Described by The Times as ‘God’s gift to the flute’, Sharon Bezaly was chosen as ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ by the prestigious Klassik Echo in Germany in 2002 and as ‘Young Artist of the Year’ at the Cannes Classical Awards in 2003. Classics Today has hailed her as ‘a flutist virtually without peer in the world today’ and International Record Review wrote: ‘Her recordings and concert appearances are typically more than simply triumphs: they are defining artistic events.’

Having started to play the flute at the age of 11, Sharon Bezaly gave her début concert as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta when she was 14. On the advice of Jean-Pierre Rampal she continued her studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris under Alain Marion, Raymond Guiot and Maurice Bourge, winning the Academy’s first prizes for flute and chamber music. She was subsequently invited by Sándor Végh to play as principal flautist in his Camerata Academica Salzburg, a position she held until his death in 1997.

Since then Sharon Bezaly has become one of the very rare ‘full-time’ international flute soloists. Sharon Bezaly is the first wind player to be chosen as artist in residence (2007–08) for the Residentie Orchestra, The Hague, under its chief conductor Neeme Järvi. Appearing as soloist at the London Proms (London Sinfonietta/Hickox) with live TV and Radio coverage, the last night of the Welsh Proms (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Hughes). With all of the BBC orchestras, the Minnesota Orchestra (Vänskä), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (P. Järvi), The Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra (Brabbins), Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (Gilbert), Helsinki and Bergen (Litton) Philharmonic Orchestras, Gothenburg, Singapore and São Paulo Symphony Orchestras, Spanish and Belgium (Frank) National Orchestras, Rotterdam, Tokyo, Seoul, Malaysian and Osaka Philharmonic Orchestras, Tonkünstler Orchester Wien, Camerata Academica Salzburg and Swedish Chamber Orchestra, playing as soloist with orchestras and in recitals at prestigious venues such as the Vienna Musikverein, Kölner Philharmonie, Tokyo Suntory Hall, the Rudolfinum in Prague, Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels and both the Châtelet and Salle Gaveau in Paris, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Wigmore Hall.

Without neglecting the standard repertoire, Sharon Bezaly is committed to the music of our time and has inspired renowned composers as far-ranging as Sofia Gubaidulina, Kalevi Aho to write for her. To date Sharon Bezaly has 17 dedicated concertos which she performs around the world. Sharon has commented: ’In recent years my sights have been turning towards a wider horizon and I hope that, by inspiring challenging composers to create new works, it could propel the flute further into the spotlight as well as provide standard repertoire for generations to come“.

Her flourishing career takes her around the globe with recent and upcoming tours to Spain, South Africa, Argentina, Taiwan and Singapore as well as Australia.

Sharon was invited to judge at the prestigious ARD competition (2010)

Her wide-ranging recordings for BIS have won her the highest accolades, including the Diapason d’or (Diapason), Choc de la Musique (Monde de la Musique), Editor’s Choice (Gramophone), CD of the Month (BBC Music Magazine), Stern des Monats (FonoForum), Recommandé (Répertoire) and Recomendado (CD Compact).

Sharon plays on a 24-carat gold flute, especially built for her by the Muramatsu team, Japan. Her perfect control of circular breathing (taught by Aurèle Nicolet) liberates her from the limitations of the flute as a wind instrument, enabling her to reach new peaks of musical interpretation, presenting an extended spectrum of colours and emotions. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has compared her to David Oistrakh and Vladimir Horowitz.

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Described by The Times (UK) as ‘God’s gift to the flute’ Sharon Bezaly was chosen as ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ by the prestigious Klassik Echo in Germany in 2002 and as ‘Young Artist of the Year’ at the Cannes Classical Awards in 2003. Classics Today has hailed her as ‘a flutist virtually without peer in the world today’ and International Record Review wrote: ‘Her recordings and concert appearances are typically more than simply triumphs: they are defining artistic events.’

One of the rare full time flute soloists, Sharon appears as soloist with leading orchestras and in the most prestigious concerts halls world wide. Sharon Bezaly is the first wind player to be chosen as artist in residence (2007–08) for the Residentie Orchestra, The Hague, under its chief conductor Neeme Järvi. 

Recent highlights: soloist at the London Proms with live TV and Radio coverage and at the last night of the Welsh proms with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as well as with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and Spanish National Orchestra, recitals at the Wigmore Hall and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and concerts at the Musikverein Vienna. Recent and upcoming tours to Spain, Taiwan Singapore, Argentina and Australia.  

To date, Sharon Bezaly has seventeen dedicated concertos by renowned composers, which she performs worldwide. Bezaly’s perfect control of circular breathing enables her to reach new peaks of musical interpretation, The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has compared her to David Oistrakh and Vladimir Horowitz.

She plays on a 24-carat gold flute, specially built for her by the Muramatsu team, Japan. Her wide-ranging recordings on BIS have won her the highest accolades, including the Diapason d’or (Diapason), Choc de la Musique (Monde de la Musique, Editor’s Choice (Gramophone) and Stern des Monats (FonoForum).

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