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In 1974 Susan Milan was the first woman to be appointed Principal of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, beginning what has become a multi-dimensional career as an orchestral principal, chamber musician, soloist, teacher and lecturer. In Great Britain she has performed concertos with all the major orchestras and she tours frequently throughout Europe, USA, Australia and the Far East. She has given numerous world and UK premieres and has inspired contemporary composers to write for her, among them Richard Rodney Bennett, Antal Dorati, Carl Davis, Jindrich Feld, Edwin Roxburgh, Robert Saxon, Ole Schmidt and Robert Simpson. She has recently recorded the Schmidt Concerto for the Da Capo label and she will be recording the Simpson Concerto in 1998 for Hyperion. Her latest commission is a concerto from the British composer, Paul Patterson. Susan Milan is often featured on the BBC and records primarily for the Chandos and Upbeat labels.
In the chamber music field, Susan Milan has formed three ensembles;
London Sonata Group - Flute, Oboe, Cello and Piano/Harpsichord
London Debussy Trio - Flute , Viola and Harp
Instrumental Quintet of London - Flute, Violin, Viola, Cello and Harp.
She also has two Duo partnerships with the pianists Ian Brown and Katherine Rockhill. Edward Cowie has recently written a work for the Duo.
In the academic field. she has researched and published 19th century repertoire for Boosey & Hawkes and is presently restoring her collection of historic 78 recordings of flautists 1910-1945 and issuing them on the Master Classics label.
Susan enjoys working with young players and is a Professor at the Royal College of Music, where she herself was a scholar at the age of 16. She holds two master class courses each year in the summer, in the UK and Germany. She is married with two teenage sons, one of whom now studies the cello at the Royal College of Music Junior Department.
Born September 3rd 1947 London
Musical Education
1956 - Junior Exhibitioner Royal College of Music, London 1958-63
1963-67 - Scholar at Royal College of Music, London
1963-67 - Won various flute prizes. Also first study piano, second study singing, Flute Professor, John Francis
1967 - Countess of Munster Award. Post Graduate year at Guildhall School of Music, London, Flute Professor, Geoffrey Gilbert
1965-71 - Attended Marcel Moyse Masterclasses in Boswil, Switzerland
1968 - Appointed Principal/Solo Flute with the Bournemouth Sinfonietta
1972 - Appointed Principal/Solo Flute with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London
1981 - Left RPO to begin solo/chamber music career
1983 - Appointed Professor of Flute, Royal College of Music, London
1990-94 - Chairman of British Flute Society
1990 - Contract to record for the Chandos label
1992 - Contract to publish 19th century repertoire for Boosey & Hawkes
1995 - Contract to record for Upbeat label
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