Competition 2024

Anne-Cathérine Heinzmann enjoys an outstanding reputation as a versatile soloist, highly sought-after chamber musician, and committed flute teacher.
She has been a guest in various concerts and international festivals during the last years and counts in the meantime among the most renowned German flutists of her generation.
In 2018 she joined the faculty of the famous Folkwang University of Arts in Essen as a tenured full time Professor, where she teaches an exceptionally successful flute class. Before she had held the same position for 9 years at the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg.
Apart from her soloistic activity she dedicates herself substantially to chamber music and the importance of contemporary music.
Several CD recordings (Sony Classical, Audite) had attracted great attention and were nominated either for the International Classical Music Award (ICMA) and for the prize of the ‘German Record Critics’ award.

Versatile and committed flautist, Caroline Debonne divides her musical life between her activities as a chamber musician, orchestral musician and teacher.

She performs in many countries in Europe, Africa and South America and plays in several formations such as the Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National de Cannes, Kammerakademie Potsdam …

Professor at the Cannes National Conservatory of Music and Theater since 2006, she is invited to give masterclasses all over the world: Reykjavik Academy of Arts, Gnessin Academy of Moscow, State University of ‘Istanbul, Superior Conservatory of Innsbruck, Central Conservatory of Beijing, Institute of Arts of Costa Rica…
She is also takes part as a jury at the CNSM in Lyon.

She has recorded for Sony Classical, Warner Music France and Klarthe labels.

Elle se produit dans de nombreux pays en Europe, en Afrique, en Amérique du Sud et est appelée à jouer au sein de diverses formations telles que l’Orchestre National de France, l’Orchestre National de Cannes, la Kammerakademie Potsdam…

Professeur au Conservatoire de Musique et Théâtre de Cannes depuis 2006, elle est invitée à dispenser des masterclasses dans le monde entier : Académie des Arts de Reykjavik, Académie Gnessine de Moscou, Université d’Etat d’Istanbul, Conservatoire Supérieur d’Innsbruck, Conservatoire Central de Pekin, Institut des Arts du Costa Rica…
Elle est également sollicitée en tant que jury au CNSM de Lyon.

Elle a enregistré pour les labels Sony Classical, Warner Music France et Klarthe.

Winner of numerous international competitions, Denizcan Eren appears as a soloist and orchestra musician in Germany and internationally.
Born in Izmir (Turkey), Denizcan Eren began his studies at the Bilkent School of Music (Ankara) in the flute class of Stiliana Stavreva. He then graduated from Nice Conservatory with Sibel Pensel. In 2015, he entered the flute class of Felix Renggli at the Basel Music Academy and in 2018, he received a scholarship from the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, where he studied with Emmanuel Pahud. He then finished his studies at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin with Benoît Fromanger.
During his studies, Denizcan Eren played solo flute in several orchestras such as the Orchestra of Karajan-Akademie, Orchestre national de France, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, and worked with conductors such as Kirill Petrenko, Mariss Jansons, Daniele Gatti, Paavo Jarvi, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Tugan Sokhiev, James Gaffigan.
Since 2021, Denizcan Eren is a flute member of NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Hamburg and solo flutist of West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under direction of Daniel Barenboim as well as the Boulez Ensemble in Berlin.
Prizes and awards:
1st prize at the “Grande Motte flute competition, France” (2013)
1st prize at the “Monaco International Flute and Piano Competition” (2014)
1st prize at the “3. International Flute Competition – Maxence Larrieu, Nice, France” (2015)
1st prize at the “International Flute Competition Val-de-Travers, Switzerland” (2017)

Internationally celebrated flautist Michel Bellavance is in high demand around the globe as a performer and teacher. With engagements on nearly every continent, he enjoys a very full travel schedule with invitations to headline as guest artist at festivals, to perform with orchestra, and to give recitals and masterclasses at well-known conservatoires, universities and summer academies worldwide. A Miyazawa artist, Michel embraces a full range of repertoire, and his discography attests to his keen interest for both new and less familiar works. Michel is a university-level Professor of Flute and Chamber Music at the renowned Geneva Conservatoire (Haute École de Musique) in Switzerland, Guest Professor at the Chinese National Conservatory in Beijing (China), and was a Substitute Professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Dance in Lyon (France) during the 2019-2020 academic year. He studied in Montréal, Paris, Geneva, Zürich and San Francisco, honing his performing skills with artists such as Aurèle Nicolet, Patrick Gallois, Maxence Larrieu and Paul Renzi. Michel resides in London and holds Swiss and Canadian citizenships.

