Lisa Beznosiuk

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Lisa Beznosiuk, born August 20, 1956, in Sheffield, is an English flautist of Ukrainian and Irish descent, specialising in period performance of baroque and classical music on historical flutes.

[edit] Biography and Career

She trained at the Guildhall School of Music where she studied modern flute with Kathryn Lukas and developed a great interest and love for the wooden flute, studying with Stephen Preston. She made her solo London debut in 1983. She has been a member of period-instrument orchestras The English Concert, the Orchestra of the Age of Englightenment, the English Baroque Soloists, The Academy of Ancient Music, the London Classical Players and New London Consort. In her roles as soloist and orchestral principal, she has travelled throughout Europe, the Far East, and North and South America.

She is professor of early flutes at the Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, Royal Northern College of Music and University of Birmingham.

Her many recordings include Handel's and Bach's complete flute sonatas (with harpsichordist Paul Nicholson), Vivaldi's op.10 flute concertos, Bach's 'triple concerto' (BWV 1044), Brandenburg Concerto no.5 (BWV 1050) and orchestral suite no.2 (BWV 1067), all with The English Concert, Mozart's flute concertos and concerto for flute and harp with The Academy of Ancient Music, amongst many others.

Violinist Pavlo Beznosiuk is her brother and she is married to cellist Richard Tunnicliffe.