Emma Halnan

Background

About Emma Halnan

Since winning the woodwind category of the BBC Young Musician competition in 2010, flautist Emma Halnan has been in high demand for her solo and collaborative performances in the UK and internationally. As a concerto soloist, Emma has performed with orchestras such as the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Mozart Players, European Union Chamber Orchestra and Welsh Sinfonia. She has performed live on BBC television and radio, including on Radio 3’s “In Tune” on multiple occasions. In recital, Emma has performed at venues/festivals including St. Martin-in-the-Fields, St. John’s Smith Square, Hertfordshire Festival of Music, Lake District Summer Music Festival, St. David’s Hall, and Konzertgut Lucklum (Germany). As an orchestral flautist, Emma has worked with ensembles including the London Mozart Players, BBC orchestras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, English Touring Opera and English National Opera. Emma is excited to have been appointed flute teacher at Wells Cathedral School from September 2023. She also teaches at the University of Cambridge, and has given masterclasses at the Royal Academy of Music, Trinity Laban Conservatoire and the international Oxford Flute Summer School. Emma studied at the Royal Academy of Music with William Bennett, Kate Hill, Patricia Morris and Lisa Beznosiuk, and previously with Anna Pope at the Purcell School of Music. She later studied privately with Robert Winn.