ZOFIA NEUGEBAUER FLUTE

Zofia Neugebauer was born in the town of Wodzislaw Slaski, Poland in 1994, and started playing the piano at the age of five. However, her fascination with the subtle possibilities of the flute led her to take it up at the age of ten, and her continued passion for its rich and delicate sound has developed into a rich and creative career. Her career as a flute soloist began when she performed with the Katowice Symphony Orchestra at the age of 13, and has since led her to perform, compete and study in many of Europe’s most prestigious musical centres.

In order to further her musical knowledge, Zofia closed out her secondary school studies in Wroclaw, at the specialised music school “Karol Szymanowski“ under the tutelage of Cezary Traczewski. During this time, she had the opportunity to meet and learn from several inspiring performers and teachers, including Prof. Felix Renggli, and it was following a masterclass with him that Zofia decided to audition for his class in Basel’s Music Hochschule. Over the next few years, she worked closely with Prof. Renggli on her musical development, as well as discovering greater opportunities as a performer with smaller ensembles and orchestras in music festivals across Germany and Switzerland.

Zofia concluded her Bachelor’s (earning the highest grade possible and a distinction) in Basel in 2016, and immediately commenced a Masters in Performance at the same school. However, her initial postgraduate studies were interrupted when she was selected as a member of the Berlin Philharmonic’s Karajan Academy in 2017. Over the next two years, she continued to learn and develop as a member of this select institution under the guidance of Mathieu Dufour.

Zofia was awarded the position of Principal Flute with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra in January 2019, and has relished the opportunity to perform the greatest works of the orchestral canon in a demanding and artistically excellent atmosphere. She also regularly appears as a solo flautist with orchestras such as the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, the Camerata Zurich and the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra, having worked with conductors such as Simon Rattle, Ivan Fischer, Zubin Mehta and Paavo Järvi.

However, Zofia remains active as an ensemble musician and performer as well, frequently performing a wide spectrum of repertoire with the artistically dynamic “AYA Music”. She has also participated successfully in numerous competitions across Europe, and was awarded a scholarship by the Mozart Gesellschaft Dortmund in 2018. She was also a Fellow of the Polish Ministry of Culture.

Across all of these accomplishments and performances, Zofia remains committed to her own artistic development and growth. Her love for the flute remains as pure as it was when she was first drawn to it, and every fresh musical challenge is welcome as a possibility to grow still further as a performer and as a musician.

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2021

17.|18.|19.|20. April 2021

Essen, Villa Hügel

Concerts cancelled

Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen
Conductor: Johannes Klumpp
W. A. Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 2 D major KV 314

6. June 2021, 11.00 am

Dortmund, Konzerthaus Dortmund

Polnische Kammerphilharmonie Sopot
Conductor: Wojciech Rajski
Works by W. A. Mozart and
S. Mercadante: Flute Concerto No. 2 E minor op. 57

4. Juli 2021, 11.00 am

Meiringen, Sankt Michaelskirche/Switzerland

Hans Zender
Schuberts "Winterreise"

11. – 26. July 2021

VERBIER FESTIVAL

Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra

31. July 2021, 8.00 pm

AURICH

”Gezeitenkonzerte”
Works by G. Faure, H. Dutilleux and R. Schumann

6.|7.|8. August 2021

SCHLOSS HUNDISBURG

SommerMusikAkademie Schloss Hundisburg
W. A. Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 D major KV 314

12. August 2021

DAVOS FESTIVAL

"À la francaise"

13. August 2021

DAVOS FESTIVAL

"Migration der Vögel"

14. August 2021

DAVOS FESTIVAL

"Requiem auf das Patriarchat"
Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de couperin
(Arrangement for woodwind quintett)

18. August 2021

DAVOS FESTIVAL

"1971!"

20. August 2021

DAVOS FESTIVAL

"Mindestens haltbar bis..."

21. August 2021

DAVOS FESTIVAL

Ausgespielt – Abschlusskonzert

22.–23. August 2021

Chambermusic-festival
Krzyżowa-Music

27. August 2021, 21.30 pm

ALCOY, MASQI ENERGY HOUSE

Sounds of the Souls
Flute concert with cristal singing bowls and cello

5. September, 2021, 19.30 pm

WARSZAWA, STUDIO KONCERTOWE POLSKIEGO RADIA IM. W. LUTOSŁAWSKIEGO

Józef Elsner: Septett D-major
Józef Władysław Krogulski: Octett d-minor

12. September, 2021, 11.00 am

DORTMUND, KONZERTHAUS DORTMUND

Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin
Conducting: Gabriel Adorjàn
W. A. Mozart: Flute Concerto no 1 G major KV 313

17.|18.|19.|20. September 2021

Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen

Conductor: Johannes Klumpp
W. A. Mozart
Flute Concerto No.1 G major KV 313

14. October 2021, 7.30 pm

BASEL, MUSEUM TINGUELY

Igor Stravinsky: Concerto E-flat major “Dumbarton Oaks“

15. October 2021, 7.30 pm

LUZERN, NEUBAD

Igor Stravinsky: Concerto E-flat major “Dumbarton Oaks“

16. October 2021, 7.30 pm

LANGENTHAL, HOTEL BÄREN

Igor Stravinsky: Concerto E-flat major “Dumbarton Oaks“

17. October 2021, 5.00 pm

LENZBURG, SCHLOSS LENZBURG

Igor Stravinsky: Concerto E-flat major “Dumbarton Oaks“

23. November 2021, 7.30 pm

KOŚCIÓŁ JANA PAWŁA II, PSZCZYNA

Recital for flute solo