Category: Flute

Australian Hometown(s): Canberra
Education: Queensland Conservatorium; Australian National Academy of Music

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Flautist and writer Lily Bryant is one of Australia’s most exciting emerging performers. At the completion of her Bachelors of Music at Queensland Conservatorium under the guidance of renowned teacher Virginia Taylor, she was awarded the Conservatorium Medal, and accepted into the prestigious Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne.

In her final year at ANAM, she won first prize in both the Australian Youth Classical Music Competition and Leslie Barklamb Flute Scholarship, and auditioned successfully for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Academy.

While her studies were curtailed by the pandemic, since leaving ANAM Lily has established herself as a solo, chamber and orchestral performer, frequently appearing with ensembles across Australia. She has appeared as Guest Principal Flute with the Sydney, Adelaide, and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, as well as performing casually for the Melbourne and Queensland Symphony Orchestras.

This year, Lily is the 2023 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Flute Fellow. She also has a passion for chamber music, and has appeared with Arcadia Winds, Inventi Ensemble, Rubiks Collective and Crosswinds Ensemble, in addition to regular recital engagements with Musica Viva.

Lily is also an avid writer and arts journalist, and has been published by Limelight, Kill Your Darlings and CutCommon. 

Last updated 2023

Australian Hometown: Perth
Education: Chetham’s School of Music; Royal Northern College of Music

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Andrew studied at Chetham’s School of Music and the RNCM in Manchester. He has held principal flute positions with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Halle, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. He has also regularly appeared as guest principal flautist with the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philharmonia, BBC Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, City of Birmingham, Malaysia Philharmonic, China Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, London Chamber, Athens Camerata, Guangzhou Symphony, Auckland Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National, Scottish Chamber, English Chamber, Hebrides, John Wilson, QSO, SSO, AWO, and the Australian Chamber Orchestras.

Andrew has given master-classes at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Royal Academy, Royal College, UWA, WAAPA, ANAM,  and in Hong Kong, Athens, Belgium, Poland, Manchester, Cardiff, New York, Brisbane, Cairns, Adelaide, and Sydney. Andrew has also been the flute tutor with AYO, NYOGB and NYOW.

Andrew Nicholson is a Global Ambassador for Trevor James Flutes, and plays on a Recital ST-3 Trevor James flute, with the British Flute Makers Guild head joint option.

Last updated 2023

Australian Hometown: Sydney
Education: Royal Northern College of Music; Chethams School of Music, Manchester; Hochschule fur Musik, Franz Liszt, Weimar.

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Lisa is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music and Chethams School of Music, Manchester.

Regularly working with Opera Australia Orchestra and most recently as Acting Associate Principal Flute at Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Lisa has also worked as guest principal flute with many of Australia’s orchestras and is a session musician on film soundtracks.

During her time in the UK, Lisa enjoyed a busy freelance career working with some of Europe’s finest musicians. She played with the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic and English National Opera, with a record breaking performance of Wagner’s opera ‘The Valkyrie’ at Glastonbury Music Festival.

As a recitalist and chamber musician, Lisa has performed at the Purcell Room on London’s South Bank and at the Cheltenham and Aldeburgh Festivals.

Lisa enjoys chamber music, particularly interested in contemporary Australian music and is a founder member of KAMMER ensemble. In 2019 she was a Guest Artist with the Australia Ensemble.

Last updated 2023

Australian Hometown: Sydney
Education: Sydney Conservatorium of Music

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Emma Sholl is regarded as one of Australia’s finest flautists. Her “gorgeous honeyed tone” (Sydney Morning Herald) has lead to a successful and varied career as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician.

Emma began working with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at age 19. As one of the youngest musicians ever appointed, she was awarded the position of 2nd Flute the following year.   In 2003 Emma was appointed Associate Principal Flute with the Sydney Symphony. Since joining the SSO Emma has worked with some of the world’s finest conductors and toured throughout Europe and Asia.

Emma’s named the 2MBS Young Performer of the Year in 1997, National Orchestral Flute Competition Winner in 1999, Symphony Australia Young Performers Award “Other Instruments” winner in 2001, and National Solo Flute Competition winner in 2002.

In 2002-3, Emma was the recipient of many awards including the Martin Bequest and Dorothy Fraser scholarships, to study in Geneva, Switzerland with Jacques Zoon. During that time she performed in St Petersburg and Moscow as part of the World Orchestra for Peace conducted by Valery Gergiev.

Performances as Guest Principal Flute have included the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Adelaide Symphony, the Queensland Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony, West Australian Symphony, the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.  Emma was also invited to perform as part of Australian World Orchestra in 2011 and 2013.

Emma has performed as soloist with the Adelaide, Tasmanian and Sydney Symphony Orchestras and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta.  Her recordings include Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 with Angela Hewitt, Alison Mitchell and the Australian Chamber Orchestra for Hyperion Records in 2006.

Australian composer George Palmer wrote a double concerto for Emma and her brother, clarinetist Richard Sholl, which they premiered at the Town Hall with the Sydney Youth Orchestra in 2011.

Emma has enjoyed a longstanding collaboration with pianist Kate Golla and their performances have included recitals for Musica Viva and ABC Classic FM. An experienced chamber musician, Emma has performed in many festivals around Australia, including the Huntington Festival, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and the Bangalow Festival.  Further to this she has worked with such groups as the Australia Ensemble, the Sydney Soloists, the Sydney Omega Ensemble and the Southern Cross Soloists. Teaching engagements have included the Sydney Youth Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra, Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Australian National Academy of Music.

Last updated 2020