Sibel Pensel gives master classes and concerts in many countries such as the Europe, China, Korea, Japan, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador and in several universities in the United States.

She’s jury at major international competitions such as Japan Biwako Flute Competition, China Nicolet Flute Competition, Berliner International Music Competition, Varna Flute Competition, Portugal Flute Competition, Poland Towarnicki Flute Competition …

She recorded several CDs for “Chant de Linos Company”.
Several composers have written works for Sibel Pensel, which are among the most important pieces in the flute repertoire. For the pedagogical development of the flute repertoire, she works with “Editions Da Camera”.

Chairman of the association “A travers la flute “, she organizes Flute Festivals and the prestigious International Maxence Larrieu-Nice Flute Competition.

Sibel Pensel obtained the National Diploma of Music Postgraduate (Flute first prize unanimous with Honours) at the “Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique of Lyon”.

She’s a professor at the National Conservatory of Nice and the Université Côte d’Azur.

Students from all over the world come for her appreciated and reputed teaching.

Sibel Pensel, ambassador of the French flute school throughout the world, has been decorated by the “Société d’Encouragement au Progrès” in October 2016 at the “Ecole Militaire” in Paris. Sibel Pensel is Miyazawa Flutes artiste, and she plays Miyazawa gold flute.

Flute professor of the ShangHai Conservatory of Music, Yong Ma hailed by the New York Concert Review as a player of “Astonishing Brilliance”, he is considered one of the most brilliant flutists of his generation.

Yong Ma has earned an impressive list of awards and honors, including first prizes in the 2003 Young Artist Competition of the National Flute Association, the 2002 New York Flute Club Competition, the 2000 Young Artist Competition of the Flute Society of Washington, awards in the 2002 Artist International Award, the 2000-2002 Li Foundation Fellowship and the 1999 Olga Koussevitzky Music Competition.

Born in HuaiNan, AnHui Province, Yong Ma studied with Professor Yongxin Wang at the Central Conservatory of Music. In 1998, he was admitted to the Juilliard School, where he studied with Carol Wincenc and Robert Langevin.

He is presently the flute professor of the Shanghai Conservatory of music, also he is very active as a soloist, orchestral musician and chamber musician. He was the Principal Flute of the China National Opera and Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, has performed as a soloist and conducted master classes throughout China, the United States, Europe, Singapore and South Africa.

He has been invited to be the jury member for many domestic and international competitions such as the 3rd Nicolet International Flute Competition, 2018 Guangzhou International Flute Competition，2023 Tchaikovsky International Music Competition and others.

Yong Ma a accumulé une impressionnante liste de récompenses et d’honneurs, notamment des premiers prix lors de la Young Artist Competition de la National Flute Association en 2003, du New York Flûte Club Compétition en 2002, de la Young Artist Competition de la Flute Society of Washington en 2000, ainsi que des distinctions lors de l’Artist International Award en 2002, de la bourse Li Foundation de 2000 à 2002 et du concours de musique Olga Koussevitzky en 1999.

Né à HuaiNan, dans la province d’AnHui, Yong Ma a étudié auprès du professeur Yongxin Wang au Conservatoire central de musique. En 1998, il a été admis à la Juilliard School, où il a étudié avec Carol Wincenc et Robert Langevin.

Actuellement professeur de flûte au Conservatoire de musique de Shanghai, il est également très actif en tant que soliste, musicien d’orchestre et musicien de chambre. Il a été flûtiste principal de l’Opéra national de Chine et de l’Orchestre symphonique de Shenzhen, et a joué en tant que soliste et donné des cours de maître en Chine, aux États-Unis, en Europe, à Singapour et en Afrique du Sud.

