Flautist Anna Kondrashina has been hailed as one of the most communicative, exciting and inspiring performers of her generation. A prizewinner of the prestigious Kobe International Flute Competition in Japan and the Nicolet International Flute Competition in China, she has recently been awarded the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ Silver Medal.

Anna’s international career includes solo performances with the Buchmann-Mehta Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta, and the Kobe City Chamber Orchestra. In the UK she frequently performs as principal and second flute with esteemed orchestras such as the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra, Royal Ballet Sinfonia. In 2018, Anna was selected for the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Foyle Future Firsts Development Programme. The following year, she joined the Philharmonia Orchestra Instrumental Fellowship Programme and was appointed Associate Flute for the 2021/23 season.

She has performed at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, St. John’s Smith Square, Royal Festival Hall, the National Gallery and Suntory Hall (Tokyo). Anna has collaborated with renowned artists like Trevor Pinnock, Rachel Podger, and Denis Bouriakov, and inspired composers such as Noah Max and Paul Henley to write new works for flute. A sensitive chamber musician, she regularly performs with the UK-based Ensemble 360 and Moriarty Winds, and with pianist-composer Pavel Timofeyevsky, they create and perform bespoke flute and piano arrangements.

Passionate about historical performance, Anna is a founding member of the Musica Aurora baroque ensemble, which has toured Russia and Germany. She regularly collaborates with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The English Concert, Vache Baroque, Pratum Integrum, and the Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra, performing at leading festivals like the Utrecht Early Music Festival and MA Festival Brugge. Anna has also performed in the Kohn Foundation Bach Cantatas Series at the Royal Academy of Music, where she studied under renowned baroque flautist Lisa Beznosiuk.

Born in Moscow, Anna began her musical studies at the Gnessin School of Music, followed by a degree from the Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory under Olga Ivusheikova. She earned an Artist’s Diploma from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music (Tel Aviv), winning the Adler-Buchmann Scholarship Award. She later completed a Master of Arts in Performance at the Royal Academy of Music, London, studying with William Bennett.

Now based in London, Anna became an Altus Flutes artist in 2020, performing on a gold-plated Altus 1207 model flute.                                     

Having received training at prestigious institutions worldwide, Anna is passionate about sharing her knowledge with younger generations. She teaches at the University of West London – London College of Music, Rachmaninoff Music Academy and regularly gives masterclasses in Germany, Singapore, and China. In 2018, Anna was an assistant teacher at the William Bennett International Flute Summer School. Anna is also actively involved in outreach initiatives through the Philharmonia Orchestra and the Worshipful Company of Musicians, leading workshops in schools across the UK, including SEND schools.