Belonging to a new generation of young international soloists, flutist Eric Lamb is making a name for himself as an artists who defies definition. He is a soloist, orchestral musician, passionate chamber musician and much sought after lecturer and teacher. Lamb is known for dynamic performances of works of the avant-garde and riveting interpretations of the classical and baroque repertoire.

He has collaborated in recent years as soloist with ensembles such as the Oberlin Orchestra, the DePauw Chamber Orchestra, Cologne Chamber Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra of Poland and the Giessen City Opera Orchestra. Deeply committed to new music, Eric has performed with many of Europe's most celebrated ensembles including Ensemble Recherche (Freiburg, Germany), Klangforum Wien (Vienna, Austria), Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt, Germany). He has recorded world premier performances with Hessischer Rundfunk (Frankfurt Radio), the German Music Society, Radio Bremen and NAXOS.

Mr. Lamb is co-solo flutist of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE).

A seasoned orchestral player, Eric performs regulary with orchestras in the US and Europe. He is substitute flutist with the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio) and has accompanied them on tours of Austria and Germany. He has also performed with the Museumsorchester (Frankfurt Opera), the Chamber Opera Frankfurt and the Deutsche Philharmoniker. In 2008 he will perform with England's City of Birmingham Orchestra for an extensive tour of Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Switzerland.

Eric is a recipient of the Millennium Young Artists' Award from the James Tatum Foundation of the Arts and the National John Philip Sousa Award. In 2003, he was a finalist at the International Music Competition "Pacem in Terris" (Bayreuth, Germany), in 2004 he won first prize in the Polytechnische Gesellschaft Chamber Music Competition, 2006 first prize in the Lenzewski Music Competition followed later that year with first prize in the German Academic Exchange Performing Arts Competition, where he was also awarded the Goethe Prize. Eric holds degrees and diplomas from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, and the Sculoa di Musica di Fiesole. His teachers include Michel Debost, Thaddeus Watson and Chiara Tonelli. He has played in masterclasses with James Galway, Robert Langevin and Vicens Prats.

Eric plays a 9k flute from Muramatsu America.