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Leslie Newman made her professional debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at the age of eighteen, performing Carl Nielsen’s Flute Concerto under the baton of Sir Andrew Davis. Following graduate studies at Yale University and Juilliard, Leslie settled in England where she presented live solo BBC Radio broadcasts from almost every major centre, including the world-famous Wigmore Hall. Since her return to Canada, Leslie has presented recitals across the country, including Jeunesses Musicales and Debut Atlantic tours and numerous national and regional CBC broadcasts. She has performed at the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C., the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series in Chicago, Taipei’s National Concert Hall and the National Museum in Bogotá, Colombia. Soloist engagements include with the CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Sinfonia Toronto and the Montreal Chamber Orchestra. As guest Principal Flautist she has performed with the Hallé Orchestra under Kent Nagano, the Bournemouth Symphony and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. She has toured through Brazil, Argentina, Japan, Europe and the U.S. with Sir Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Currently, she holds the Principal Flute position with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.
Leslie’s performances have been broadcast by radio and television stations in Europe and North America. Her debut CD, Beyond the Iron Curtain, released by CALA/United, was described by Gramophone Magazine as an “…immensely worthwhile contribution to the catalogue.” Her second solo CD, Opera Fantaisie, was described as “…faultless, perhaps even definitive readings of repertoire from the ‘golden age of the flute’” (Wholenote Magazine).
Leslie teaches at the University of Toronto and the Glenn Gould School. |