Since winning the one and only Naumburg Flute Competition in 1978, Carol Wincenc has been one of the most respected and beloved international stars of the flute. She is the muse of today's most prominent composers such as Gorecki, Foss, Rouse, Tower and Schoenfield and her vast concert schedule has included concerto performances with major orchestras such as the Chicago, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Houston and London Symphonies. In great demand as a chamber musician she is a member of the renowned New York Wind Quintet and Les Amies Trio with Nancy Allen and Cynthia Phelps, as well as a regular guest with the Emerson, Tokyo and Guarneri String Quartets and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. She is a Professor of Flute at StonyBrook University and the Juilliard School, her alma mater.
