Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)P Sonate in B-dur op. 121 for flute and piano

Alexander Scriabian (1872-1915):

Desire op. 57
Danced caress op. 57, no. 2
Poem op. 32, no. 1
Etude op. 56, no. 4

Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832): Divertissement op. 68, no. 6 in C-Sharp
minor for flute solo
2. Dick Kattenburg (1919-1944): Sonata for flute and piano op.5
3. George Hüe (1858-1948) : Fantasie pour flûte et piano

Presented in association with Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition.

Russian flutist Maria Filippova made her concerto debut with the Symphony Orchestra of Nizhni Novgorod under the baton of Renat Zhiganshin in 2008. She has since performed in numerous concert halls across Russia and Europe. Over the years, Maria has performed as a soloist with several esteemed orchestras, including the Symphony Orchestra of Moscow state Philharmonic Society, Symphony Orchestra of Czech radio, Symphony Orchestra of Nizhniy Novgorod state Philharmonic Society named after M. Rostropovitch and various Municipal chamber orchestras across Russia. As an orchestral player Maria has extensive experience playing as part of the English-leading orchestras and ensembles and had a privilege to perform in various prestigious venues such as Cadogan Hall, Barbican Centre, Wigmore Hall and Royal Albert Hall. During her studies Maria became a laureate of the regional, all-Russia and international competitions more than once. In 2014, aged 14, Maria became the winner of the Nutcracker Television Competition and the Concertino-Praga Competition, where her gala performance was broadcast on Czech Radio. Since then, Maria was overall Grand Prix Laureate at the Gnessin Competition in Moscow, received a gold medal of the Delphic Games in Vladivostok and also became a finalist of the Moscow International Flute Competition, where she performed her program of the third round in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. In 2024 she became a winner of a Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition. This year Maria will be undertaking the Artist Diploma course at RCM supported by The Carne Junior Fellowship (Philip Carne) and the Neil Black award (Countess of Munster Musical Trust).