Susan Hoeppner, flute

Susan Hoeppner, flute
	Appreciated for her "complete fluency in all registers, well-controlled technique and beautiful tone" (Toronto Star), Canadian flutist Susan Hoeppner is in great demand as an international solo recitalist and chamber musician. She is renowned for her ability to blend with any instrument, yet emerge as a striking soloist. Appearances include prestigious venues in Canada, Japan, France, Argentina, Portugal, England, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Mexico and the United States. She is also heralded by James Galway as "one of the best talents of her generation". Susan Hoeppner is a musician of international renown; she has performed as a guest soloist with orchestras around the world, including the New York Chamber Orchestra, Takefu International Festival Orchestra in Japan, Lisbon Radio Orchestra, Orquesta de Camera in Buenos Aires, Northern Lights Music Festival Orchestra in Mexico, and the Sacramento Symphony. In Canada, she has performed with the Calgary Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Regina Symphony Orchestra, and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. A true musical ambassador, Susan Hoeppner has performed for the opening of the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo in 1991, the Canadian Embassy in London in 1994, the Canadian Embassy in New York and most recently the Canadian Embassy in Mexico City for their 65th Anniversary of Canadian/Mexican diplomatic relations in 2009. Ms. Hoeppner is in demand as a recording artist as well. Her numerous recordings appear on EMI Classics, Grammophon AB BIS, JVC Victor, Marquis Classics, and King Record labels. Her most recent releases on the Marquis Classics label include Fantaisie Française and Musique Chambre de Française. Artists Ms. Hoeppner has collaborated with in recording and recital include pianists Anton Kuerti, Marc-André Hamelin, Robert Kortgaard, Lydia Wong; singers Measha Brueggergosman, Renée Fleming, Ben Heppner, and Richard Margison; ballet dancer Rex Harrington; flutist James Galway; and percussionist Beverley Johnston. One project of interest was the inaugural Luminato Festival of Arts and Creativity in June of 2007. Held at the Design Exchange, the opening gala celebrated 1,000 Toronto women who contribute to the artistic community in different genres. All women were photographed by internationally renowned French photographer Pierre Maraval, who was flown in especially by L’ORÉAL. Susan Hoeppner was one of these women chosen for this project. Early in her career Ms. Hoeppner was the Grand Prize Winner of the Canadian Music Competition, the first woodwind player ever to receive this honour in the competition's history. She went on to win the CBC Young Performer's Competition, and first prize in the Olga Koussevitsky Competition for Woodwinds held at the Lincoln Center in New York. At 20 years of age she gave her New York debut at Town Hall, and went on to perform at the world renowned Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, both to critical acclaim. Susan Hoeppner maintains an active media presence. She can be frequently heard on Canada's national broadcaster, on CBC Radio and on live broadcasts on Bravo! Television. A graduate of The Juilliard School in New York, where she studied with Julius Baker, Ms. Hoeppner is now a member of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music where she is an active performer. Every summer, Ms. Hoeppner teaches at Domaine Forget in Charlevoix, Quebec as well as The Julius Baker Master class in New York. As a Canadian Yamaha Artist, she performs and travels extensively throughout North America giving master classes in universities and high schools. Ms. Hoeppner, "Sue" to her friends, is an avid walker and swimmer. When she is not busy practising, performing, or teaching, she enjoys candle making, drawing, reading, throwing fondue parties, and helping friends organize their homes. Susan Hoeppner performs on an 18K gold Yamaha Flute (994H). She resides in Toronto.

Appreciated for her "complete fluency in all registers, well-controlled technique and beautiful tone" (Toronto Star), Canadian flutist Susan Hoeppner is in great demand as an international solo recitalist and chamber musician. She is renowned for her ability to blend with any instrument, yet emerge as a striking soloist. Appearances include prestigious venues in Canada, Japan, France, Argentina, Portugal, England, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Mexico and the United States. She is also heralded by James Galway as "one of the best talents of her generation". Susan Hoeppner is a musician of international renown; she has performed as a guest soloist with orchestras around the world, including the New York Chamber Orchestra, Takefu International Festival Orchestra in Japan, Lisbon Radio Orchestra, Orquesta de Camera in Buenos Aires, Northern Lights Music Festival Orchestra in Mexico, and the Sacramento Symphony. In Canada, she has performed with the Calgary Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Canadian Chamber Ensemble, Regina Symphony Orchestra, and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. A true musical ambassador, Susan Hoeppner has performed for the opening of the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo in 1991, the Canadian Embassy in London in 1994, the Canadian Embassy in New York and most recently the Canadian Embassy in Mexico City for their 65th Anniversary of Canadian/Mexican diplomatic relations in 2009.

Ms. Hoeppner is in demand as a recording artist as well. Her numerous recordings appear on EMI Classics, Grammophon AB BIS, JVC Victor, Marquis Classics, and King Record labels.

Her most recent releases on the Marquis Classics label include Fantaisie Française and Musique Chambre de Française. Artists Ms. Hoeppner has collaborated with in recording and recital include pianists Anton Kuerti, Marc-André Hamelin, Robert Kortgaard, Lydia Wong; singers Measha Brueggergosman, Renée Fleming, Ben Heppner, and Richard Margison; ballet dancer Rex Harrington; flutist James Galway; and percussionist Beverley Johnston.

One project of interest was the inaugural Luminato Festival of Arts and Creativity in June of 2007. Held at the Design Exchange, the opening gala celebrated 1,000 Toronto women who contribute to the artistic community in different genres. All women were photographed by internationally renowned French photographer Pierre Maraval, who was flown in especially by L’ORÉAL. Susan Hoeppner was one of these women chosen for this project.

Early in her career Ms. Hoeppner was the Grand Prize Winner of the Canadian Music Competition, the first woodwind player ever to receive this honour in the competition's history. She went on to win the CBC Young Performer's Competition, and first prize in the Olga Koussevitsky Competition for Woodwinds held at the Lincoln Center in New York. At 20 years of age she gave her New York debut at Town Hall, and went on to perform at the world renowned Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, both to critical acclaim. Susan Hoeppner maintains an active media presence. She can be frequently heard on Canada's national broadcaster, on CBC Radio and on live broadcasts on Bravo! Television.

A graduate of The Juilliard School in New York, where she studied with Julius Baker, Ms. Hoeppner is now a member of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music where she is an active performer. Every summer, Ms. Hoeppner teaches at Domaine Forget in Charlevoix, Quebec as well as The Julius Baker Master class in New York. As a Canadian Yamaha Artist, she performs and travels extensively throughout North America giving master classes in universities and high schools.

Ms. Hoeppner, "Sue" to her friends, is an avid walker and swimmer. When she is not busy practising, performing, or teaching, she enjoys candle making, drawing, reading, throwing fondue parties, and helping friends organize their homes. Susan Hoeppner performs on an 18K gold Yamaha Flute (994H). She resides in Toronto.