? How is it to play flute through pregnancy? Get motivated and inspired with Hélène's story!

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