Elena Duran

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Elena Duran is a Mexican American flautist.

She has made concerto appearances and recordings with many major orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra the English Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, the Moscow Virtuosi, many orchestras in the U.S. and virtually every orchestra in Mexico. She has also played regularly for all the members of the British royal family including two televised Royal Galas from the Royal Albert Hall in London. She has twice had the honour of appearing before Queen Elizabeth II.

For the past fifteen years Elena has been artistic director of the International Flute Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon, the largest annual flute festival in Europe. This year she is inaugurating a new Summer Flute Academy at Mills College in Oakland, California.