WISSAM BOUSTANY - Flute
12 Walham Grove
London SW6 1QP, United Kingdom
Tel: 0207 385 5569 • Email: wizzflute@gmail.com
Date of Birth: 01/10/1960 (Beirut, Lebanon) • Nationality: British
Profile
Wissam Boustany has established an international career as a concert artist and teacher touring South and North America, Europe and the Middle/Far East. In 1995 Wissam Boustany founded the initiative Towards Humanity which uses music as a catalyst to support humanitarian projects on an international scale (further information available).
Musical Training
1979 – 1980 The Royal Northern College of Music
Professional Performers Diploma – Distinction
1977 – 1979 Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester
Awards and Competitions
1998 The Crystal Award
Presented at the World Economic Forum - Davos, Switzerland
1997 Knighthood (Chevalier de l’ordre du Cêdre)
Awarded by the Lebanese Government
1982 Madeira International Flute Competition - silver medallist
1981 London Symphony Orchestra/Shell Competition - silver medallist
1978 BBC Young Musician of the Year - 2nd Prize, woodwind section
Recordings
2014 Aztec Dances (Chandos) - BBC Philharmonic conducted by Bramwell Tovey
2011 This Invisible World (Nimbus Alliance)
2005 Mirror of Eternity (Nimbus Alliance) - National Symphony Orch. of Ukraine conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko
1998 Vivaldi's Children (Nimbus Alliance)
1997 Wandering Winds (Nimbus Alliance)
1993 Beat Furrer – Concerto (Deutsche Grammophon) - Wien Modern Ensemble conducted by Claudio Abbado
1990 Sounds from Within (Nimbus Alliance)
1985 Il Viaggio A Rheims (Deutsche Grammophon) - Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Claudio Abbado
Collaborations with Composers
Bushra El-Turk Marionette
Houtaf Khoury Miroir D’Eternité
Houtaf Khoury Après un Rêve
Yevhen Stankovych Sonata of Serenades
David Sutton-Anderson A Fisherman’s Tale
Alun Hoddinott Nocturne and Caprice
Tarek Younis Rising from the Ashes
Paul Reade Concerto
Peter Cowdrey Land of the Prophets
Carl Witt This Invisible World
Pierre Thilloy L’Arbre Aux Étoiles
Paul Renan The Broken Wing
Dai Fujikura Poison Mushroom
Michael Oliva Fluid Cities
Beat Furrer Chamber Concerto
Simon Holt Maiastra
Boghos Gelalian Quatre Jeux
Walid Howrani Lifecycle
Marcel Khalife Lovebirds
Shaun Bracey Fragments of Hope
Masterclasses & Teaching Positions
Institutions The Royal Northern College of Music, Trinity Laban, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Royal College of Music, Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Chetham’s School of Music, UCLA, Illinois State University, University of Northern Carolina, University of Santa Barbara, University of California (Los Angeles), Manhattan School of Music, and music schools in many of the countries listed below
Private Courses Intensive courses held in Canada; USA, UK, Belgium, France, Poland, Greece and Croatia
Teaching Posts Trinity Laban (1999-2009) and Royal Northern College of Music (2010-2015)
Countries Toured
North America: USA and Canada
South America: Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia
Europe: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Ukraine, Croatia and Spain
Middle East: Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Iraq and Qatar
Far East: China, Australia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan
Africa: Egypt, Morocco, Zimbabwe and Botswana
Orchestral Experience
Former Principal: Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Freelance: London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Mozart Players, London Bach Orchestra, London Soloists Chamber Orchestra, English Symphony Orchestra, Palestine National Orchestra, Liceu Opera Orchestra
Compositions
Flute solo “And The Wind Whispered” (published by Tetractys Publishing)
Flute and piano “Broken Child” (published by Tetractys Publishing)