Principal Flute - Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, UK
Flute Teacher at The Junior Royal Academy of Music, LONDON, UK
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Abigail Burrows enjoys a remarkably varied career, spanning orchestral, theatrical, commercial, and solo performance, as well as running outreach projects and teaching at world-leading institutions.
As a freelancer, she has worked with many of the UK’s leading ensembles, including the London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, Heritage Orchestra, and London Concertante, and has been Principal Flute of the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra since 2025. Her theatre credits include UK Tours of Wicked, Les Misérables, and The King and I, as well as Pinocchio at the National Theatre, and most recently, Jamie Lloyd’s West End production of Evita at the London Palladium. A regular presence in the recording studio, Abbie’s playing can be heard across a wide spectrum of film and commercial music, from classical albums to K-pop. Recent credits include soundtracks for Wuthering Heights and Deadpool & Wolverine, alongside recordings with VOCES8 and Rosalía.
As a soloist and chamber musician, Abbie has performed extensively throughout the UK. Career highlights include playing the solo flute part of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no.5 with The Philharmonia, appearing as concerto soloist with the Novgorod Philharmonic Orchestra in Russia, as well as performing in Germany as a guest artist with the New English Singers, playing a selection of Bach Sonatas across Hallé, Dresden, Berlin and Bach’s Thomas Kirche in Leipzig. She was also invited to perform a duet with legendary rock flautist Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull at a concert at London’s Barbican.
Commercially, Abbie regularly performs with ‘Ministry of Sound Classical’ (Dance Anthems reimagined for live orchestra), as well as ‘Britpop Classical’ gigs with Alex James of Blur, and many ‘Orchestra-to-Film’ concerts (incl. Love Actually, Magic of Disney, and Avengers Infinity Saga). She has worked with artists including Il Divo, Andrea Bocelli, Katherine Jenkins, Russell Watson, and The Who, toured with orchestral tributes to Genesis, Led Zeppelin and Queen, and played with various bands at UK music festivals including Latitude and Glastonbury.
Abbie teaches the flute at the Royal Academy of Music junior department. She has previously taught at specialist music institution The Purcell School and has covered teaching sabbaticals at Trinity Laban, Junior Guildhall and Royal Holloway University London.
Known for her innovative and passionate approach to teaching, she has been a Guest Artist at numerous flute festivals, events and music courses, working with thousands of flute players of all ages and standards. Her enthusiastic and creative teaching style has earned her an international reputation, with her workshops being scheduled at flute events across Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and Australia. Earlier this year was awarded an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.