Stephen Clark

Flautist

Stephen has an incredible, varied and wide range of experience having worked with the worlds leading flautists throughout the UK, Finland and Russia, he has performed as a soloist and orchestral player.
Stephen won first prize in the prestigious RSAMD Concerto competition, as well as achieving finalist positions in the RSAMD Mozart Concerto Competition, the Governors Recital Prize for woodwind instruments (three years running), and in 2005 was awarded the Oxford Flute Bursary Award.
He has recorded for Classic FM, Amadeus, Linn Records, the Naxos Label and was a performing artist on Lord Yehundi Menuhin’s Live Music Now Scheme, as well as having performed live on BBC Radio 3 and Northern Ireland’s 7FM.
Most recently Stephen has performed in Jack Ibert’s Flute Concerto with Strathclyde Symphony Orchestra and the RSAMD Chamber Orchestra.
Stephen began performing on cruise ships in early 2007 and has been bitten by the bug!

“A beautifully-structured, dazzling and super-articulate performance which exuded clarity, delicacy and fragrance”

Michael Tumelty, The Herald -

“A flute player with great expertise, enthusiasm, energy and excellent performance skills look no further than Stephen Clark.”

Liz Goodwin, Celebrated Flautist -

Stephen was born in Glasgow in 1983 and began playing the flute when he was 14 years old. A prize winning student, he studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and the Royal Northern College of Music where he received a Scholarship.

As a soloist, he has performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Croatia, Mexico, Chile, Egypt, Libya, Malta, Australia, South Africa, Indonesia, Brazil, Slovenia and the U.S.A. In August 2005, Stephen was also awarded the Musicians Benevolent Fund/Oxford Flute Bursary Award and from 2005 - 2006, he was a performing artist on Lord Yehudi Menuhin’s Live Music Now Scheme! He has also performed as a soloist several times on cruise ships for Silverseas, Voyages of Discovery and Regent Seven Seas. Stephen is also in great demand as a teacher, workshop and masterclass leader. Stephen has given regular classes both in the UK and abroad and often gives classes for the international organisation Flutewise. Recently, he has performed as solo flautist and led workshops for Glyndebourne Opera in their UK tour of Mozart's The Magic Flute. In 2005, Stephen was invited as Visiting Professor of flute at the International Summer Flute Academy of Kastella. His residency and performances there where documented by Croatian television. Stephen is greatly dedicated to the promotion of music to children and young people. This has led him to perform concerts and teach extensively for the Music For Youth Initiative of Scotland.

Stephen has recorded for Classic FM, Amadeus, Linn Records and for the Naxos label and broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. He is also the solo flautist featured in the Children’s Classic Concerts CD which was released in the UK in 2006. In 2009, Stephen also appeared on screen as the flute player in the BBC's period drama series "Desperate Romantics".

Stephen plays exclusively on Altus flutes and currently performs on a 14K Gold flute made by Altus.

"A dazzling and super-articulate performance by young Glaswegian flautist Stephen Clark"
- Michael Tumelty
The Herald.

A superb flute player - the audience adored him!”

- Flutewise magazine

"An 'out of this world' performance, leaving the audience astonished with what can only be described as perfection. Stephen is definately one to watch out for on the international flute circuit and his debut solo CD should be one to remember."

- Belfast Times