Il a été invité à être membre du jury de nombreux concours nationaux et internationaux, tels que le 3e Concours international de flûte Nicolet, le Concours international de flûte de Guangzhou en 2018, le Concours international de musique Tchaïkovski en 2023, et d’autres.

Born in Nice in 1977, Alexis Kossenko has a dual career as flutist and conductor. A graduate of the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM) in Alain Marion’s class, and winner of the 2020 Rampal Competition, he has a parallel interest in early flutes, and performs all the historical forms of his instrument in concert. He has been principal flute with the Philharmonie der Nationen (J.Frantz, M.Rostropovitch), the Chambre Philharmonique (E.Krivine) and the Orchestre des Champs-Elysées (Ph.Herreweghe). He appears as soloist in the greatest concert halls of Europe and North America, and is guest conductor of prestigious opera houses and ensembles. His discography, which includes some thirty recordings as soloist or conductor and a hundred or so with orchestra, is studded with numerous Diapasons d’or, Chocs de Classica, Gramophone awards, etc., and testifies to a repertoire of uncommon richness: operatic or symphonic, from Lully to Bernstein, via Bach, Rameau, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Chabrier, Ravel… on the flute, he has recorded the complete concertos of CPE Bach, Mozart and Telemann, Telemann’s Paris quartets, Vivaldi concertos, “Undine” (Reinecke & Andersen), “Soir Païen” (impressionist melodies for flute and voice), and a 4-disc box set devoted to Eugène Walckiers, which won a Diapason Découverte, a full-page spread in Télérama, and a Choc de Classica. He created the Youtube channel “Les Concerts de Pan”, where he explores the solo flute repertoire through an incredible collection of historical instruments.

Professor at the Vence Conservatory of Music in France, Carole Reuge is a flutist and educator, known for her involvement in cultural projects. Teaching the transverse flute since the age of 18, Carole Reuge founded L’Atelier F in 2006, a transverse flute school based in Gland. The school offers courses, workshops, and ensembles with a team of 5 instructors. She also directs the orchestras Les Vents Blancs (CH) and Piccolo (CH and F), dedicated to adult and beginner child flute players. She performs concerts in Europe and North America as a soloist, in chamber music, and in recitals. Born in 1973, she studied in Switzerland, earning a master’s degree in pedagogy from the Lausanne Conservatory and a master’s degree in solo performance from the Conservatory of La Chaux-de-Fonds under the guidance of Michel Bellavance.
se produit en concerts en Europe et en Amérique du Nord en tant que soliste, en musique de chambre et en récital. Née en 1973, elle a étudié en Suisse, obtenant un master en pédagogie au Conservatoire de Lausanne et un master de soliste au Conservatoire de La Chaux-de-Fonds auprès de Michel Bellavance.

DENIS VERROUST studied flute with Pierre Paubon, Ida Ribera, Régis Calle and Francis Gabin. In addition to teaching since 1980 at the Palaiseau Conservatory (91, Paris suburb), his concerts gave him opportunities to perform with artists such as Jean-Pierre Rampal, Claudi Arimany and Philippe Bernold. Pursuing extensive musicological researches on the flute repertoire, performers and recordings, he wrote numerous articles and edited various pieces (ed. Billaudot). Chief editor of Traversières Magazine (1991-2000), he has also been President of the French Flute Association La Traversière (1992-2004) and has organized the French Flute Conventions in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008 and 2022.

Currently President of the Jean-Pierre Rampal Association (AJPR) that he founded in 2005, he is responsible for the Premiers Horizons label and around 200 CD reissues, as well as booklet notes for prestigious artists’ recordings. His biography of Jean-Pierre Rampal – “La flûte universelle” – was published in 2022 and his lectures on the master flutist (“The first modern virtuoso”) as well as on major personalities such as Maxence Larrieu, Aurèle Nicolet, Peter-Lukas Graf, Alain Marion and Roger Bourdin are regularly presented in conservatories, festivals or various institutions in France and abroad.

