Susan Hoeppner and Kelly Zimba Lukić, flutes

Two of Canada’s leading flautists and Glenn Gould School faculty members join forces with GGS flute and string players for a virtuosic duo recital featuring works by Bach, Hindemith, Fauré, and Canadians Derek Charke and Andrew Staniland.

Canadian-born flautist Susan Hoeppner is highly regarded for her deeply lyrical phrasing, dazzling virtuosity, and a “no holds barred” approach in her performances. She is an established international soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, with appearances that include numerous venues spanning the continents of North America, South America, throughout Europe, Japan and China. As a graduate of The Juilliard School, she has herself become an esteemed mentor. Ms. Hoeppner enjoys giving masterclasses far and wide and is a Member of Faculty at The Glenn Gould School, The Phil And Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists at the Royal Conservatory of Music, and at the University of Toronto.

Kelly Zimba Lukić joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra as Principal Flute in 2017. Previously a flute fellow at the New World Symphony, she has performed with the Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, and performs with the Lakes Area Music Festival Orchestra in Brainerd, Minnesota during the summer season. As a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician, Ms. Lukić has performed around the world in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts, Royal Albert Hall, and the Teatro del Lago in Frutillar, Chile. She was featured on the cover of Flute Talk Magazine in October 2017.