Flautist
Icelandic flutist Áshildur Haraldsdóttir studied at the Juilliard School of Music and the Paris Conservatory where she was the first flutist to enrol in the ‘Cycle de Perfectionnement’.
Áshildur has won prizes at competitions including The New England Conservatory Commencement Competition, The Annual James Pappoutsakis Memorial Fund Competition, The biennial For Young Nordic Soloists, The International Young Concerts Artists Competition of Royal Tunbridge Wells, The International ‘Flute d’Or’ Competition of Paris and the International Competition ‘Syrinx’ of Italy.
Áshildur has appeared in concerto with 14 different symphony orchestras such as Solisti Veniti and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in Europe, Africa, Asia and America. She has appeared on radio or television in over 20 countries.
Áshildur’s flutistry has been published on six solo CD’s in Sweden and Iceland. Her last cd was nominated for the Icelandic Music Prize. Áshildur Haraldsdóttir is a member of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, The Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra and Viibra flute Septet teaches flute at The Icelandic University Of The Arts
She is a holder of the Icelandic order of chivalry, the Order of the Falcon medallion.
Áshildur performs in
Musical Puzzle
along with
Ewa Murawska
Wiesław Suruło
Erna Vala Arnardóttir