Since graduating from the Royal College of Music in 2004 with a First Class Honours, Anna has established herself as an orchestral, chamber and solo player performing in high profile concerts across the UK and abroad.
Recent engagements have included performances with the Emanuel Ensemble (founded by Anna in 2001) at the Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Leeds International Festival, Schubert Society of Britain, St-Martin-in-the-Fields as well as duo recitals for the Qatar Foundation Concert Series sponsored by Qatar Shell Concert in Doha and Lansdowne Club-Mayfair with pianist Rhodri Clarke.
She regularly freelances in orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra,
Anna was recently awarded the "Marc Rich Scholarship for Artistic Achievement 2008" . She also won 3rd prize in the Haynes International Flute Competition 2007,
A Foundation Scholar at the RCM, she studied with Susan Milan and Stewart McIlwham and went on to private receive tuition from Celia Chambers and Paul Edmund-Davies. Previously, she was a Scholar at the Purcell School of Music where she was a student of Anna Pope. Prior to the Purcell School, she studied with Athanasios Kalimeris.
| Coaching Jindrich Feld (composer) Nicholas Maw (Ensemble coaching on his quartet) Yonty Solomon (Ensemble Coaching) Nigel Clayton (Duo coaching) John Blakely (Duo coaching) Colin Bradbury (Woodwind Coaching) Henry Hereford (Duo Coaching) Chilingirian Quartet (Ensemble coaching) Lowri Blake (Ensemble Coaching) Janet Hilton (Enemble Coaching) Daphne Boden (Duo coaching) Ieuan Jones (Duo Coaching) Jane Manning (Duo coaching) Kathleen Livingstone (Duo coaching) |
Kensington Chamber Orchestra
Misbourne Orchestra - Reinecke Flute Concerto Essex Young Peoples Orchestra - Rouse Flute Concerto |
Classic FM German Radio
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Sie tritt regelmäßig als Solistin und Kammer- und Orchesterspielerin bei bekannten Konzerten auf. Vor kurzem wurde sie in das "Future First" Programm des Philarmonischen Orchesters von London aufgenommen (Oktober 2006-Juli 2007). Sie wurde mit dem Solti Foundation Award im Mai 2006 ausgezeichnet und wurde kürzlich zur Teilnahme am James Galway International Masterclass Programm in Interlaken, Schweiz, eingeladen. Aktuelle Engagements beeinhalteten Auftritte mit dem Emanuel Ensemble, welches von ihr gegründet wurde, mit dem "Finanzia Trio" sowie dem "Flute & Piano Duo" mit Pianist Rhodri Clarke im unter anderem im Purcell Room, der Wigmore Hall, in St-Martin-in-the-Fields und am St. James Piccadilly. Sie tritt regelmäßig in Orchestern wie dem BBC Concert Orchestra, dem London Kensington Sinfonia, der Young Janácèk Philarmonie und dem Roxburgh Festival Chamber Orchestra auf und ist an Projekten bei RPO und dem Philarmonia Orchestra beteiligt. Das Emanuel Ensemble gewann im Juni 2006 den zweiten Preis bei dem anglo-tschechoslowakischen Wettbewerb in
Anna hat an diversen "Masterclasses" mit international bekannten Flötisten teilgenommen und 2001 Werke von Jindrich Feld gespielt, der an der entsprechenden "Masterclass" persönlich teinahm. Sie hat des weiteren Konzerte von Chaminade, Mozart, Reinecke, Rouse und Quantz aufgeführt. Sie wurde mit Stipendien der Solti Foundation, der Foundation for Sports & the Arts, der EMI Sound Foundation, dem Jellinek Award und dem Eddie Curtis Memorial Grant & Ken Denham Trust Award ausgezeichnet. Anna spielt auf einer Brannen-Cooper Flöte welche ihr von der Foundation for Sports and the Arts überreicht wurde.
DoB
2000 – 2004 Royal
1995 - 2000 Purcell School Scholar Purcell Room Debut, Southbank, Wigmore Hall Debut as part of Nicholas Maw Showcase Cadogan Hall - Sir James Galway Masterclass with the Emanuel Ensemble
ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE
Professional
Training
SOLO & CHAMBER EXPERIENCE
Emanuel Ensemble (flute & string trio + piano etc) – Numerous recitals in & around
Leeds International Concert Series
Schubert Society of Great Britain
Rotary Club of the Chilterns Sponsored recital in Bucks
St-Martin-In-The-Field Recital (Concordia Foundation)
Qatar Foundation Concert Series Recital in association with Qatar Shell
with pianist Rhodri Clarke (June 2007) - Doha, Qatar
James Galway International Flute Masterclass 2007 - Lucerne, Switzerland
*Winner of the Gold Nagahara Headjoint*
James Galway International Flute Masterclass 2006 - Interlaken, Switzerland
Funded by an award from the Solti Foundation 2006
Flute/Piano Duo – Numerous recitals - UK & International
Finanza Trio (fl, vl & vc) – Numerous recitals in & around
UK Premiere of Sean Hickey’s Sonata for flute and piano
Concerto performances of - Mozart Concerto in G Major, Mozart Flute & Harp Concerto,
Quantz Concerto in G Major, Chaminade Concertino, Reinecke Flute, Concerto & Rouse Flute Concerto
Beethovenhaus,
Wigmore Hall ,
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*Emanuel Ensemble (Flute, violin, viola & cello)
MASTERCLASSES / PRIVATE LESSONS & COACHING
Flute Lessons / Masterclasses - Sir James Galway, Lady Jeanne Galway, Paul Edmund-Davies (Current), David Butt, Celia Chambers, Simon Channing, Phillippa Davies, Robert Dick, Jean Weger Larson, Stewart McLlwham, Jaime Martin, Susan Milan, Andrew Nicholson, Kenneth Smith, Jindrich Feld (composer). Coaching -Nicholas Maw (Ensemble Coaching), Chilingirian Quartet (Ensemble coaching), Nigel Clayton (Duo coaching), Janet Hilton (Ensemble coaching), Jane Manning (Duo coaching) & Yonty Solomon (Ensemble coaching)
SCHOLARSHIPS & SPONSORSHIP
Marc Rich Flute Scholarship for Artistic Achievement 2008
3rd prize in the Haynes International Flute Competition 2007, Boston
- USA resulting in being awarded a custom handmade Haynes solid silver flute
Winner of a Gold Nagahara Headjoint on the Sir James Galway International Masterclass 2007, Weggis
Solti Foundation Award (May 2006)
RCM Wilfred Brown Duo Prize
EMI Sound Foundation Award
RCM Foundation Scholarship
Jellinek Award Young Artists Award
Foundation for Sports & the Arts Grant
Eddie Curtis Memorial Grant
Ken Denham Trust Award
Purcell School Scholarship
TEACHING
Eaton Square Preparatory School, London (Present)
Prospect House School, London (Present)
Royal College of Music Junior Department flute teacher (Deputy May 2007 - Present)
Hong Kong Flute Centre Classes & Lessons
British and American Schools in Qatar - Masterclass