Laura Chislett


Laura Chislett is an Australian flute player She performs contemporary repertoire including Brian Ferneyhough's Unity Capsule, James Dillon's Sgothan, Michael Finnissy's Sikangnuqa, Reza Vali's Song flute solo and Maurice Weddington's Deovolente. Her repertoire also includes neglected 20th-century works by Lili Boulanger, Willem Pijper, Augusta Holmès, and Jean Binet. Laura has performed as a guest soloist with orchestra/ensemble at major festivals, including the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, the Sydney Spring Festival, Insel Musik Berlin, the Pittsburgh International Music Festival and the Australian Chamber Orchestra performing Michael Smetanin's flute concerto Shakhmat/Supremat.
Formerly known as Laura Chislett Jones, she has given recitals and/or masterclasses in Australia, Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Thailand, China and the USA.
Recent improvisation collaborations have been with Satsuki Odamura, Brad Gill, and Edward Cowie. The 'In Two Minds' CD with Edward Cowie was released by Métier Divine Art Recordings in February 2024.
Chislett has a Bachelor of Music Performance from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, a Master of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong, Australia and since 2014 has been an Adjunct Academic at the School of Arts and Media of the University of New South Wales, Australia, where she teaches.
Laura also interviews and writes for The Babel Flute magazine and teaches advanced students in Sydney, Australia.
Laura plays a platinum-plated Muramatsu PTP flute.

Recordings

Solo or duo