ANNE HEEMSKERK, FLAUTIST

ABOUT

Born in France, Anne Heemskerk is a keen versatile flautist player. Constantly exploring the horizons of music for the transverse flute, Anne enjoys playing on modern and historical flutes. She has performed across Europe, United Kingdom and United States.

When she discovered the wealth of historically informed performance with the copy of a baroque flute, Anne has been fascinated and specialised alongside orchestras including Theresia Orchestra, Dunedin Consort, London Handel, Britten-Pears baroque orchestra. She performed under the direction of Philippe Herreweghe, Christophe Coin, Jordi Savall, John Butt, and others at Wigmore Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet, Victoria Hall.

Anne has MA degrees in modern and historical flutes from Royal Conservatoire of Brussels (distinction) and Haute École de musique of Geneva (highest distinction). During her master degree she also studied at the Royal Academy of Music of London (Erasmus exchange) and Royal Conservatoire of Liege.

Besides her musical vocation, Anne spent the last few years discovering different domains such as organic farming (WWOOF), mental health (ASD, depression), baking (French pastry) and languages (French Sign Language).

Throughout her musical journey, Anne developed a strong interest for educational work. Nowadays, she shares her musical experience and insights in the UK. Alongside a flautist career, Anne Heemskerk enjoys playing cornetto and piano.