Emma Sholl - Flutist
Emma is currently Chair of Associate Principal Flute with the Sydney Symphony. She was born in Sydney, Australia, in June 1980, and began learning the flute at age seven. Emma attended high school at Roseville College, Sydney where she was awarded a music scholarship, and began her studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s Young Artists Program in 1995. Emma’s teachers in Australia have been Karin Hentschel, Linda Pirie, Louise Dellit, Michael Scott, Margaret Crawford, Geoff Collins, Rose Plummer and Alison Mitchell. Emma graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium with First Class Honours, completing her Bachelor of Music Degree in 2001, and was placed on the Dean’s List of Merits.
In 1999 Emma was awarded a year’s contract in the position of Second Flute with the Sydney Symphony, and in 2000 went on to win the permanent position. Emma’s awards have included 2MBS Young Performer of the Year 1997, Symphony Australia Young Performers Award “Other Instruments” winner 2001, National Orchestral Flute Competition Winner 1999 and National Solo Flute Competition in 2002. Emma has performed concertos with the Adelaide, Tasmanian and Sydney Symphony Orchestras, and has performed as Guest Principal Flute with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. In 2002-3, aided by the Martin Bequest, AFUW, AETT, and Dorothy Fraser Scholarships, Emma studied in Geneva, Switzerland with Jacques Zoon. During that time she performed in St Petersburg and Moscow as part of the World Orchestra for Peace. Emma won the Position of Associate Principal Flute with the Sydney Symphony in November 2003.
