Mathilde Calderini

Mathilde Calderini is one of the most promising flute players of her generation. She won the First Prize of the prestigious Kobe International Flute Competition in 2013. She has already been awarded several distinctions : Special prize of the Best Young Flutist of Maxence Larrieu International Flute Competition, First Prize of the Buffet Crampon Competition, “Adami Revelation of the year”, and she is supported by the bursary “Young Talent Clos Vougeot”. In October 2018, she was appointed Principal Flute of the Orchestre National de Lille and now, since August 2020, she is Principal Flute of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
She is invited to perform worldwide as a soloist with prestigious orchestras including Orchestre National de France, WDR Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, Bursa State Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Ensemble, Hyogo Performing Arts orchestra of Osaka, Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra, Sécession Orchestra, … She has given concerts in major places such as Théâtre des Champs-Elysée in Paris,Auditorium de Radio France in Paris,Royal Festival Hall in London, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Kioi Hall in Tokyo, Liederhalle in Stuttgart, Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Osaka,…
In addition to her work as a soloist and orchestra, Mathilde dedicates a substantial part of her time to chamber music. She founded, with clarinet player Amaury Viduvier, the Ouranos Ensemble which is based on a woodwind quintet. They recently won the First Prize of Karl Nielsen Chamber Music Competition and First Prize and Audience Prize of the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition. She has also played with great artists such as Renaud Capuçon, Nicolas Angelich, David Grimal, Edgar Moreau, Xavier Demaistre, Guillaume Bellom…
A French native, Mathilde CALDERINI studied with Claude LEFEBVRE at CRR de Paris. She completed her Bachelor and Master degree with Sophie CHERRIER and Vincent LUCAS at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Paris. She also trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London with William BENNETT and Samuel COLES.