BIOGRAPHY
Anna Stokes has worked with numerous orchestras including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, BBC Concert Orchestra, British Sinfonietta, London Concert Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Brandenburg Sinfonia, The National Philharmonic of Great Britain, Arts Symphonic and for the ‘Light Princess’ production by Tori Amos at the National Theatre. She has also performed as flautist for Aled Jones's past UK tours and has recorded for EMI, Universal, Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Mercury as a session player.
Her solo/chamber music albums for Champs Hill Records include Emanuel Ensemble-Works for flute, cello and piano and ‘Luminance-Solo & Duo Works for flute and piano’-Lisa Friend, Anna Stokes (Flutes) & Mark Kinkaid (Piano).
‘Luminance’ was chosen as 'Classic FM CD of the Week', David Mellor's Album of the Week (5 Star Review) in the 'Mail on Sunday' and aired on Classic FM, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 2, BBC London, and RTE Lyric FM.
Anna founded the Emanuel Ensemble in 2001, giving recitals at the Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, National Gallery, V & A Museum, Conway Hall, Leighton House and for various UK concert societies. She has also performed in a number of duo recitals with flautist Lisa Friend and given solo flute / piano duo performances for the Qatar Foundation in Doha, at the Beethovenhaus in Bonn, Cheltenham International Festival and for various UK concert societies. Solo concerto performances include works by Bach, Chaminade, Mozart, Quantz, Reinecke and Rouse.
Awards and sponsorship include; Haynes International Flute Competition Prize Winner (USA), David Bowerman Charitable Trust Sponsorship, Sir James Galway International Masterclass Award for ‘Best Performer by popular vote’ 2007, Marc Rich Scholarship for Artistic Achievement, Solti Foundation Award, EMI Sound Foundation Award and a Brannen-Cooper Flute awarded to her from the ‘Foundation for Sport and the Arts’.
Anna was awarded a scholarship to the Purcell School of Music where she studied with Anna Pope. She was subsequently awarded a Foundation Scholarship to the Royal College of Music where she studied flute with Susan Milan and Stewart McLlwham, graduating in 2004 with First Class Honours. Anna was selected to participate in the Sir James Galway International Masterclass, Switzerland 2006-2008.
Anna is an Examiner and has adjudicated for the wind section of the Chesham Arts Festival. She has given workshops and masterclasses in London, Hong Kong, and Qatar and has been a deputy flute teacher at the Royal College of Music Junior Department since 2007. She has also assisted on the annual ‘Friend International Flute Academy’ since 2010, and teaches privately at a private school in Bucks. In August 2023, she was a flute assistant to Susan Milan for the British Isles Music Festival. She also gives weekly music presentations on the life and works of classical composers.
Anna plays on a silver Powell Flute.
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