Président fondateur de l’Association Jean-Pierre Rampal (AJPR) et du label Premiers Horizons, il est l’auteur de nombreux articles sur la flûte, ses interprètes et son répertoire, de quantité de textes accompagnant des enregistrements de prestigieux artistes, ainsi que de la biographie de Jean-Pierre Rampal (La flûte universelle, éd. AJPR / La Traversière 2022). Complétant près de 200 rééditions discographiques, ses conférences sur Jean-Pierre Rampal (« Le premier virtuose moderne »), Maxence Larrieu, Aurèle Nicolet, Peter-Lukas Graf, Alain Marion et Roger Bourdin sont régulièrement demandées par les conservatoires, festivals et institutions diverses dans de nombreux pays.

Didier Laclau-Barrère began piano studies at the age of 5 with Ada Cecchi-Labèque, the mother of Marielle and Katia, and herself a student of Marguerite Long. He continued his piano studies until the age of 16. After completing his literary baccalaureate, he enrolled at Sciences-po Toulouse (Institute of Political Studies) while simultaneously pursuing studies in modern literature (bachelor’s degree) and law (master’s degree in Public Law and master’s degree in Community and International Law). He concluded his academic journey with a doctoral degree in History of Law, which led him to become a teaching researcher at the University of Social Sciences in Toulouse and an instructor at the Institute of Political Studies for the course “Literature and Politics.”

Alongside his academic pursuits, he began learning to sing in 1997 with Mary Downing, an American soprano. In 1999, after a period with Mady Mesplé, he became a student of Jane Berbié, who became his primary vocal instructor. He participated in various productions, taking on roles such as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, Masetto, Leporello, and the title role in Don Juan, Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro, as well as performing in several Zarzuelas, concerts, and recitals of songs.

However, his primary interest lay in the technical aspects of singing, particularly the acquisition and mastery of breath control, which he considered fundamental in his teaching. Since 2011, he has devoted himself to teaching singing, offering lessons in France, Madrid, Barcelona, London, Vienna, and Salzburg.

Many artists have worked with him and have enjoyed successful careers or promising debuts, including Sophie Koch, Nicolas Courjal, Philippe-Nicolas Martin, Jean-Fernand Setti, Philippe Estèphe, Céline Laborie, Sonia Menen, Joan Martin-Royo, Julien Véronèse, Pierre-Emmanuel Roubet, Rupert Grössinger, Lucile Verbizier, François Pardailhé, François Almuzara, Clémence Garcia, Matthieu Toulouse, and many others.

Since January 2014, Didier Laclau-Barrère has been working with the renowned maestro Michel Plasson as the general delegate of his International Academy of French Music, where he serves as a vocal technique instructor. Since 2019, he has also been a singing professor at the National Institute of Arts in Toulouse (Higher Education Department).

Après son baccalauréat littéraire, il entre à Sciences-po Toulouse (Diplôme de l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques) et conjointement à des études de lettres modernes (licence) et de droit (maitrise Droit public et maitrise de Droit communautaire et droit international), il achève ses études par un doctorat en Histoire du droit qui lui permettra d’être enseignant-chercheur à l’université des Sciences-sociales de Toulouse et intervenant à l’Institut d’études politiques pour le cours de « Littérature et Politique ».
Parallèlement à ses études, il commence l’apprentissage du chant en 1997 avec Mary Downing, soprano américaine et dès 1999 après un passage avec Mady Mesplé, il est l’élève de Jane Berbié qui devient ainsi son maître à part entière.
Il participe à plusieurs productions interprétant Guglielmo dans Cosi fan Tutte, Masetto, Leporello et le rôle-titre dans Don Juan, Figaro dans les Noces de Figaro et également quelques Zarzuelas ainsi que plusieurs concerts et récitals de mélodies.
Mais c’est surtout l’aspect technique du chant qui focalise son intérêt, notamment l’acquisition et la maitrise du souffle dont il fait la pierre angulaire de son enseignement.
Ainsi, depuis 2011, se consacre-t-il à l’enseignement du chant. Il donnera des cours en France, à Madrid, à Barcelone, à Londres, à Vienne et à Salzbourg.
De nombreux artistes travaillent avec lui et font une belle carrière ou des débuts prometteurs : Sophie Koch, Nicolas Courjal, Philippe-Nicolas Martin, Jean-Fernand Setti, Philippe Estèphe, Céline Laborie, Sonia Menen, Joan Martin-Royo, Julien Véronèse, Pierre-Emmanuel Roubet, Rupert Grössinger, Lucile Verbizier, François Pardailhé, François Almuzara, Clémence Garcia, Matthieu Toulouse et bien d’autres…
Depuis janvier 2014, Didier Laclau-Barrère travaille auprès du grand maître Michel Plasson dans le cadre de son Académie internationale de musique française en tant que délégué général et professeur de technique vocale et depuis 2019, il est professeur de chant à l’Institut national des arts de Toulouse (Pôle supérieur).

