Awarded: January 2025
Inaugural Global Flute Excellence Awards

Award Citation

The Innovator of the Year 2024 award of the Global Flute Excellence Awards is presented to Voice dell’Anima in recognition of redefining the expressive and conceptual role of the flute through a distinctive and transformative artistic vision.
Founded by flutist Sofia de Salis and composer–producer Kirill Bogomilov, Voice dell’Anima has established a unique musical language that blends live flute improvisation with ethnic instruments, electronic soundscapes, and elements drawn directly from the natural world.

A New Artistic Language for the Flute

In 2024, Voice dell’Anima emerged as a pioneering force in contemporary flute performance by moving beyond conventional genre boundaries. Their work positions the flute not only as a melodic instrument, but as a central medium for atmosphere, texture, and emotional narrative.

Through the integration of improvisation, non-Western instrumental traditions, electronic layers, and natural sonic elements, the project creates immersive musical environments that challenge traditional concert paradigms and invite deep listening and reflection.

Innovation Through Collaboration and Intention

A defining feature of Voice dell’Anima’s innovation lies in its collaborative and interdisciplinary approach. The dialogue between performer and producer, acoustic and electronic sound, and composed and improvised material results in a fluid artistic process that prioritizes presence, responsiveness, and authenticity.

Rather than innovation for its own sake, their work reflects a clear artistic intention: to foster emotional connection, healing, and shared experience through sound.

Impact and Resonance

Voice dell’Anima’s music has resonated with audiences seeking meaningful and reflective musical experiences. By engaging listeners on both artistic and human levels, the project has enriched the global flute community with new perspectives on performance, creativity, and the role of sound in contemporary life.

Their work demonstrates that innovation within the flute world can arise not only from technological advancement, but from reimagining purpose, context, and expressive depth.

The Inaugural Award

The Innovator of the Year award honors individuals and projects whose work expands artistic boundaries and establishes new models for creative practice.

By recognizing Voice dell’Anima as Innovator of the Year 2024, the Global Flute Excellence Awards acknowledge a project whose originality, integrity, and artistic courage have opened new pathways for the flute and inspired fresh modes of listening, collaboration, and expression.

This recognition is part of the Global Flute Excellence Awards 2024, the inaugural year of the Awards.