Internationally-renowned flutist MARINA PICCININI’s rich artistic tapestry is woven from the multi-national, multi-lingual household in which she grew up, bringing that vibrant spirit and global perspective to all of her cultural and personal endeavors. As a 36th-generation Shaolin Fighting Monk, she relishes an ideology that inspires self-discovery, discipline, finding joy, and having no limits.

Known for expanding the repertoire of her instrument, her program offerings are among the most extensive of today's illustrious artists, and recently gave the ecstatically received premiere of “The Universe in Ecstatic Motion,” a new concerto Christopher Theofanidis wrote for her. She has premiered works by Aaron Jay Kernis, who recently wrote both a concerto and solo work for her, John Harbison, Lukas Foss, Paquito D’Rivera, Marc-Andre Dalbavie, Kalevi Aho, and Yuko Uebayashi, among others. Her appearances as soloist include the Boston, Vienna, Montreal, Tokyo, Toronto and National Symphonies and London, Rotterdam, and Hong Kong Philharmonics, and she has worked with some of the leading conductors of our time, including Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur, Pierre Boulez, and Esa-Pekka Salonen. She also appears regularly on major stages around the world with such artists and ensembles as the Tokyo, Brentano, and Takács Quartets; pianists Mitsuko Uchida and Andreas Haefliger; and Tre Voci, her flute, harp, and viola trio; and she can be heard on the Avie, Claves, and ECM labels.

She is creator and founder of the Marina Piccinini International Masterclasses (MPIMC), and is the first flutist to win the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant, she was top prize winner of the CBC Young Performers Competition and Concert Artists Guild International Competition. She is currently on the faculty of the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University.

Website: www.marinapiccinini.com