LISA HANSEN FLUTE
Flutist Lisa Hansen has dazzled audiences and critics alike. The New York Times described her playing as “irresistibly lyrical” and praised her “considerable coloristic variety.” Ms. Hansen’s recording of Rodrigo’s Concierto Pastoral with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (EMI Classics), was lauded as “eloquent” by American Record Guide, and “brilliant” by The Belfast Times and other reviewers. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Ms. Hansen’s major teachers include Paula Robison and Julius Baker. Upon graduation, she assumed the principal flute chair of the Mexico City Philharmonic. Since then, she has concertized extensively in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. An avid champion of today’s music, many leading composers have written especially for her. A partial list of world premieres she’s given includes works by John Corigliano, Yalil Guerra, Katherine Hoover, Otto Luenig, Max Lifchitz, and William Mayer.
She also performs and records with the GRAMMY nominated North/South Consonance and is featured soloist in flute concertos by Harold Schiffman, Stephen Yip, and Robert Martin (North/South Recordings). Ms. Hansen is a flute professor at Kean University Conservatory and on the faculty of Berkshire Summer Music.
