Irish flautist Katie Hyland enjoys a fulfilling international career, performing in renowned halls around Ireland, UK, Europe & Switzerland.

Recent performances include performing the solo flute part in Maurice Ravel’s Boléro and the World Premiere of The Isle is Full of Noises by John Mackey at the prestigious KKL Luzern in January 2026, and performing with Blasorchester Stadtmusik Luzern at the Eidgenössisches Musikfest in Biel in May 2026, where the orchestra achieved 2nd Prize in the Höchstklasse Harmonie division of the world’s largest wind music competition.

Since moving from London to Switzerland in June 2023, she has enjoyed discovering the Swiss music scene, performing in recitals in association with SchwyzKulturPlus in Altendorf, at the Konzertsaal Salquin in Kriens, Luzern, and most recently performing in the role of Solo Flute and Section Leader at Blasorchester Stadtmusik Luzern, one of the top wind orchestras in Europe.

Career Highlights include:

  • Soloist at the Wigmore Hall, London - In collaboration with world famous composer Sir George Benjamin - for a performance of his piece ‘Flight’.

  • Performing with RTÉ Concert Orchestra, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Ireland, Irish National Opera, Manchester Camerata, Northern Ballet, Orpheus Sinfonia, RNCM Symphony Orchestra (in side-by-side with BBC Philharmonic and Hallé players), SinfoNua and ensemble training courses with Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, regularly since 2016 in a vast amount of classical, traditional, popular and contemporary repertoire - playing 1st, 2nd, piccolo, alto & bass flutes.

  • Performing with the stylish folk band Folklaw at festivals around the UK and Europe (2021-2022)

  • Finalist in the Manchester Publicity Association Inspiration Award (2021), for Rising Stars in the Creative and Media Industry

  • Invitation to perform in several concerts at the 43rd Cantiere Internazionale D’arte Montepulciano - including a memorable concert playing Principal Flute in Shostakovich 5

  • Recording the album Latin Winds for Chandos Records

  • Many years of memorable chamber music with Aurora Flute & Harp Duo (2012-2018 - coached by Vanbrugh Quartet) - performing at Great Music in Irish Houses Festival, Boyne Music Festival, West Cork Chamber Music Festival, The Galway Music Residency and playing at President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins prestigious Garden Parties.

  • Enjoyable collaborations with Lír Wind Quintet (2017-2020) in a variety of educational and performance settings around the UK.

Education & Masterclasses

  • Katie began her flute studies at the Royal Irish Academy of Music Junior Department & DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin with Ciaran O Connell, where she completed her BMus Performance achieving 1st Class Honours, where she won 1st Prize in DIT Briscoe Cup (2014) and reached the semi-finals of the Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year (2015) after receiving one of the highest marks in the college for her final recital . After this, she studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester for her MMus and PGDip with Laura Jellicoe, Cormac Henry, Josh Batty (flute) and Janet Richardson (piccolo), gaining invaluable guidance in these formative years.

  • Katie has benefitted over the years from attending masterclasses at Benslow Flute Summer School, Scottish International Flute School, Oxford Flute Summer School, Summer Chamber Academy for Winds, Switzerland, Clandeboye Festival with inspiring artists such as Michael Cox, Phillipa Davies, Ian Clarke, Wissam Boustany, Robert Winn, Adam Walker, Kate Hill, Patricia Morris, Sarah Newbold, Katherine Baker, Paul Edmund Davies and Kevin Gowland.