Flutists and flautists: biography, notable interpretations.
Collection of notable flutists who have made publicly available recordings of the flute repertoire represented on the MASTERING the FLUTE website.
Remarkable flutists
Jarzabek, Natalia
Natalia Jarząbek is an award-winning Polish flutist, a leading expert on circular breathing, and a prominent figure in both orchestral and chamber music.
Jarząbek studied with Barbara Świątek–Żelazna at the Academy of Music in Kraków and Wally Hase at the Hochschule für Musik in Weimar. Uniquely, she also holds a master's degree in mathematics from the Jagiellonian University.
She currently serves as the principal flutist of the Krakow Philharmonic Orchestra and teaches orchestral excerpts at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice.
Additionally, Jarząbek is a specialist in circular breathing. Together with her teacher, Prof. Barbara Świątek-Żelazna, she is a co-author of the pedagogical book "Infinity: Circular Breathing".
Paganini N. Perpetuum mobile for flute and piano, Op. 11
Vitali T.A. Chaconne in G minor for flute and piano
Arnauts D. Weird Bird for flute and piano
Chopin F. Etude in A minor, Op. 10 No. 2 "Chromatique" for flute and piano
Chopin F. Etude in F minor, Op. 25 No. 2 "The Bees" for flute and piano
Mulleman T. Take My Breath Away for flute and piano
Chyrzynski M. Haiku No. 3 for flute solo