Natalia Gerakis is considered one of the most accomplished Greek flutists. Both Stuttgart- and Athens-based, she has performed as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player at major halls and festivals throughout Germany and Greece, as well as in numerous European countries, in Asia, Africa and South America.She has been principal flute of the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra and performed among others with the Athens State Orchestra, Athens Camerata, Wuerttemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, Stuttgart State Opera House (Chamber Theater). As a soloist she has performed with the Bosch Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, Stuttgart University Academic Orchestra, Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, Athens Philharmonia Orchestra, Universidad Mayor Orchestra Santiago/Chile.She has recorded for the Bayerischer Rundfunk, the Greek Radio& TV, the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, the record label “Spektral” in Germany and “Utopia” in Greece.In addition to her musical activities as a performer, Natalia Gerakis has shown a remarkable educational activity. She is Flute Professor at the Athens Conservatoire and tutor for Flute Methodology at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. Furthermore she taught the flute in the Music Department of the Athens National University. She is also a sought-after flutist among international courses (Adams European Flute Center Masterclasses/Holland, International Forum for Flute and Piano/Luxembourg, Springiersbach Summer Courses/Germany, Alliance Française Courses Lusaka/Zambia, Camerata Europaea Academy Masterclasses/Greece, Music Library of Greece Masterclasses, MAAKSSInternational Music Academy of Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses/Greece, Universidad Mayor Masterclasses Santiago/Chile), as well as among international music competitions (Bodensee International Music Competition, Aschaffenburg International Chamber Music Competition with Guitar, DGfF-German Flute Association Competition Frankfurt).She has studied the flute with Geneviève Amar and Vicens Prats at the “Nadia & Lili Boulanger” Conservatoire in Paris and graduated with the 1er Prix de la Ville de Paris. She has obtained her flute master’s degree at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart in Germany under Professor Jean-Claude Gérard, on a scholarship of the Greek State. | www.nataliagerakis.com
