{"id":10473,"date":"2026-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissflute.ch\/545-historical-flutes\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:29:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:29:56","slug":"545-historical-flutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissflute.ch\/en\/545-historical-flutes\/","title":{"rendered":"545 \u2022 HISTORICAL FLUTES"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A GUIDED TOUR THROUGH FOUR CENTURIES OF HISTORICAL FLUTES<\/h1>\n

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Musiciens<\/h1>\n

Elisabeth Walker<\/h3>\n

Flautist<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Pr\u00e9sentation<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

A guided journey through four centuries of flute history, from the Renaissance flute to the nineteenth-century conical flute.<\/p>\n

Through live performance and commentary, Elizabeth Walker presents Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic flutes in works by van Eyck, Telemann, Kuhlau, and Donjon, exploring historical performance practice, changing sound worlds, and how historical instruments transform phrasing, articulation, tone, and interpretation.<\/p>\n

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Programme<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n
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  • Renaissance Flute\n
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    • Jacob van Eyck 1590 \u2013 1657 \u2018Amarilli mia Bella\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Baroque 1 keyed flute\n
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      • G.P. Telemann 1681 \u2013 1767 Fantasia no.12<\/li>\n
      • J.B. Boismortier 1689 – 1755 Suites no 1. op 35<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Classical 8 keyed flute\n
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        • F.Kuhlau 1786 \u2013 1832 Capriccio in D op.10 no 3<\/li>\n
        • Thomas Lindsay – 1828 from \u2018Elements of Flute Playing, London.<\/li>\n
        • \u2018Kitty of Colerain\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Romantic J.M. Burger original flute\n
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          • J.Donjon 1839 \u2013 1912 El\u00e9gie-Etude<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
          • Louis Lot no 5572 original flute\n
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            • Debussy 1862 \u2013 1918 Syrinx<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              concert 90 minutes<\/p>\n

              Originalit\u00e9 du projet<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

              The project combines live performance, historical instruments, and scholarly commentary. Audiences hear five historical flutes from different periods side by side, allowing direct comparison of sound, technique, repertoire, and expressive possibilities across four centuries. Drawing on original treatises, international performing experience, and specialist research in historical performance practice, the presentation offers both an artistic and educational perspective accessible to students, professionals, and general audiences alike.<\/p>\n

              It would be possible to enlarge, or add a concert with continuo or theorbo\/lute\/guitar accompaniment, on request.<\/p>\n

              Lien avec l\u2019identit\u00e9 du Golden Flute Classic et\/ou du label “Signature Gen\u00e8ve 2027”<\/h1>\n

              I performed at the inaugural Golden Flute Classic and I have followed its continued success over the years with great interest. I would be delighted to take part in this year\u2019s festival – especially as I bring to the Golden Flute Classic a combination of: performance experience at the highest level of the profession, deep scholarly engagement with historical performance practice, and a proven record as an inspiring educator and author.<\/p>\n

              P\u00e9dagogie<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n
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              • This lecture recital is conceived as an integrated performance and learning experience. Discussion between each section will address:\n
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                • The acoustical and mechanical differences between instruments, and what these mean for tone, intonation and technique<\/li>\n
                • How to read and apply original treatises in performance<\/li>\n
                • How period recordings and scholarship can inform the modern flutist\u2019s approach, even when playing on a Boehm instrument<\/li>\n
                • The repertoire landscape of each era, and signposts for further study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Elizabeth\u2019s two NFA Award-winning publications, Baroque Flute Studies (Best Flute Method 2015) and Baroque Studies for Modern Flute (Best Flute Method 2017), emerged from this area of work as part of a broader ongoing engagement with historical performance practice. Her most recent book, Melodies for Baroque Tone and Interpretation (2025), extends the same pedagogical approach. Audience members will leave with concrete tools and resources to continue their own exploration.<\/p>\n

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                  biographies<\/h1>\n

                  Elisabeth Walker<\/h3>\n

                  Elizabeth Walker is a flautist of exceptional breadth, equally at home across the full historical spectrum of the instrument – from renaissance flute and recorder to baroque, classical, and modern flute. Since 2024 she has held the position of Principal Flute and Recorder with the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra and its associated ensembles, the English Baroque Soloists and the Orchestre R\u00e9volutionnaire et Romantique, working at the highest level of historically informed performance under conductors of international renown.<\/p>\n

                  Her playing has been praised by critics across Europe. The Guardian described her recorder playing as “simply exquisite,” while Operalogue singled her out among “outstanding players of the English Baroque Soloists” for responding to Christophe Rousset’s direction “with appropriate festive verve.”<\/p>\n

                  Elizabeth’s training spans the full range of historical and modern flutes. She studied at the Royal College of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and at postgraduate level at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague, working with Nancy Hadden (renaissance flute), Stephen Preston and Wilbert Hazelzet (baroque and eight-keyed classical flute), Kathryn Lukas and Margaret Ogonovsky (modern flute), and Philip Pickett and Ricardo Kanji (recorder).<\/p>\n

                  As a recording artist, her solo album of the Telemann 12 Fantasias, earned widespread acclaim, described by the British Flute Society as “as perfect a demonstration of the modern wooden flute’s capabilities as one could wish to hear.” She is an Artist for Pearl Flute, Europe.<\/p>\n

                  Elizabeth’s commitment to education is equally distinguished. Her study books Baroque Flute Studies and Baroque Studies for Modern Flute each won the NFA Award for Best Flute Method (2015 and 2017 respectively), and her most recent publication, Melodies for Baroque Tone and Interpretation (2025), continues this work. She has also arranged and published music for flute and piano, including her widely performed Four Strauss Songs (Alry Publications).<\/p>\n

                  Since 2016, Elizabeth has directed Flutes in Tuscany, an international residential course that has attracted participants from around the world and grown consistently year on year. She also taught for many years at Wells Cathedral Specialist Music School.<\/p>\n

                  Elizabeth Walker brings to the Golden Flute Classic a rare combination: performance at the international summit of the profession, deep scholarly engagement with historical performance practice, and a proven record as an inspiring educator and author. Her work speaks directly to the festival’s vision of excellence, knowledge transfer, and the enduring centrality of the flute.
                  Website: www.lizwalker.co.uk<\/p>\n

                   <\/p>\n

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