Flute Fiesta - a recital for flute and piano

About

Music Box is delighted to welcome back the fabulous flautist Daisy Noton, with a programme including works by Mike Mower, Debussy and Prokofiev. She's joined by pianist Helen Ridout, who is in great demand throughout Sussex and the South East.Today's programme includes works by British flautist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Mower, founder of Itchy Fingers, the internationally renowned saxophone quartet, alongside pieces by Debussy and Prokofiev.

Daisy Noton is a flautist with a wealth of solo, chamber and orchestral playing experience who has given recitals at venues across the UK, including Glyndebourne. She's performed concertos with orchestras including the Aarhus Symfoniorkester, London Mozart Players and ULSO. A keen chamber musician, Daisy continues to perform in various concerts with her harp trio, the 'Orion Trio'. She was excited to make her Wigmore debut, playing side-by-side with the Nash Ensemble in 2024.

Daisy has a keen interest in contemporary music. She was a soloist with the Riot Ensemble in Shin Kim's Flute and Harp Concerto, which was premiered and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. In May 2025, she performed with the Riot Ensemble at the Ernst von Siemens Award Ceremony in Munich.

Daisy plays with orchestras including the Ulster Orchestra, Sinfonia Cymru, and Sinfonia Smith Square. She is delighted to be on the Philharmonia Instrumental Fellowship Scheme this year. Last year, she was on the Ulster Orchestra Professional Experience Scheme. This summer she is taking part in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's Orchestral Residency. She's previously performed as principal flute of the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra and University of London Symphony Orchestra (ULSO).

In 2020, Daisy was a BBC Young Musician woodwind finalist. Other accolades include winning a Yamaha Music Foundation Flute Scholarship, winning the Altus William Bennet Flute Prize and Alexander & Buono International Flute Competition.