Alena Walentin

Position
Part-time Teacher
Studies
Woodwinds: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone
Area
Flute
E-mail
alena.walentin@dkdm.dk

Background

2014-2015: Artist Fellowship at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
2014: Verbier Festival “Reaching Out” (Switzerland) training in giving workshops and organising events
2011-2012: Distinction in Masters of Music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama on full scholarship
2007-2011: Distinction in Bachelor of Music at the Royal Academy of Music, London on full scholarship
2010: LRAM in teaching practice and pedagogical theory (Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music)

Professors 

Professor at the Royal Academy: William Bennett OBE
Professors at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama: Christopher Green, Philippa Davies, Sarah Newbold, Ian Clarke
Piccolo teachers: Patricia Morris, Christopher Green
Teachers of the Philharmonia Award: Michael Cox, Sam Coles

Teaching

  • Royal Conservatoire The Hague - Flute, orchestral studies and chamber music teacher (since 2020)
  • (The Netherlands)
  • Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Visiting tutor, chamber music coach with Atéa Quintet (since 2012) (UK)
  • Guildhall School of Music and Drama - Jazz flute professor (since 2018) (UK)
  • Junior Royal Academy of Music -Flute teacher and chamber music coach (2018 - 2021) (UK)
  • City University of London - Flute teacher (2015-2021) (UK)

Other teaching highlights:

  • Giving masterclass at the 50th National Flute Association Convention (2022) (USA)
  • Giving masterclass at the Dansk Fløjte festival (2022) (Denmark)
  • Giving masterclasses at ESMAE (Conservatoire of Music and Theatre) in Porto (2018 & 2014) (Portugal)
  • Teaching assistant at the William Bennett International Flute Summer School (UK)
  • Reaching Out workshops for the Musicians’ Company (2017-2021) (UK)
  • Flute and chamber music teacher at the Dartington Summer School & Festival (2017 & 2018) (UK)
  • Giving masterclass in British School Tokyo (2018) (Japan)
  • Giving masterclass at the Singapore Flute Festival (2016) (Singapore)
  • Reaching Out workshops for Live Music UK (2015-2019) (UK)
  • Flute teacher at the Ponte Cultura music course in Corsica (2015) (France)
  • Giving masterclasses at Academia de Música de Vilar do Paraíso (2014) (Portugal)
  • Chamber coach at the International Verbier Festival Chamber Week (2014) (Switzerland)

Guest Principal Flute: Chamber Orchestras

  • Royal Northern Sinfonia (UK)
  • London Mozart Players (UK)
  • Orchestra of St John’s (UK)
  • Britten Sinfonia (UK)
  • Bath Philharmonia (UK)
  • Orchestra of Academy Ossiach (Austria)
  • Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra (Switzerland)
  • Symphony Orchestras:
  • Iceland Symphony Orchestra (Iceland)
  • London Concert Orchestra (UK)
  • The Hallé (UK)
  • Verbier Festival Orchestra (Switzerland)
  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra (UK)
  • The Philharmonia (UK)
  • BBC National Orchestra of Wales (UK)
  • Opera & Ballet Orchestras:
  • Covent Garden Orchestra (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House) (UK)
  • Opera North (UK)
  • Guest Principal Piccolo:
  • BBC Scottish Symphony (UK)
  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic (UK)
  • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (UK)

Ensemble playing. Member of:

  • Atea Quintet (UK)
  • Guest player with:
  • Ensemble 360 (UK)
  • Alban Berg Ensemble Wien (Austria)
  • Ensemble Cymru (UK)