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Contributors of Edition X – December 2023

Andreas Mazur
Germany

Andreas Mazur is a Berlin-based flutist, composer, and author known for his focus on contemporary music. Trained in Cologne, Karlsruhe, and Paris, he has earned acclaim for his artistic contributions, including collaborations with ensembles like "MusikFabrik." Living in Berlin, Mazur is a significant figure in the city's music scene, showcasing his works through Edition Kemel, Niedernhausen, which includes revived rare flute and piano pieces from the Belle Époque.

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Anush Naroyan
Armenia - Greece

A flutist of Armenian origin, since 1999 Anush has been teaching at schools and music institutes, and also conducts concert activities in various fields: she played in the rock band "Forza Maggiore", in the State Orchestra of Folk Song and Dance, and the Chamber Orchestra of Armenia in Armenia, Europe and in the Middle East. Since 2007 she has been living and teaching in Greece.

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Claudio Montafia
Italy

Claudio Montafia, honored graduate of G. Verdi Conservatory, studied under Sir James Galway. A competition winner, he's recorded internationally and held principal flute roles in orchestras like Rai and Teatro Regio. Montafia, a noted educator, teaches at Pollini Conservatory and serves as principal flutist in the Regional Orchestra of Venice.

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Enrico Sartori
Italy - China
Enrico Sartori, Italian conductor and flute player. Flute professor, conductor and vocal coach at Northeast Normal University (China). Main conductor of the Jilin Baroque Youth Orchestra and artistic director of Bella Culture Media, ltd. 
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Gyula Czeloth-Csetényi
Hungary

Beyond classical performances across Europe and Japan, Gyula Czeloth-Csetényi excels in jazz, collaborating with renowned musicians. His 2001 solo CD, "12 Romance," showcases his diverse repertoire. Co-leading the 2022 book, "The Last Two Hundred Years of Hungarian Flute Playing and Its European Integration," he stands out in classical and jazz spheres.

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Laura Chislett
Australia

Australian flute player Laura Chislett has established herself on the international stage as a performer, educator and recording artist across a wide range of musical styles. Her recordings, on ten different labels and multiple streaming platforms, range from Bach and Boulanger, to Ferneyhough and Dench.

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Lelya Bayramoğulları
Turkey

Lelya Bayramoğulları has been a principal flute player at Antalya State Symphony Orchestra since 1998. Apart from numerous solo and chamber music performances, she's been an influential figure in international flute competitions and festivals. Lelya, a Sankyo Flute artist, received the 2021 Artist of the Year award from the Antalya Businessman Association. She continues to make a global impact through concerts, masterclasses, and philanthropic efforts.

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Lidia Fomenko
Bashkortostan, Russia

Lydia Fomenko, an Honored Artist of Bashkortostan, is a professor and head of the Wind and Percussion Instruments Department at the Ufa State Institute of Arts. With over 30 years of flute teaching, she's a laureate of international competitions, a former artist with the National Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the Bashkir State Philharmonic ensemble. Fomenko is renowned for her scientific-methodical works, serves as a jury member for various competitions, and passionately fosters young talent through annual masterclasses. She is the Artistic Director of four International Competitions, gaining recognition in Russia and abroad.

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Ludwig Böhm
Germany

Ludwig Böhm is a great-great-grandson of Theobald Böhm (flautist, composer, flute-maker, inventor of the Böhm flute, Munich 1794–1881), who dedicated his life to keep the memory of Theobald alive. He is the President of the Theobald Böhm Archive, the Theobald Böhm Society and the Theobald Böhm Foundation. He is the organizer of the International Theobald Böhm Competition.

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Manuel Carranza Cueto
Peru

Internationally recognized Peruvian flutist, recording artist and composer, whose works were premiered in many countries, including Peru, USA, Brazil, Paraguay, Serbia, and others. Educator, author of many publications.

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Marco Gaudino
Italy

Neapolitan flutist and researcher, MIUR flute teacher. Author of works: "New hypothesis on the production of sound in the transverse flute" and "Suono Pensando", holds seminars in Italy and abroad. He is the author of software for flute teaching and of a device that optimizes the sound quality of the flute.  