Franck Masquelier today devotes a large part of his activity to the development of his own artistic projects, sharing his vitality, notably within the Trios Adonis, Furioso, Panama, the Ensemble Laborintus and the Quintette Aria de Paris, ensembles including he is a founding member. He is the artistic director of the Festival Musiques en Vercors (Isère) and the Summer Music Academy of Villard-de-Lans, which he created in 1991.
Born in Paris, he graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels, awarded the Higher Diploma (First Prize in Flute and Chamber Music). Then he perfected his skills at the Hochschüle für Musik in Freiburg (Germany) with the English flutist William Bennet. He is also winner of 2nd Prize at the Illzach International Chamber Music Competition (France), tied for 1st at the Martigny International Competition (Switzerland) and laureate of the Cziffra and Menuhin Foundations.
He then participated in numerous orchestral concerts. He has performed with various groups, in important festivals, as well as in prestigious venues (Gaveau, Chopin-Pleyel, La Cité de la Musique), as well as in more original places (galleries, castles, natural sites).
His discography is rich in more than fifteen recordings with his ensembles. The latest CD Il mio tesoro with Marc Grauwels was released in 2023 under the Calliope label.
For many years, Franck Masquelier has also developed activities as an arranger and then a composer. His catalog already includes more than seventy works for very diverse groups, as well as more than five hundred arrangements or orchestrations. Seventy scores have now been published (Editions Robert Martin, Da Camera, Semper Piu, François Dhalmann, Pierre Lafitan).
Since January 2018, Franck Masquelier has also been President of Traversières -Association Française de la flûte, which, among other things, publishes a magazine and organizes events including the International Flute Convention in Paris, every 4 years.

Gareth McLearnon is an internationally renowned solo flutist, orchestral and recording artist, as well as an artist-in-residence at Wm. S. Haynes Co. He is an educator, a prolific composer, and an arranger.

He has conducted hundreds of masterclasses worldwide, including at Yale, the Manhattan School of Music, the MDW in Vienna, GSMD, the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, the Norwegian Academy, the Royal College of Sweden, the Royal Academy of Music in Denmark, the Gnessin School/Academy, and he was a tutor for the Yuri Bashmet academies in Russia from 2013 to 2022.

As a composer and arranger, his original works and flute and piano arrangements, as well as flute choir compositions, are regularly performed across the globe.

Née en 1983 a Bayeux en Normandie, c’est par la danse classique que Ludivine est d’abord attirée, en la pratiquant des l’age de quatre ans. Elle commence ensuite son apprentissage musical chez un professeur particulier, Jean-Francois Millet : a six ans aux flutes a bec en pratique collective, puis a neuf a la flute
traversière. Jean-Francois initie Ludivine a l’improvisation ,au jazz, et lui fait découvrir Roland Kirk, Eric Dolpy et Yussef Lateef. A 14 ans elle a déjà une première expérience de studio en enregistrant 3 disques avec le Big Band amateur « Klaxton » (comprenant exceptionnellement une section de flutes). Elle fait ensuite ses études au CRR de Caen puis a celui de Cergy – Pontoise ou elle suit un double cursus (classique et jazz). Sa double formation lui offre la possibilité d’acquérir une excellente technique instrumentale et une
très large culture. En 2003, Ludivine intègre l’Orchestre de Flute Français dirige par Pierre-Yves Artaud,
avec lequel elle enregistre, en 2005, le disque “Jindrich Feld” ou figure notamment un enregistrement de
Jean-Pierre Rampal. En 2007, elle est lauréate du premier concours national de flute jazz organise a Meaux, et preside par Magic Malik.

