Mimi Stillman

Mimi Stillman (born Boston) is a prominent concert flutist. She has been hailed by The New York Times as "a consummate and charismatic performer." Called "the coolest flute player" by Philadelphia Magazine, she is critically acclaimed for her dazzling artistry and communicative powers. A Yamaha Performing Artist, she has appeared as soloist with orchestras including The Philadelphia Orchestra, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, Hilton Head Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán, Orquesta Sinfónica Carlos Chávez (Mexico City), Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Orchestra 2001, Ocean City Pops, Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, and Curtis Chamber Orchestra. She has appeared as recitalist and chamber musician at The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Bard College, La Jolla Chamber Music Society, Kingston Chamber Music Festival, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Bay Chamber Concerts (ME), Verbier Festival (Switzerland), Israeli radio Kol HaMusica, National Sawdust, Roulette, and Festival delle Nazioni (Italy).

At 12, Stillman was the youngest wind player ever admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Julius Baker and Jeffrey Khaner and received her Bachelor of Music degree in 1999. That same year she became the youngest wind player to win the Young Concert Artists. She has been awarded fellowships from the Earhart and Bradley Foundations, and was a member of Astral Artists. In March 2012, she was honored with the Women in the Arts award from Women for Greater Philadelphia.

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