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ELENA DURAN, flute

Elena Durán is one of the leading flute players in the world today. She was born to Mexican-American parents in East Oakland, California and was self-taught until the age of eighteen. After high school she studied at Mills College and at the age of only twenty she was appointed Lecturer in Flute at Stanford University. However, after two years she she resigned her post at Stanford to resume her studies in Europe with Jean Pierre Rampal, Alain Marion, Aurčle Nicolet and James Galway.  She spent two years as James Galway’s assistant, teaching on his flute courses, editing his music, collaborating with the writing of his books and helping to produce his recordings.  Elena then spent the following years based in England, developing a concert career that has taken her all over Europe, the Far East, Australasia, and the Americas. 
Amongst Elena's many recordings, she has recorded Delius with Eric Fenby, Bach with Vladimir Spivakov, Mozart with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, two albums with the legendary jazz-violinist Stephane Grappelli and a chart-topping single and video with Paul McCartney.  Her most recent CD is "Nostalgia for Mexico" a collection of Mexican salon music.  Elena has also published more than a dozen collections of music for flute.
Elena now lives in Mexico City and her most recent projects are MEXICO DE MI CORAZON a progr am which she has played more than a hundred times and FLAUTA SIN FRONTERAS, her own personal out-reach program in which she takes music to those who cannot normally attend concerts. She has made two tours along the US-Mexico Border and has also made a tour of Mexico City’s jails.

Elena's thought...

The Five "P"s
Proper preparation prevents poor perfomance

 

 
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