Sara Minelli - New Resonances (2021)

SARA MINELLI is an Italian flautist based in London with an extensive repertoire of new music and a growing reputation for exquisite live performances. In 2016 she received the Artists’ International Development Fund from Arts Council England which led to several performances in Israel.

She is highly regarded as a solo performer and has played extensively in the UK including at London Contemporary Music Festival, King’s Place, Fairfield Halls, Little Missenden Festival, the National Gallery, Handel House and Kettle’s Yard. Her solo international performances include Vox Feminae Festival (Israel) , Klangspuren Festival (Austria), Les Moments Musicaux de la Touraine (France) and GAMO International Festival (Florence). Sara was also selected to perform in the Klangspuren International Ensemble Modern Academy in 2014 where she worked with members of Ensemble Modern, composer Hans Abrahamsen and conductor Brad Lubman.

Sara has received special recognition as a soloist with awards including the The International Valentino Bucchi Prize and the Alberto Gori Prize. She is the dedicatee of works for solo flute by Alessandro Solbiati, Jonathan Cole, Matteo Giuliani, Marina Leonardi, Maria Vatenina, Alessandro Magini, Hyunjoo Kim and Andrea Benedetto. She has also worked as a solo interpreter for UK composers including Richard Causton, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and Jeremy Thurlow.