Noemi Gyori

Noemi Gyori is a celebrated flautist on modern and Baroque flutes, hailed internationally for her “phenomenal technique and sparkling play of colours” (Opus Klassiek), “rich tonal repertoire and enchanting melodic shaping” (Turun Sanomat), and “great skill and intensity” (Flute Journal). At home in all repertoire and a leading interpreter of contemporary music, she regularly premieres concertos and other works dedicated to her.

As a soloist and chamber musician, Noemi has captivated audiences in over thirty countries, performing with orchestras across the globe. She has appeared with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra, to name but a few, and in her home country has performed with the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra and most of Hungary’s symphonic and chamber orchestras. She has also appeared at many notable classical music festivals, collaborated with esteemed ensembles, and co-directed events such as the Ördögkatlan Classical Festival, Arcus Temporum, and her own IKZE Contemporary Music Festival in Budapest (from 2004 to 2009).

Noemi’s artistic excellence has been recognised with numerous awards. She was awarded the European Cultural Prize for Young Artists in 2011, the Career Prize of the New York-based Salon de Virtuosi Foundation in 2012, and she is a two-time recipient of the Performers’ Prize of the Artisjus Music Foundation (2006 and 2009) for her outstanding performances of Hungarian contemporary compositions.

Noemi holds a master’s degree with honours from the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, as well as a postgraduate diploma from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. Her mentors included Henrik Pröhle, Barbara Gisler-Haase, András Adorján, Lisa Beznosiuk and Benedek Csalog. In 2020, she made history as the first flautist to earn a PhD in performance practice from the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Beyond her solo career, Noemi is principal flautist of the Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich and has performed with the Vienna Philharmonic (Vienna State Opera) and BBC Philharmonic.12As an educator, she has taught flute at the Junior Royal Northern College of Music for well over a decade and at the University of Manchester since 2019. A sought-after adjudicator and masterclass leader, Noemi has shared her expertise at conservatoires and festivals across three continents, while her work with the Tampere Flute Fest, where she joined the Artistic Team in 2024, further underscores her global leadership in the flute community.

Noemi’s discography includes six critically acclaimed albums published on the Rubicon, Hungaroton and Genuin labels, with three more releases slated for 2025–26. Her performances have been featured on numerous international networks and radio stations, including the premiere of Christian Mason’s Thaleia Concerto for flute and piccolo, broadcast by Mezzo/Medici.

A regular feature in international press, Noemi has appeared on the covers of The Flute View (USA), The Flute (Japan), Eurowinds (Germany) and Gramofon (Hungary). Playing a 14K gold Miyazawa flute supported by The Solti Foundation and the Philip Loubser Foundation, she balances her thriving career with family life in London, where she resides with her conductor husband, Gergely Madaras, and their two daughters.

In addition to her musical endeavours, Noemi launched the Noemi Collection in 2018 – a series of art objects created in collaboration with leading designers.