Ellie Kendall

Eloise Kendall is a professional flutist working in Scandinavia and the UK. Having completed her Masters degree in Symphonic Orchestral Performance (flute & piccolo) at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, Sweden with Håvard Lysebo and Tina Ljungqvist, both members of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Eloise embarked on a successful freelance career, regularly working with top European orchestras including the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Opera, CBSO, Orchestra of the Swan, and has recently completed trials in the Scottish Opera and Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Norway for the position of Co-Principal Solo Flute. Eloise has also completed two years of study at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome, with Maestro Andrea Oliva. In 2017, Eloise was awarded 1st prize in the Swedish National Orchestra Academy concerto competition, and was invited to perform Malcolm Arnold’s Concerto for Flute & Strings with the University of Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and conductor Joanna Mallwitz. Previously, Eloise studied music for three years at the University of Birmingham majoring in performance on flute with Diane Clark. As a committed orchestral musician Eloise was a member of the CBSO Youth Orchestra for two years, performing concerts in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, and was principal flute in the University of Birmingham’s Philharmonic Orchestra as well as enjoying the opportunity to perform concertos with the university orchestra. Previously, Eloise reached the final 12 at the Bromsgrove International Young Musicians’ Competition in 2014, and received the first prize for the Music at Beaulieu Awards in 2015, awarded by Stephen Cleobury. As a pianist, Eloise has worked under Julian Wilkins (CBSO) as accompanist to the University Choir in Birmingham, as well as accompanying the University of Birmingham Chamber Choirs and Cantata, rehearsing a wide range of choral works.