Photo © Pierre-Alain BalmerBiography Pierre-Alain Balmer is a self-taught photographer based in Geneva who began his photographic practice at the age of nine when he received his first camera. As a teenager, he bought his first film SLR and developed his own film in...

Photo © Pierre-Alain BalmerBiography Catherine Balmer-Magnin has always been drawn to the flute, which she began studying at the Geneva Conservatory of Music and Dance (CPMDT) with Brigitte Buxtorf, where she earned a certificate with highest honors. She continued her...

Biography A graduate of the Geneva University of Music in Jacques Zoon's class, Maud Besnard is currently a professor of flute at the Geneva Conservatory of Music. A founding flautist of Ensemble Caravelle since 2014, she performs regularly in French-speaking...

Biography I was born in 1967 in Gland (VD) and studied flute at the Geneva University of Music. I received my teaching diploma in 1990 and subsequently attended flute masterclasses in Switzerland and France. I have taught flute, solfège, and choral conducting at...

Biography Matthias Ebner studied with Philippe Racine, Gerhard Hildenbrand and Peter-Lukas Graf at the Basel Academy of Music. A member of the Sabeth Basel Trio, the flute octet "Les Joueurs de flûte," and the Basel Chamber Orchestra, he performs at numerous festivals...

Biography Flautist, piccolo player and teacher, Émilie Fournier began playing the flute at the age of 8. Driven from a very young age by a deep passion for her instrument, she entered the Grenoble Regional Conservatory at 14 in the class of Vincent Guillot, where she...

Biography Painter and Flutist A passionate woman. A sensitive woman. An authentic woman. In love with art, beauty, and the emotions that spring forth from every corner of her being, Françoise Gyps sets the tone through music and painting. Always connected to the...

Biography 1980-1987 Studies in flute, geography and Romance linguistics in Düsseldorf. 1981-1984 Musical excesses in New York, creation of the "Montauk Music" label. Also active in France since 1998. Father of two adult sons who are music critics. Throughout his...

Biography Born in Milan in 1991, he began studying the flute with Luca Bossi. He graduated in 2010 from the "Giuseppe Verdi" Conservatory in Milan. He then studied with Alfred Rutz, Verena Bosshart, and Felix Renggli at the Conservatory of Italian Switzerland and the...

Biography Flautist Andrea Oliva studied with Gabriele Betti, Claudio Montafia, Glauco Cambursano, Jean Claude Gerard and Sir James Galway. He was invited as Principal Flute by the Berlin Philharmonic at the age of 23, during his Karajan Academy period, under the baton...

Biography Born in 1982, Anne-Laure Pantillon was immersed in music from a very young age thanks to her family. She learned piano with her pianist father and then, at the age of 8, chose the flute. After graduating with a scientific baccalaureate in 2001, she devoted...

Biography Sibel Pensel, the ambassador of the French flute throughout the world, was recently decorated by the Society for the Encouragement of Progress (which recognizes Nobel laureates, researchers, and artists) on October 20, 2016, at the École Militaire in Paris....

Biography Claude Régimbald, a French flautist originally from Quebec, has given hundreds of concerts and recitals in Canada, France, Switzerland, England, Spain, Poland, and Brazil. He has recorded six albums: "La flûte virtuose" and "Impressions québécoises" on the...

Biography Swiss flautist Sarah Rumer, born in 1978, has held the position of principal flute with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande since 2004. Previously, she held the same position with the Mozarteum Orchestra in Salzburg and the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra, and...

Biography A flautist renowned internationally for his expertise on the traverso, Serge Saitta has established himself as one of the leading figures in the performance of historical instruments. After brilliant musical studies at the Lyon Conservatory, where he won...

Biography Swiss flautist Sarah Rumer, born in 1978, has held the position of principal flute with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande since 2004. Previously, she held the same position with the Mozarteum Orchestra in Salzburg and the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra, and...

Biography Matthias Ziegler is one of the most versatile and innovative flautists of his generation. He is equally passionate about the traditional flute repertoire and contemporary music, both composed and improvised. His concert activities reflect his diversity:...