The Flute Space

This time our guest is the wonderful Emily Beynon, who shares with us her work on Project Paloma, a 5 volume flute repertoire project that enhances Second World War flute and piano masterpieces. The episode was recorded right in time before the premiere of Guillaume Connesson’s Danses concertantes, written for Emily. We got to pick her brain on accessibility of education (Neflac and her Youtube vi...

To calm or quench your curiousity, our new episode is with Helen Bledsoe, where we talk about her experimental electronic works, her work with Ensemble Musikfabrik, and how does one transition from harpsichord to flute? Listen to her inspiring story and personal adventures, and if you are a composer interested in writing for flutes - you are in luck! Check out Helen’s blog https://helenbledsoe.com...

🌠 We are branching out! In this episode we are introducing Olivia Petryszak, a recorder player whose account you have to check out! The episode is available on all the usual Podcasting places 🚀🌠 Passing through genres, jazzing it up with the recorder, Olivia’s skills are many! We got to talk about studying at different schools, in London, Amsterdam and Krakow and how that influenced her. She sh...

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...

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 r...

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...

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 impro...

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!...

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 exp...

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 Don't forget to follow th...

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! Don't forget to follow the podcast, it he...

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 p...

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. Don&#3...

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! Don't forget to follow the podcast, it helps us promote our episodes, and follow us on our so...

Listen to Zofia Neugebauer talk about life as a freelancer, her experience as Karajan academist, finding inspiration and exploring alternative ways of making music!  Make sure to check out her website to stay updated with her concert schedule and to not miss any performances! http://www.zofianeugebauer.com/ Don't forget to follow the podcast, share this episode and follow us on our socials! Co...

What can we give to our audience together with music? This is the red line that connects many aspects of our brilliant guest, Rafael Adobas Bayog. We dive deep into the topics of performance arts, balancing life and music practice, to energising performances on competitions. Make sure to check Rafael's next performances and recordings! https://www.rafaeladobas.com/ And follow the semi-finale o...

We are back with a new season, and off to an exciting start with Mario Caroli, renowned soloist and flute professor! We cover topics from having an atypical education, to getting comfortable within your field, place of contemporary music and studies and lots more. We apologise for the audio differences, the technical side wasn't the friendliest to us this time! Make sure to follow to follow us...

Our first season has finished, and to wrap it up, here is the final episode with the whole Flute Space team. Julita, Mia, Valerie and Paco will talk about the podcast and special moments, their year and what is coming next! Make sure to follow the podcast and stay in touch with our socials: Contact: theflutespace@gmail.com Linktree :  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/theflutespace⁠⁠⁠⁠   Instagram: @theflutes...

We got to talk to Alexis Kossenko at Cydonia Barocca Festival in Ghent, and are excited to share with you all the insights he gave us on playing on all sorts of historical flutes and how the renaissance traverso developed into the Böhm system flute we know today! Along with playing all kinds of historical flutes, and of course the modern concert flute, he is also a conductor of his orchestra Les A...

In this episode we got to talk to Frederic Sánchez, orchestral musician and teacher - about intricacies of flute playing, going in depth of playing in a wind quintet and how to build on your confidence & motivation! Check out Frederic's pages: https://www.facebook.com/fredericsanchezonlineflutestudio https://www.instagram.com/fredericflute/ https://www.youtube.com/@poiuytazzo Make sure to...

Have you ever been tickled by the idea of playing more instruments? We talk to Veronika Vitazkova about classical flute, tin whistles, cavals, pan flute and loads more. From curiosity for music, open minded people to recording for film soundtracks, this episode is for everyone that is interested in new sounds and being creative! Check out Veronika's page: https://veronika-vitazkova.com/ https:...

For all the ones interested in flute building and flute repair - this episode is for you! Spanish flute maker Pere Alcon shared all his knowledge and experience about headjoint and flute making with us and we are excited to share it with you! Check out Pere's page: https://www.perealconflutes.com Don't forget to share this episode and follow us on ur socials: Contact: theflutespace@gmail.c...

Listen to Joséphine Olech talking about her studies in Paris, playing in Rotterdam Philharmonic, preparing for big competitions and her personal projects like her album "Reconnect - nature and the Modern Man" and the Alma Mahler Kammerorchester and get inspired! 🚀 Check out Joséphine's albums: Reconnect (Nature and the Modern Man) (2020): https://open.spotify.com/album/4zaijf... Nie...

Are you a modern music fan? Are you planning to study contemporary music? Then this episode is for you! A special guide to contemporary works for flute and new techniques will show you many new options and introduce to how is it to study master at the Royal Conservatory of Liege! Contact: theflutespace@gmail.com Linktree : https://linktr.ee/theflutespace Instagram: @theflutespace Tiktok: https://w...

Diving deep into auditioning with @VioletaFlauta who shares tips and tricks that prove they are the bare necessities! 🚀 In the link below, you can find her piece “Camino” which she wrote for the Nielsen Competition, where she was awarded the special prize for her own composition. https://pilesmusic.com/gb/libros-de-t... Contact: theflutespace@gmail.com Linktree : https://linktr.ee/theflutespace I...