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Fiona Sweeney
Flute
Trials
- Principal second flute at the London Philharmonic Orchestra - Aug 2023- June 2025
- Associate principal flute No.2 Royal Scottish National Orchestra- March 2024- July 2025
- Principal piccolo doubling 3rd flute Ulster Orchestra- June 2024- ongoing
- Principal second flute and piccolo Scottish Opera- Feb 2023-March 2024
- Principal second flute and piccolo Opera North-Feb-December-2022
Professional Work
- Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Principal Piccolo doubling 3rd Flute, Principal Piccolo
- London Symphony Orchestra Second Flute
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra Guest Principal Flute, Alto Flute, Piccolo
- Ulster orchestra Principal flute
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Second flute
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales Principal Piccolo doubling 3rd Flute, second flute doubling piccolo and alto flute incl. BBC proms 2024
- Welsh National Opera Principal Piccolo doubling 3rd Flute, Alto flute, Second flute, Principal Piccolo
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Second flute, Principal Piccolo,Piccolo doubling 3rd flute, 4th flute doubling piccolo
- Scottish ballet piccolo doubling 3rd flute
- Concerto soloist with the Czech Philharmonic Wind Orchestra
- Nevill Holt Opera Principal Flute doubling Piccolo
- London Sinfonietta Academy Flute and Piccolo
- Flute/piccolo/penny whistle seat holder at the Thursford Christmas Spectacular Show
- Dorset Opera Festival Orchestra Second Flute and Piccolo
- Recorded Richard Bissill’s Flute and Piano Sonata for his CD ‘Panoply’
Prizes and Scholarships:
- Winner of the Needlemakers Woodwind Prize at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama• Scholarship holder and
- recital scheme artist for the Hattori Foundation for Music and the Arts
- Recipient of the Ian Fleming Instrumental Award from Help Musicians UK
- Scholarship holder for the Countess of Munster Musical Trust
- Scholarship holder for the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Orchestral Artistry Postgraduate course- 2020-22
- Scholarship holder at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Undergraduate-2016-2020.
- Graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a 1st class honours degree, with the addittion of the Concert Recital Diploma Award for excellence in final recital.
- Winner of The Principal’s Music Prize at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Winner of the Junior Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Concerto Competion
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