Katie Taunton
Flute | 2023 Julius Isserlis Scholarship
A note from Katie
I am so grateful to be a recipient of the RPS Julius Isserlis Scholarship. The award will allow me to travel to Italy monthly for a series of intensive lessons from flautist Andrea Oliva, hopefully at the Accademia Nationale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
During my time at the Royal Northern College of Music, I was fortunate to receive lessons and masterclasses from Andrea Oliva. He is one of the leading flautists in the world and an esteemed orchestral player. I am so excited to re-unite with Andrea and benefit from concentrated training on orchestral auditions. It is a dream of mine to immerse myself in new cultures musically and socially, playing in iconic orchestras while learning a new language. This scholarship allows me to meet more international musicians and have access to the European music scene without the need to re-locate. This will allow me to continue my freelance work, community and participation and teaching in the UK.
Biography
Proud Welsh Flautist Katie Taunton is classically trained with a passion for solo, orchestral, and community music opportunities. She was recently announced as a recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society Julius Isserlis Scholarship 2023. Katie is a laureate of the Llangollen International Music Festival, and the Koechlin International Flute Competition. She loves collaborating with other musicians, including her duo partner, Jack Redman.
Katie has worked with the National Symphony Orchestra and the London Chamber Orchestra. She is looking forward to engagements with the Knussen Chamber Orchestra as part of the Aldeburgh festival. Katie has also received orchestral training from the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, and BBC Philharmonic Orchestras.
Passionate about community and participation workshops, Katie has been engaging with the Music Mind Spirit Trust and Wigmore Hall Learning. She finds it incredibly rewarding to work in early year settings and with those diagnosed with dementia. Katie is delighted to have been a Benedetti Foundation Flute Ambassador for 2022 and has received the LRAM teaching licentiate.
Katie is a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music, with First Class Honours. Now concluding her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, she is indebted to her teachers Katherine Baker, Kevin Gowland, Anna Noakes, Helen Keen and Carla Rees. The Royal Academy of Music, Help Musicians UK, the Kathleen Trust, and the Richard Stapley Trust generously support her studies.