Alex Jakeman

Flautist Alex Jakeman was awarded a full scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London. After graduating she went on to hold positions with both the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra before taking up her current position as principal flute with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in 2018.

Alex has enjoyed performing with many orchestras and chamber groups across the UK, including Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra, Manchester Collective, Aurora Orchestra and as part of the Halle Orchestra’s chamber music series. She has toured extensively throughout Europe, Canada, the US, Mexico, Australia, Russia, India and the Far East and can be heard on several Hollywood soundtracks such as Cinderella and The Shape Of Water. She is frequently heard as a soloist on Radio 3 with the BBC Philharmonic. Alex lives in Saddleworth and ‘likes’ to get lost walking in the hills!