Biography

Shatha Nawfal

Shatha first picked up a flute at the age of seven and has never put it down. After studying at the conservatoire and winning a string of international competitions, Shatha made a solo debut with a national orchestra at nineteen and has since performed on stages across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Known for a warm, singing tone and a fearless approach to repertoire, Shatha moves easily between baroque sonatas, romantic concertos and new music written especially for the flute. Alongside concerts and recordings, Shatha teaches masterclasses and loves taking music to the street, where every audience is a surprise.

Awards & Recognition

First prize at three international flute competitions, a critics' award for best chamber recording, and artist-in-residence posts with two European festivals.

I do not consider myself a performer so much as a messenger: the music is already there, I simply carry it to you.

— Shatha Nawfal, Flautist

Discography

Latest Album

Four albums of classical repertoire, new commissions and a few surprises, available on every major streaming service.

Silver flute on an open book of sheet music beside a candle in a stone chapel

Silver Linings

Baroque sonatas for flute and harpsichord, recorded live in a candlelit chapel.

Silver flute on dark slate in a beam of golden light

Baseless

Solo flute without accompaniment: Debussy, Varèse and three new commissions.

Red velvet curtain beside an empty stage in golden light

Curtain Fall

Romantic concertos with a full chamber orchestra.

Silver flute beside a violin and wildflowers on a wooden table

Once Bitten

Folk melodies and film themes, reimagined for flute and strings.