Emily Beynon

Emily Beynon has been principal flute of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam for 30 years

Born in Wales, Emily Beynon began her flute studies as a junior at the Royal College of Music with Margaret Ogonovsky and then went on to study with William Bennett at the Academy and with Alain Marion in Paris.

Equally at home in front of the orchestra as in its midst, Emily has performed as concerto soloist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Orchestras, NHK Symphony, the Vienna, Prague, Netherlands and English Chamber Orchestras and the Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, among others.

As a chamber musician she works regularly with her sister, the harpist, Catherine Beynon and pianist, Andrew West. She is frequently heard on the radio and has featured in several television documentaries. Emily has made 15 concerto/recital albums to date, including a series of 5 Project Paloma discs with Andrew West, featuring masterworks for flute and piano from the Second World War.

Emily is a passionate advocate for new music and has had many new works written for her by composers such as John Woolrich, Sally Beamish, Jonathan Dove, Errollyn Wallen, Guillaume Connesson, Roxanna Panufnik and Maarten Ornstein.

A dedicated teacher, Emily is regularly invited to give masterclasses all over the world. From 2009 to 2021, she was Artistic leader of the Netherlands Flute Academy. In 2020, Emily established a YouTube channel with video tutorials on technical aspects of playing and various orchestral repertoire solos.

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