International Flute Festival
Essen 2026
Haynes Artists in Essen

Haynes in Essen

Discover the Haynes Artists, performances, premieres and the Genesis spotlight at the International Flute Festival Essen 2026.

24 - 27 September 2026
Folkwang Universität der Künste
Essen, Germany
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3 Haynes Artists appearing across the festival
10 Haynes-related festival appearances
2 Major Saturday Genesis events
Featured Artists

Haynes in the festival

From concerts and masterclasses to rehearsals, new music and the Genesis presentation, Haynes is woven throughout the Essen weekend.

Meet the Haynes Artists and people appearing throughout the weekend.
Wally Hase

Wally Hase

Haynes Artist
Soloist · Recording Artist · Professor of Flute, mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna · Principal Flute, Camerata Salzburg

Featured in the Friday evening concert, the Haynes Genesis showcase, the world premiere of Genesis Protocol and a Saturday afternoon masterclass.

Concerts Genesis Masterclass
Jürgen Franz

Jürgen Franz

Haynes Artist
Professor of Flute, Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg · Member of the Elbphilharmonic Orchestra

Appearing in Sunday's 12:30 international concert and again in the festival finale, including Christian Ridil's Small Talk for Flute Ensemble.

Sunday Concert Finale
Gareth McLearnon

Gareth McLearnon

Haynes Artist
Soloist · Composer · Recording Artist · Principal Flute, The Heritage Orchestra

Festival Orchestra director, performer and composer across the weekend, including Genesis Protocol, Seconds on State Street and the Sunday finale.

Festival Orchestra Premieres Finale
Korinne Smith

Korinne Smith

Global Sales Manager · Wm. S. Haynes Co.

Leading Saturday's Haynes presentation exploring the Genesis Flute and the musical and technical story behind Genesis Protocol.

Presentation Genesis Showcase
Genesis Focus

One instrument. Two key moments.

Saturday morning places Genesis at the centre of the Haynes programme in Essen. The 10:00 showcase introduces the Genesis Flute and the ideas behind Genesis Protocol.

Then, at 11:30, the story moves from presentation to performance with the world premiere of the new work in the New Auditorium.

10:00
Haynes Showcase - Chamber Music Hall Genesis Flute and Genesis Protocol, led by Korinne Smith with Wally Hase and Vanda Albota.
11:30
Concert - New Auditorium World premiere of Genesis Protocol with Robert Dick, Gareth McLearnon, Wally Hase and Tilmann Dehnhard.
Korinne Smith
Wally Hase
Vanda Albota
Gareth McLearnon
Korinne Smith · Wally Hase · Vanda Albota · Gareth McLearnon
Haynes Genesis flute engraving
Genesis A new chapter in the Haynes story.
Festival Timetable

Haynes at a glance

All Haynes-related festival events in one place. Filter by day or artist.

Friday
09:30

Festival Orchestra Rehearsal

New Auditorium (Neue Aula)

Rehearsal with Gareth McLearnon.

Gareth McLearnon Rehearsal
Friday
19:30

Evening Concert

New Auditorium (Neue Aula)

With Wissam Boustany, Silvia Carredu, Wally Hase, Henrik Wiese and Anne-Catherine Heinzmann.

Wally Hase Concert
Saturday
09:30

Festival Orchestra Rehearsal

New Auditorium (Neue Aula)

Rehearsal with Gareth McLearnon.

Gareth McLearnon Rehearsal
Saturday
10:00

Haynes Genesis Showcase

Chamber Music Hall (Kammermusiksaal)

Wm. S. Haynes Co. presents the Genesis Flute and Genesis Protocol, led by Korinne Smith with Wally Hase and Vanda Albota.

Korinne Smith Wally Hase Genesis
Highlight: discover the instrument and musical story ahead of the 11:30 world premiere.
Saturday
11:30

Concert

New Auditorium (Neue Aula)

With Robert Dick, Gareth McLearnon, Wally Hase and Tilmann Dehnhard.

Wally Hase Gareth McLearnon World Premiere
Feature: world premiere of Genesis Protocol.
Saturday
15:30

Flute Ensembles

New Auditorium (Neue Aula)

With Flûtes d'Azur.

Gareth McLearnon German Premiere
Feature: German premiere of Seconds on State Street, directed by Gareth McLearnon.
Saturday
16:00

Masterclass

Lecture Hall (Hörsaal)

Masterclass with Wally Hase.

Wally Hase Masterclass
Sunday
09:15

Festival Orchestra Rehearsal

New Auditorium (Neue Aula)

Rehearsal with Gareth McLearnon.

Gareth McLearnon Rehearsal
Sunday
12:30

Concert

New Auditorium (Neue Aula)

With Julien Beaudiment, Jürgen Franz, Eyal Ein-Habar and Peter Verhoyen.

Jürgen Franz Concert
Sunday
15:00

Festival Finale

New Auditorium (Neue Aula)

Featuring the festival soloists and Festival Orchestras, conducted by Tilmann Dehnhard and Gareth McLearnon.

Jürgen Franz Gareth McLearnon World Premiere
Feature: includes the world premiere of Christian Ridil's Small Talk for Flute Ensemble.

See you in Essen.

Explore the complete festival programme at flutefestival.de.