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. Appearances include prestigious venues in Canada, Japan,
France, Argentina, Portugal, England, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Mexico and the
United States. The late Julius Baker
said "Miss Hoeppner is one of the finest young flutists with whom I have
worked." 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.
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
Francaise. Her colleagues on this
recording are Joaquin Valdepeñas, Judy Loman, Erika Raum, Annalee
Patipatanakoon, Steven Dann, Amanda Forsyth.
Other artists Ms. Hoeppner has collaborated with in
recording and recital include Anton Kuerti, Marc-André Hamelin, Robert
Kortgaard, Lydia Wong, Beverley Johnston, Renée Fleming, Measha Brueggergosman,
Ben Heppner, Richard Margison, and James Galway.
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 2 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 Masterclass in
New York. As a Canadian Yamaha Artist,
she performs and travels extensively throughout Canada giving masterclasses 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, and throwing fondue parties.
Susan Hoeppner performs on an 18K gold Yamaha Flute
(994H). She resides in Toronto.
Critical Acclaim
"A born soloist, a natural, with profound things to say
and the technique to say them." - The
Globe and Mail, Toronto
"Impeccable technique and majestic tone quality."
- Kitchener-Waterloo Record
"She plays her golden flute with cool confidence."
- The New York Times
"Ms. Hoeppner is an innate musician and an
instrumentalist of beautiful and radiant sound."
- La Razon, Buenos Aires
