Barbara Hill - Flute
Performer & Teacher
Flute Music
J.S Bach's Italian Concerto in an arrangement for Flute and Alto Flute is now available at Wonderful Winds.
Available in the Website shop are Duets for Flute and Alto Flute. These are arrangements of works by Louis Spohr, Alessandro Rolla and Giuseppe Cambini, as well as a selection of opera arias by Bellini, Verdi and Donizetti.
Events
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Ensembles
Wellington Flute ensemble Vivo Flutes has 12 players at present and includes Piccolos, Concert Flutes, Alto Flutes and Bass Flutes. The repertoire ranges from Baroque through to Classical, Romantic and Contemporary styles. Next Performance
24th June 2026 12pm
Lunchtime Concert Series
St Andrews on the Terrace
Lessons
Are available for all ages and stages and include preparation for grade examinations from Grade 1 up to LTCL, as well as concert performances and opportunities to play in duos and trios. Please phone or contact through email
Flute & Alto Flute Duets
Barbara`s arrangements of the Mozart Violin/Viola Duos for Flute and Alto Flute have been published by Edition Kossack in Germany.
Among other works which she has transcribed for flute and alto flute are J.S. Bach's Italian Concerto as well as string duos by Rolla and Spohr, which are available on this website.
New Zealand-born flautist Barbara Hill has lived in Berlin, Germany for most of her life. She has had an extensive and successful career as an orchestral and chamber musician, a teacher and ensemble coach, and a soloist on international tours.
As a recital artist in various duo and trio collaborations she toured in South Korea, China, Poland, UK, Italy and New Zealand. She gave master-classes in South Korea and China, where she was awarded a guest professorship at the University of Shen Yang. At festivals and summer-concert series in Northern Germany she was a regular performer with the Syrinx Trio, the Consortium Artis Wind Quintet, the Hill/Reetz Flute and Harp Duo, the Baroque and Blue Quintet, among numerous other ensembles and orchestras.
Barbara travelled to China annually on orchestral tours as solo flute, from 2011 to 2018.
Several composers have dedicated flute compositions to her, including works for solo flute and alto flute by Argentinian composer Jose Cibils. The Trio for flute, horn and harp by Gisberth Näther was premiered by Barbara and colleagues near Potsdam in 2008. Her two CDs featuring works for flute and guitar - „The Sea Suite“ and „Carmen and Other Surprises“ - were widely acclaimed.
As an ensemble coach she trained and nurtured numerous flute ensembles at summer music courses in Germany, as well as establishing the flute choir „Flötissimo“ at the Berlin State Music School. This ensemble enjoyed yearly rehearsal phases at the „Landes Musikakademie Hessen“ near Frankfurt, and several rehearsal/concert sojourns in Italy.
In the last 5 years she has regularly attended annual master classes given by Davide Formisano, Denis Bouriakov and Felix Renggli at the Brahms Conservatorium in Hamburg. These have been a source of inspiration, as well as helping to form Barbara's clear perspectives on sound production and interpretation for flute players.
Barbara recently returned to New Zealand and now lives in Wellington.