LORNA M c GHEE Lorna McGhee is principal flute of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, appointed by Music Director Manfred Honeck in 2012, now in her tenth season with the orchestra. Hailed as an “outstanding artist” (Der Standard, Austria) Lorna is equally at home in a solo, chamber or orchestral setting. She has performed concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the UK; Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Toronto Philharmonia, and Victoria Symphony in Canada; Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, San Luis Obispo Symphony and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in the USA; Kyushu Symphony in Japan, and Evergreen Symphony in Taipei. Career highlights include a performance of Penderecki’s flute concerto under the baton of the composer, Bach’s B Minor suite with both Yannick Nézet-Seguin and Nicholas McGegan, and the Mozart G major with Manfred Honeck. Upcoming highlights include performances of the Saariaho Flute Concerto entitled “Aile du Songe” with both the Pittsburgh Symphony and Minnesota Orchestra.
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and harp.” As a member of Trio Verlaine (with her husband, violist David Harding and harpist, Heidi Krutzen) Lorna has recorded two CDs: Fin de Siècle, the music by Debussy and Ravel, and Six Departures, featuring works by Bax and Jolivet as well as new commissions by Schafer and Cotton. Lorna’s first recital disc, The Hour of As a chamber musician and recitalist, Lorna has Dreaming with pianist, Piers Lane was released performed in Europe, North America, Japan, on the ‘Beep’ label in 2014. A new recital CD Taiwan, Singapore, and Australia, in venues for Songs without Words with pianist, Naoko such as the Wigmore Hall, London, the Louvre, Ishibashi was released on the ‘Live Notes’ label Paris, the Schubertsaal of Vienna’s Konzerthaus, in the summer of 2021. and the Library of Congress, Washington. She has appeared at festivals such as the Edinburgh Known for her “exceptionally rich and International Festival, Ottawa International vibrant tone” (Washington Post) Lorna has Chamber Music Festival, Seattle Chamber performed as guest principal with many of the Music Society, Cleveland Chamberfest and world’s leading orchestras including Chicago the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. Symphony, London Symphony, London Her performances have been broadcast on Philharmonic, Academy of St Martin in the NPR, CBC Radio in Canada, BBC Radio Fields, and Chamber Orchestra of Europe. 3, Netherlands Radio and ABC (Australia). Before immigrating to North America Lorna She has made chamber music recordings for was co-principal flute of the BBC Symphony EMI, Decca ASV, Naxos, and Meridian. Orchestra in London. Lorna is an Artist Her recording for Naxos of Bax’ Chamber Lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University, an Music with the group ‘mobius’ was selected Altus Flutes Artist and an honorary “Fellow as Editor’s Choice in Gramophone Magazine of the Royal Academy of Music.” Ms. McGhee and received a 5-star rating from BBC Music last performed as soloist with the Pittsburgh Magazine. With Duo partner Heidi Krutzen, Symphony in January 2018. Lorna has released two CDs on Skylark Music: “Taheke, 20th century Masterpieces for flute www.lornamcghee.com and harp” and “Canada, New Works for flute BIOGRAPHY 2021-2022 SEASON
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