La même année, le producteur de hip-hop Wax Tailor (Jean-Christophe Le Saoult) la repère puis l’engage dans son groupe. Suivra une tournée mondiale de cinq ans dans les salles et les festivals les plus prestigieux (Glastonbury,Les Vieille Charrues,l’Olympia..), ainsi qu’un disque d’or en 2009 «In the Mood for Life» et un album live a l’Olympia (CD/DVD) en 2010. Cette même année elle enregistre l’album « H20 » avec le groupe électro-jazz UHT, ainsi que l’album « Crawnyard » avec le groupe de hip-hop anglais A State of Mind (ASM) et part en tournée avec eux dans toute l’Europe.

En 2011, Ludivine Issambourg décide de reprendre ses études dans le but de perfectionner ses connaissances pédagogiques, car Ludivine enseigne depuis ses 18 ans. Elle rentre au CEFEDEM d’Ile de France et devient la première flutiste dans la discipline jazz a obtenir son Diplome d’Etat. Elle commence a pratiquer l’adaptation de la «beat box» sur la flute, technique inventée par Greg Patillo, flutiste américain de renommée internationale avec lequel elle prend un cours inoubliable, a Nice durant le Concours Maxence Larrieu. Elle se re-approprie cette technique, se perfectionne, l’ajoute au travail de recherche de son a l’aide
de différentes machines et pédales d’effets. Cette flute percussive joue alors un pattern de beat-box et réintroduit ensuite la ou les mélodies une fois la « flutebox » samplee en live, tout en y ajoutant évidemment d’autres techniques de son, de composition et d’improvisation.

Après toutes ces expériences, c’est en 2012, que Ludivine cree et dirige le groupe ANTILOOPS. Un
premier concert au New Morning le 12 décembre et l’EP « Yep » sort dans la foulée en 2013. Le groupe remporte en septembre les trophées du Sunset (Prix groupe et prix de soliste). Les concerts et festivals défilent (Jazz sous les pommiers, Jazz a Orleans…). En 2015, c’est la sortie d’ »Electroshock », 1er album
d’Antiloops, 2 ans de tournée s’en suivent, pour enchaîner sur un deuxième album « Lucid Dream ». Ludivine
développe en parallèle un projet annexe « Antiloops Dj & Vj Set », une version plus électro, plus réduite avec que le DJ et un VJ pour imager tout cet univers.

Ludivine intègre le Big Band de Thierry Maillard , et participe à l’album « Poursuit of Happiness », sorti en 2018. Elle crée aussi avec Nicolas Dérand, pianiste d’Antiloops, un ciné-concert écrit autour de la beatbox, sur les films d’animations. Elle enseigne aussi au conservatoire du 9ème arrondissement.

En 2020 Ludivine souhaite rendre hommage à un des plus grands flutistes de jazz américain : Hubert
Laws et sort un album sous son nom pour un nouveau projet jazz-funk « Outlaws », qui reçoit un franc succès : avec Eric Legnini, Laurent Coulondre, Julien Herné et Stéphane Huchard.

La célèbre marque de flute et de batterie « Pearl » décide d’endorser Ludivine.

