Ana de la Vega

Australian flutist Ana de la Vega has recently leapt onto the international classical music scene, attracting unbridled attention for her “crystal-clear” and “velvety tone” (NDR Kultur), “superior, masterful technique” (Fono Forum), “feathery-light playing” (Der Spiegel), and “unobtrusive virtuosity” (Pizzicato).

Her debut recording of Mozart and Mysliveček flute concertos with the English Chamber Orchestra won Classic FM’s “Best Albums of 2018” No. 3, reached No. 1 on Amazon’s Classical Best Seller chats, and won CD of the week seven times over. Now her second album of Haydn and Stamitz concertos with oboist Ramón Ortega Quero and the Trondheim Soloists, makes a similar splash with international press unanimously marvelling at their “Perfect Harmony” (NDR) and “grace and elegance” (WELT): “the harmony between the two soloists… is almost dizzying” (RBB).

Born to Argentinian and British parents, Ana grew up on a farm in New South Wales, Australia, as the third of four sisters. She studied flute at the University of Sydney before continuing her studies at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris under the tutelage of Raymond Guiot and Catherine Cantin, drawing inspiration from the famed French school of flute playing.

Ana says about her serendipitous discovery of the flute: “When I decided to be a flautist I had never seen a flute. I was seven years old playing in the garden on our farm when Jean-Pierre Rampal’s recording of the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto came through my parents’ speakers. The second movement of that concerto rendered me speechless. Every decision from that moment on led me to the flute, to Paris… to Mozart… A long way from the flies and the dust!”

She performed with the Lucerne Festival Strings, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, English Chamber Orchestra, Prague Royal Philharmonic, Bremen Philharmonic, Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie, Bochum Symphoniker, Dresden Kapellsolisten, Zagreb Soloists, Neue Philharmonie Westfalen, WKO Heilbronn, Auckland Philharmonic, argovia philharmonic, FOK Prague Symphony Orchestra, Trondheim Soloists and Camerata Salzburg. Recently Ana has made debut appearances at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Wigmore Hall & Cadogan Hall London, Essen Philharmonie, Bruckner Haus in Linz and Munich Philharmonie Gasteig.

Ana has been protagonist of three ARTE documentaries: “Ana de la Vega and the Flute”. “Bach – Music for Eternity” and “The Sound of Rheingau”. She is also the author of a series on IDAGIO Live called “Flute Reboot”, where she guides her viewers through the rich history of the flute and other classical music stories.

Ana de la Vega is the Artistic Director of the Snow Hall in Canberra. She is also the worldwide ambassador for Altus hand-crafted Japanese flutes.

Ana de la Vega photo Boaz Arad