Ian Clarke

Flutist and composer Ian Clarke was born in England in 1964. He studied flute at the London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Simon Hunt, Averil Williams and Kate Lukas. He also graduated Mathematics at Imperial College in London. As a featured guest soloist, he has performed through Europe, Australia, Brazil, Canada, USA, Iceland and Japan. He has given masterclasses at many of the leading music conservatoires, including London’s Royal Academy of Music and New York’s Juilliard & Manhattan School of Music. He regularly collaborates with leading flutist associations, such as the National Flute Association in the USA, the British Flute Society and the British organization Flutewise. His compositions are frequently performed across the globe and have a prominent place in the contemporary flute repertoire. Ian Clarke is also writing, producing and performing music for film and television. Along with flutist Clare Southworth, he runs the International Summer School in Woldingham and is also active in many international seminars (Complete 21st Century Flutist in California, Grolloo Flute Session and Scottish International Flute Summer School). He is professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

 

Flautist i skladatelj Ian Clarke rođen je 1964. godine u Engleskoj. Flautu je studirao na Guildhall School of Music and Drama u Londonu kod Simona Hunta, Averil Williams i Kate Lukas, a paralelno je diplomirao i matematiku na londonskom Imperial College. Kao flautist nastupio je diljem Europe, Australije, Brazila, Kanade, SAD-a, Islanda i Japana. Održao je i brojne majstorske tečajeve na uglednim glazbenim konzervatorijima, poput Kraljevske muzičke akademije u Londonu i njujorških Juilliarda i Manhattan School of Music. Redovito surađuje s vodećim flautističkim udruženjima, kao što su Američka i Britanska udruga flautista i britanska flautistička organizacija Flutewise. Njegove skladbe izvedene su na svih šest kontinenata te zauzimaju važno mjesto u suvremenom flautističkom repertoaru, a aktivno djeluje i kao skladatelj glazbe za film i televiziju. U suradnji s flautisticom Clare Southworth vodi međunarodnu ljetnu školu u Woldinghamu te aktivno djeluje i u sklopu drugih međunarodnih seminara (Complete 21st Century Flutist u Kaliforniji, majstorski flautistički tečaj Grolloo Flute Session i škotska međunarodna flautistička ljetna škola). Ian Clarke je profesor flaute na Guildhall School of Music & Drama od 2000. godine, a član je i britanske Akademije visokog obrazovanja. 

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