| Biography | Andrea Amat is a Spanish flute player. After studying at the Valencia Professional Conservatoire where she won numerous prizes and competitions she went on to finish her Master in Performance studies at Londons Royal College of Music supported by a Leverhulme Mentorship, studying with Jaime Martín, Sue Thomas and Simon Channing.
She has performed with the distinguished Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt and in recitals in the Royal Albert Hall, Elgar Room (2013) and Cadogan Hall, Rising Star series (2013). She was selected by Royal College of Music to take part in the Castleton Festival, conducted by Lorin Maazel.
In 2013 Andrea won First prize in the RCM Concerto Concerto Competition which led to a highly acclaimed performance of the Ibert Flute Concerto with the RCM Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Roger Norrington in January 2014. |