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Marco Messina
Italy

Marco serves as an ESA Teacher Trainer for Suzuki Flute, holds the role of Country Director at the European Suzuki Association (ESA), and functions as a Musical Garden Teacher Trainer. Additionally, he is the Director of the Suzuki Center "Crescere con la musica" in Casagiove (CE), playing a pivotal role in advancing music education on multiple fronts.

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Marina Vologdina
Russia

Flutist, member of the Multiregional Union of Concert Performers, grant winner of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation for series of concerts and lectures. Author of many publications.

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Maurizio Bignardelli
Italy

Maurizio Bignardelli is an internationally recognized author of music research and musical reviews for publishers Ut Orpheus, Zimmermann, Bèrben, and Da Vinci. He has worked with RAI, the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, the Lyric Institute of Cagliari, the Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia. Maurizio has recorded 45 solo and chamber CDs and is a flute professor at the "Respighi" Conservatory of Latina.

 

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Mirella Pantano
Italy

Mirella Pantano is a soloist in symphonic and television orchestras, including “La corrida”, “Domenica In”, “Concerto di Natale 2009” and many others. She is the author of countless musical fables, including staged "ANOTHER SKY" and " IL BOSCO PRODIGIOSO ” and producing educational CDs.

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Onorio Zaralli
Italy

Founder of Web Flute Academy, The Babel Flute and Scuola Flautistica Italiana, flutist, professor, writer, composer, innovator. President of The Accademia Flautistica Veneta, Padova.

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Paolo Dalmoro
Italy

Renowned soloist and educator, Paolo Dalmoro recorded six CDs of nineteenth-century flute repertoire. An expert in historical instruments, he held a distinguished professorship at J. Marshall University. Invited to the National Flute Association convention, he recently conducted a masterclass in Perugia and contributed to restoring Manzetti's flautist automaton. For 25 years, he played a pivotal role in educational and cultural initiatives at the Opera Munifica Unità of Turin.

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Patrícia Pires
Portugal

Music and flute teacher at Colégio Dom Diogo de Sousa, in Braga, Portugal. Bachelor degree in Music Performance at ESMAE - Portugal, with Raquel Lima, Master in Music Education at Universidade do Minho, Portugal, with Gil Magalhães, and Master of Arts in Music at Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, Belgium, with Carlos Bruneel.

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Rogier de Pijper
The Netherlands

Dutch flutist, founder of Flute Colors, educator, author, conductor, founder and director of Dwarsfluitkamp (Flute Camp) and Flutopia (summer course for Dutch amateur flutists). Rogier is committed to making extended techniques accessible to a wide audience, flutists of all ages and levels and composers.

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Stefan Keller
Switzerland

Stefan Keller is an active flutist who plays a wide range of musical styles and instruments. This is reflected in his diverse projects and invitations to international flute festivals as a specialist for low flutes, improvisation and loops. His own compositions and practice books for flute complete his activities. He organizes since over 20 years the flute event  FLAUTANDO in Boswil, Switzerland. 

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Steve Barta
USA

Grammy-nominee Steve Barta, a prolific composer and recording artist with fifteen releases, is celebrated for diverse influences in Brazilian, jazz, and classical music. Notable collaborations include Herbie Mann, Al Jarreau, and Hubert Laws. His Grammy-nominated work, "Jumpin’ Jazz Kids," fuses an original storyline with jazz compositions. Barta, acclaimed for symphonic arrangements, currently teaches at Colorado College in Colorado Springs.

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Vilma Campitelli
Italy

Flutist and researcher, teacher at the “U. Giordano ”of Musica di Foggia, sect. of Rodi Garganico, Italy. Author of the first universal work on the flute repertoire written by composers Compendium Musicae Flauta (ed. Smasher)

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Yulia Berry
USA

Founder of Web Flute Academy, The Babel Flute and New England Flute Institute, flutist, DMA, independent educator, writer, publisher, mobile app/web/e-learning developer.

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