Anna Besson

A Cziffra Foundation Prizewinner, Anna Besson trained at the Paris Conservatoire and the Haute École de musique in Geneva. She is widely recognized for her mastery of both the modern and the early flute, and for her ability to perform repertoire ranging from the end of the 17th century to contemporary works of the present day, using her practical knowedge of period techniques and stylistic rules. Regularly invited to play at the Paris Opera as well as in chamber groups, she enjoys a diverse career as a baroque flute soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player, in prestigious ensembles such as Le Concert spirituel, Les Arts florissants, the Insula Orchestra, Le Concert d’Astrée, La Chambre philharmonique, and the Nevermind early music quartet.

As a founder member of the ensemble a nocte temporis (directed by Reinoud Van Mechelen) her aim is to enhance and transcend the 18th- and 19th-century repertoire for tenor and flute. Her solo and chamber music discography includes a sonata recital Corelli & Quentin (2024), Telemann’s Paris Quartets with Nevermind (2017), Erbarme dich (2016), The Dubhlinn Gardens with a nocte temporis (2018), and a recital with fortepianist Olga Pashchenko of 19th- century Romantic flute works by Beethoven, Kuhlau and Doppler, issued by Alpha Classics (2020). Anna is Professor of Flute at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in Brussels and the Amsterdam Conservatorium, and is regularly invited to give international masterclasses, both in France and elsewhere.