Camilla Hoitenga – Flutist, Artist, Innovator
Camilla Hoitenga is an internationally acclaimed performer, best known for her close collaboration with composers Kaija Saariaho and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Classically trained by renowned flutists Marcel Moyse, Peter Lloyd, Alexander Murray, and Julius Baker, she eventually built her career at the forefront of contemporary music. She has continued to collaborate with composers, inspiring works by Péter Eötvös, Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi, Anne LeBaron, Peter Koeszeghy, Donnacha Dennehy, and dozens of others.
As a soloist, Hoitenga has performed with leading orchestras worldwide, including the London Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Her award-winning recordings and concert appearances span classical, contemporary, and experimental music. [→ Read more about her solo work]
A dedicated chamber musician, she performs in a variety of ensembles, including El Cimarrón Ensemble, Duo Hoitenga & Viet (flute and cello duo with Michael Viet), Duo Mirai (flute and kantele duo with Eija Kankaanranta), Trio Ariel (with mezzo soprano Anne-May Krüger and harpist Héloïse Dautry), and WAVE DASH~ (flute and percussion with Magdalena Meitzner). [→ Explore her chamber collaborations]
Beyond traditional concert settings, Hoitenga is a pioneer in multimedia performance, integrating live video and electronics in collaborations with composers like Jean-Baptiste Barrière and Claudia Robles. [→ Discover her special projects]
Hoitenga is also active in the visual art world through her ongoing project Parallel Pieces, which explores the intersection of music and visual art through improvisation. [→ learn more about her art improvisations]
With an ever-expanding repertoire, most of which has been written for her, Camilla Hoitenga continues to redefine what it means to be a flutist today. [→ See her repertoire]