Mimi Stillman Bio

Mimi Stillman Flutist Mimi Stillman is an internationally acclaimed solo, chamber, and recording artist hailed by *The New York Times* as “not only a consummate and charismatic performer, but also a scholar. Her programs tend to activate ear, heart, and brain.” Her performances include as soloist with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Bach Collegium Stuttgart, Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, and Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán, and at venues including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, La Jolla Chamber Music Society, and Verbier Festival.

Ms. Stillman is founding artistic director of the popular Dolce Suono Ensemble (DSE), performing Baroque to new music with 54 world premieres in 15 seasons. She is an author on music and history, a media and radio host, and is highly regarded for expanding the repertoire through her commissions and arrangements. Her awards and prizes include the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, the Bärenreiter Prize for Historical Performance for Winds, and seven National Endowment for the Arts grants. A Spanish speaker, she won a Knight Foundation grant for DSE's Música en tus Manos project to introduce chamber music to Philadelphia’s Latino communities.

Ms. Stillman is a Yamaha Performing Artist and Clinician. She has taught masterclasses and coached chamber music at institutions including the universities of Texas, California, Florida, Virginia, Arizona, North Carolina, and South Carolina, the Eastman School of Music, and the National Flute Association. She holds a BM from the Curtis Institute of Music and an MA in history from the University of Pennsylvania. She is artist-in-residence on faculty at Temple University and Curtis Summerfest. mimistillman.com