Named one of 2020's "Rising Stars" by BBC Music Magazine, flutist Lara Deutsch is a versatile soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player known for her engaging warmth and ability to connect with audiences. Recipient of the $125,000 Prix Goyer for 2019-2020, Lara was also a first prize winner of the
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal's 2014 Manulife Competition, at which she was awarded a total of seven prizes. Additionally, she was the Grand Prize Winner of both the National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition (2014) and the Canadian Music Competition (2010), as well as a laureate of the
Concours Prix d'Europe (2016).
An avid chamber musician, Lara's recent performance highlights include a ten-concert tour of the Northern United Kingdom, as well as recitals for the Under the Spire Festival, the Waterside Summer Music Series, the Scotia Festival of Music, New Classical FM's Zoomer Hall series, the National Arts
Centre (NAC) & Facebook's #CanadaPerforms initiative, Newport Classical (Rhode Island, USA), the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal's Virée Classique, Chamberfest, Music & Beyond, and the Allegra Chamber Music series, of which she was Artist-in-Residence for the 2019-2020 season. Among her
favourite collaborators are pianists Philip Chiu and Frédéric Lacroix, guitarist Adam Cicchillitti, and harpist Emily Belvedere, with whom she founded Duo Kalysta. She has recorded three chamber music albums on the Leaf Music Label: Origins (2019, Duo Kalysta), Night Light (2022, with Philip Chiu), and Wanderlust
(2023, with Adam Cicchillitti).
Lara is currently based in the Ottawa-Montreal area, where she has performed extensively with the NAC Orchestra, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, she has performed with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (of which she acted as Assistant Principal
Flute & Piccolo for the 2016-17 season), the symphony orchestras of Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Kingston, and the McGill Symphony Orchestra, among others.
Whenever possible, Lara enjoys performing for young audiences through educational outreach concerts. She is similarly dedicated to sharing her transformative experiences working with Olympic mental performance coach Jean-François Ménard, having hosted workshops internationally for performers of all
ages. In 2020, she joined the music faculty at Carleton University as a performance instructor and, as of 2023, now serves on the faculty of the Breno Italy International Music Academy.
Lara performs on a 14k gold Haynes flute, generously loaned by Canimex Inc. of Drummondville, Québec. She is incredibly grateful for the support of Mécénat Musica, the Canada Council for the Arts, and FACTOR in her ongoing projects, as well as for the years of invaluable guidance from her principal
teachers and mentors: Denis Bluteau, Tim Hutchins, Camille Churchfield, and Cathy Baerg. She is represented by Latitude 45 Arts.
Knox Presbyterian Church - Sanctuary
50 Erb St. W.
Waterloo, ON N2L 1T1
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:9:00 AM | Name:Miah Tam | Titles: Cantabile et Presto by George Enescu Flute Concerto in D Minor, 2nd and 3rd mvts. by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:9:25 AM | Name:Angel Pan | Titles: Sonata, 2nd and 3rd mvts. by Otar Taktakishvili Air by Toru Takemitsu | Home Festival:North York Live |
Time:9:50 AM | Name:Sophia Zhao | Titles: Sonata for Flute and Piano (1936), 1st and 2nd mvts. by Paul Hindemith Sonata in A minor, Wq 132, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Home Festival:North York Live |
Time:10:15 AM | Name:Yanni Gong | Titles: Flute Concerto in G Major, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Johann Joachim Quantz Sonata for Flute and Piano, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Paul Hindemith | Home Festival:Unionville |
Time:10:45 AM | Name:Ashmit Pal | Titles: Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Flute and Piano, 1st and 2nd mvt. by Francis Poulenc | Home Festival:Hamilton |
Time:11:10 AM | Name:Yvonne Wang | Titles: Carmen Fantasy by François Borne Image for Solo Flute by Eugène Bozza | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:1:00 PM | Name:Samantha Pezacki | Titles: Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Johann Sebastian Bach Fantaisie Brillante sur ‘Carmen’ by François Borne | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:1:25 PM | Name:Carina Lin | Titles: Sonata No. 6 in E major, BWV 1035, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Solo Flute in A minor , 1st and 2nd mvts. by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach | Home Festival:Hamilton |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:2:00 PM | Name:Sarah Bacon | Titles: Fantasie-Sonate for Flute and Piano, op. 17, 1st mvt.: Lebhaft and 2nd mvt.: Ständchen by Max Meyer-Olbersleben Sonata for Flute and Piano in A Major, 3rd mvt.: Recitative and 4th mvt.: Allegro pocco mosso by César Franck | Home Festival:Kingston |
Time:2:35 PM | Name:Clara Wang | Titles: Concerto in D Major, op. 283, Complete by Carl Reinecke Concerto, Complete by Jacques Ibert | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:3:25 PM | Name:Audrey Zhu | Titles: Sonata, op. 23, Complete by Lowell Liebermann The Great Train Race by Ian Clarke Chant de Linos by André Jolivet | Home Festival:Toronto |
Workshop will be held from approximately 4:15 pm to 5:30 pm.
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.