The Global Flute Excellence Awards are honored to announce the final nominees for the current awards cycle.

The 2025 Global Flute Excellence Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the flute world across performance, composition, education, innovation, and advocacy. This year’s final nominees include 22 artists, makers, and institutions representing 14 countries worldwide.

The nomination period concluded with an exceptionally strong level of submissions and an unexpectedly varied outcome. While some categories resulted in a single defining nominee, others revealed a highly competitive field of up to five candidates. This diversity reflects both the breadth of activity within the global flute community and the seriousness with which nominations were prepared.

All nominations were reviewed with care, attention to context, and respect for the year under consideration. The nominees listed below represent contributions that demonstrated clarity of impact, artistic integrity, and meaningful significance within their respective fields.

Life Achievement Award

Ludwig Böhm (Germany)

Composer of the Year

Edward Cowie (Australia)
Eugene Magalif (United States)
Katrina Penman (Spain)
Herman Beeftink (United States)
Manuel Carranza Cueto (Peru)

Performer of the Year

Paolo Taballione (Italy)

Teacher of the Year

Christine Potter (United States)
Anne Pustlauk (Belgium)
Guoliang Han (China)

Flute Maker of the Year

Sakurai Flute (Japan)

Ensemble of the Year

Falaut Flute Orchestra (Italy)
Marmara Flute Orchestra (Turkey)

Inspirational Story Award

Lelya Bayramoğullari (Turkey)
Jen Townsend (United Kingdom)

Flute Advocate Award

Robert Cart (United States)
Alessandro Cilona (Italy)
Christine Erlander Beard (United States)
Fundamentally Flute (Canada)
Laura Chislett (Australia)

Innovator of the Year

The Magical Flute Exhibition by MIM Museum (United States)
Alessandro Baticci (Italy)

Emerging Artist of the Year

Fabian Johannes Egger (Austria)
Ji-Hyuk Park (South Korea)

The Global Flute Excellence Awards extend sincere congratulations to all nominees.
Each represents a contribution that has stood out through careful review and independent evaluation.

Winners will be announced on January 10.

Until then, we will highlight each category and its nominees, focusing on their achievements during 2025.