Jeanne Baxtresser was born on August 2,1947 and is an American flutist and teacher.
15 Facts About Jeanne Baxtresser
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Jeanne Baxtresser is most notable for her position as principal flutist of the New York Philharmonic for over 15 years, she decided to play the flute when she was only nine years old, as an author, and as a professor and master teacher.
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Jeanne Baxtresser received the National Flute Association's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.
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Jeanne Baxtresser was born August 2,1947, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Earl and Margaret Baxtresser.
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The eldest of six children, Baxtresser was surrounded by music in her childhood as her mother was an award-winning concert pianist.
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Jeanne Baxtresser quickly progressed in these lessons and began studying with Emil Opava, then of the Minnesota Orchestra.
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Jeanne Baxtresser made her orchestral debut at age 14 with the Minnesota Orchestra.
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Jeanne Baxtresser auditioned and was accepted into the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, starting in 1965.
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Jeanne Baxtresser studied with Julius Baker for four years, working with many of the influential composers and colleagues of the time, including conductor Leonard Slatkin, and pianists Emanuel Ax, Garrick Ohlsson, and Jeffrey Siegle.
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Jeanne Baxtresser was appointed Principal Flute of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1976, before being invited by Music Director Zubin Mehta to join the New York Philharmonic in 1981.
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The first female principal flute of the New York Philharmonic, Jeanne Baxtresser appeared as soloist with the New York Philharmonic on more than fifty occasions, and has been featured as a soloist across North America and Europe.
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Jeanne Baxtresser retired from the New York Philharmonic in 1998, to focus on full time teaching.
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Jeanne Baxtresser has recorded works under the baton of such legendary conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta and Kurt Masur.
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Recipient of the National Flute Association's Lifetime Achievement Award for significant, lasting contributions to the flute world, Jeanne Baxtresser was awarded the National Medal of Arts from the Interlochen Center for the Arts and at Carnegie Mellon was named "University Professor," the university's most distinguished professorial position.
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Jeanne Baxtresser is recognized internationally as a leading recording artist, author, and lecturer.