Pendant le confinement la flutiste créer un nouveau projet , plus intimiste « AO » en duo avec le contrebassiste François Poitou. En 2022 Ludivine sort sont 3ème album avec on projet « Antiloops :
« Supernova » Puis, à l’automne la flutiste part en tournée avec le chanteur Dominique A, enregistre avec le
céèbre guitariste Christian Escoudé »….En février dernier elle joue son projet « Outlaws » au mythique « Ronnie Scott » à Londres, projet dont elle prépare le prochain album à sortir en 2024 chez Heavenly Sweetness : « Above the laws »…

Ruth Wentorf began her studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main with Professor W. Richter. After winning a DAAD scholarship to study chamber music in Sweden, she continued her studies in Hamburg with Professor G. Zoeller. Further studies led her to André Jaunet in Zurich.
She taught a flute class at the University of Music in Freiburg and has taught flute and chamber music at the University of Music in Würzburg since 2002.
She teaches in the context of master classes in Europe and Asia and is active internationally as a juror at competitions.
Her lively style of music-making has led her to participate in many festivals, such as the Würzburg Mozart Festival, the Mozart Festival of the German Mozart Society, as well as festivals in Jerusalem and Shanghai, and more. The flutist is particularly interested in contemporary music. She has performed numerous world premieres of works by Kurt Hessenberg, Peter Förtig, Manos Tsangaris and Christoph Wünsch, among others.
As a connoisseur of Toru Takemitsu’s music, she has been invited as an interpreter and teacher to festivals of contemporary music and has recorded his works.
In various music magazines (Tibia, Das Orchester, Üben und Musizieren, Flöte aktuell) she writes articles on flute technique and interpretation of music.
Ruth Wentorf is the chair of the German Flute Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Flöte e.V.) and editor of the magazine “Flöte aktuell”.
Ruth Wentorf is Miyazawa International Artist with an Alto-ST.

Salvatore Lombardi is described by national and international critics as “the man who gives voice to flute in Italy”.

He began his music studies at the Conservatoire “San Pietro a Majella” in Naples with Ferdinando Staiano and then followed specialization studies with: Severino Gazzelloni, Maxence Larrieu, and Glauco Cambursano.

He soon imposed himself on the most important stages of the world such as Carnegie Hall New York, Teatro alla Scala – Milan, Caikovskij Conservatoire – Moscow; “De Paul University” – Chicago; “NFA Convention” – Las Vegas; “Heiligenkreuzer Herbst Festival” – Wien; “Staatsbibliothek” – Berlin; Universidad de Salamanca; “Slovenian Flute Festival”, Accademia di Imola – Imola, Tokio, performing contemporary classical music programs and obtaining consent from critics and public.

His creativity brings him to perform together with celebrated musician such as Sir James Galway, Maxence Larrieu, Jean-Claude Gérard, William Bennet, Peter-Lukas Graf, and Mario Gangi.

More than 100 new works were written for him by important Italian and International composers, among them D. Anzaghi, E. Avitavile, H. Baumann, A. Gilardino, M. Gangi, D. Remigio, D. Zanettovich. Ha both performs concerts and teaches flute, actually he teaches at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica “Domenico Cimarosa” in Avellino and is regularly invited to hold Master Class and seminars for important institutions worldwide.

He is President of the Associazione Flautisti Italiani, founder and director of the Italian flute magazine “Falaut”, Artistic Director of the “Falaut Festival”,of the “Falaut Campus” and of the “First International flute competition – Severino Gazzelloni” and he is also responsible of a flute collection for Curci Publisher.

Il a commencé ses études de musique au Conservatoire “San Pietro a Majella” de Naples avec Ferdinando Staiano, puis a suivi des études de spécialisation avec Severino Gazzelloni, Maxence Larrieu et Glauco Cambursano.

Il s’est rapidement imposé sur les scènes les plus importantes du monde, telles que le Carnegie Hall de New York, le Teatro alla Scala de Milan, le Conservatoire Caikovskij de Moscou, l’Université DePaul de Chicago, la Convention NFA de Las Vegas, le Festival Heiligenkreuzer Herbst de Vienne, la Staatsbibliothek de Berlin, l’Université de Salamanque, le Slovenian Flute Festival, l’Accademia di Imola à Imola et Tokyo, en interprétant des programmes de musique classique contemporaine et en obtenant l’approbation des critiques et du public.

