Emily Beynon

President of the flute jury

Emily Beynon, GB - Chairwoman of the flute Jury 2014

Emily Beynon is principal flute of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam. Born in Wales, she studied with William Bennett at the Royal Academy and with Alain Marion in Paris. In 2002 she was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music. Equally at home in front of the orchestra as in its midst, she has performed as concerto soloist with prestigious orchestras such as the Concertgebouw, the Philharmonia, the BBC Orchestras in England and NHK Symphony in Japan, the Vienna, Prague, Netherlands and English Chamber Orchestras, as well as the Academy of St. Martin-in-thefields. As a chamber musician she works regularly with her sister, the harpist, Catherine Beynon and the pianist Andrew West, and has made guest appearances with the Nash Ensemble, the Brodsky Quartet and Steven Isserlis, among others. She is frequently heard on BBC radio has recorded many CDs as soloist, chamber music or with orchestra. A passionate and dedicated teacher, Emily is regularly invited to give masterclasses all over the world. Together with business woman (and amateur flautist), Suzanne Wolff, Emily has set up an exciting new flute summer school, the Netherlands Flute Academy, which launched in 2009 (www.neflac.nl).