NYOW Woodwind Tutors - Tutoriaid Chwythbrennau CCIC (Ken Smith - Flute/Fliwt)

Ken Smith – Flute

Principal Solo Flute of the Philharmonia Orchestra for over 27 years, Kenneth Smith is an established and familiar guest principal flute with many of the major symphony and chamber orchestras in Britain.

He can be heard on countless recordings of the orchestral and operatic repertoire with several leading orchestras. With the Philharmonia alone he has made over 500 recordings including symphonic cycles, concertos, overtures and orchestral showpieces, ballets, film scores and over 40 operas. His individual sound and imaginative playing on disc and on the concert platform continue to draw glowing reviews and win admirers around the world.

Ken's solo recordings include Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp with the Philharmonia under Sinopoli for Deuthsche Gramophon, Vivaldi concertos with the London Musici and Bach's Brandenburg Concert No.2 with Maurice Andrea and the Philharmonia under Muti for EMI. Chamber music recordings include works by Janacek, Mercadante and Messiaen.

As an escape from a busy worldwide schedule he returns to his home in Dorset and the tranquillity of Thomas Hardy's Wessex. This is the second year that Ken has tutored for the Nash.

Mae Kenneth Smith, Prif Unawdydd Ffliwt Philharmonia Orchestra ers dros 27 mlynedd yn brif unawdydd ffliwt gwâdd sefydledig a chyfarwydd â nifer o brif gerddorfeydd symffoni a cherddorfeydd siambr ym Mhrydain.

Gellir ei glywed ar nifer o recordiadau cerddorfaol a repertoire operatig gyda nifer o gerddorfeydd blaenllaw. Gyda'r Philharmonia yn unig, mae wedi gwneud dros 500 o recordiadau gan gynnwys cylchredau symffonig, concertos, agorawdau a darnau cerddorfaol arbennig, bale, sgorau ffilm a dros 40 o operâu. Mae ei sain unigryw a'i chwarae dyfeisgar ar ddisg ac ar lwyfan cyngerdd yn parhau i daenu adolygiadau gwych ac ennill edmygwyr ar draws y byd.

Mae recordiadau o unawdau Ken yn cynnwys Concerto Mozart ar gyfer Ffliwt a'r Delyn gyda'r Philharmonia o dan Sinopoli ar gyfer Deuthsche Gramophon, concerti Vivaldi gyda London Musici a Brandenburg Concerto Rhif 2 Bach gyda Maurice Andrea a'r Philharmonia o dan Muti ar gyfer EMI. Mae recordiadau cerddoriaeth siambr yn cynnwys gweithiau gan Janecek, Mercadenta a Messiaen.

Fel dihangfa o amserlen fyd-eang brysur bydd yn dychwelyd i'w gartref yn Dorset a llonyddwch Wessex Thomas Hardy. Dyma'r ail flwyddyn i Ken diwtora ar gyfer y Nash.