Sa créativité l’amène à se produire aux côtés de musiciens célèbres tels que Sir James Galway, Maxence Larrieu, Jean-Claude Gérard, William Bennet, Peter-Lukas Graf et Mario Gangi.

Plus de 100 nouvelles œuvres ont été écrites pour lui par d’importants compositeurs italiens et internationaux, parmi lesquels D. Anzaghi, E. Avitavile, H. Baumann, A. Gilardino, M. Gangi, D. Remigio et D. Zanettovich. Il donne des concerts et enseigne la flûte, actuellement au Conservatoire Statale di Musica “Domenico Cimarosa” à Avellino, et est régulièrement invité à donner des classes de maître et des séminaires pour d’importantes institutions du monde entier.

Il est président de l’Associazione Flautisti Italiani, fondateur et directeur du magazine italien de flûte “Falaut”, directeur artistique du “Falaut Festival”, du “Falaut Campus” et du “Premier concours international de flûte – Severino Gazzelloni” et il est également responsable d’une collection de flûtes pour l’éditeur Curci.

Thierry MULLER was born in 1964.
After studying music at the Rouen Conservatory, he entered Michel Debost’s flute class at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in 1984.
Alongside his instrumental studies, he studied harmony and composition with Alain Bernaud.
As soon as he graduated from the CNSM, he became interested in the administration of educational institutions in the arts and obtained successively the certificate of professor-director, then of conservatory director.
His career has taken him from the Conservatoire Caux Vallée de Seine in Normandy to the Conservatoire de Grenoble, and now to the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Nice, one of the most important and prestigious in France.
This professional career has also enabled him to develop an important activity as a conductor and a composer, which he began self-taught at the age of 16.
Rewarded by numerous national and international prizes for his contribution to the renewal of the wind ensemble repertoire, a French tradition from which he originated, he now composes for a variety of ensembles, ranging from chamber music ensembles to orchestras, including solo repertoire and works of a pedagogical nature.
Among his latest creations are “Toscane, 3 images” for flute, strings, harp and timpani, commissioned by the 4th “Maxence Larrieu” international flute competition, “Suite for guitar”, commissioned by the 1st Presti-Lagoya international guitar competition, “Oceano Nox” for harp and strings, commissioned by the international harp festival “CAMAC” in 2021, “Cartoon” for flute, oboe, bassoon and piano, and very
recently “Palimpseste” for guitar, commissioned by Laurent Blanquart who magnificently recorded it in the sublime chapel designed by Henri Matisse in Vence.
Parallèlement aux études instrumentales, il étudie l’harmonie et l’écriture avec Alain Bernaud.
Dès sa sortie du CNSM, il s’intéresse à la direction des établissements d’enseignement artistique et obtient successivement le certificat d’aptitude de professeur chargé de direction puis de directeur de conservatoire.
Sa carrière le mène alors du Conservatoire Caux vallée de Seine, en Normandie, au Conservatoire de Grenoble et aujourd’hui, au conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Nice, l’un des plus important et prestigieux en France.
Ce parcours professionnel lui permet également de développer une importante activité de chef d’orchestre et un travail de compositeur commencé, de façon autodidacte, depuis l’âge de 16 ans.
Récompensé par de nombreux prix nationaux et internationaux pour sa contribution au renouveau du répertoire des ensembles à vents, tradition Française dont il est issu, il compose aujourd’hui pour des formations variées, allant des ensembles de musique de chambre à l’orchestre, en passant par le répertoire pour soliste et les œuvres à caractère pédagogique.
Parmi ses dernières créations, citons « Toscane, 3 images pour flûte, cordes, harpe et timbales », commande du 4e concours international de flûte « Maxence LARRIEU », « Suite pour guitare », commande du 1er concours international de guitare Presti-Lagoya, « Oceano Nox » pour harpe et cordes, commande du festival international de harpe « CAMAC » 2021, « Cartoon » pour flûte, hautbois, basson et piano et, très récemment « Palimpseste » pour guitare, magnifiquement enregistré par son commanditaire Laurent Blanquart et filmé au sein de la sublime chapelle conçue par Henri Matisse à Vence.