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Flautist · Beirut

Shatha Nawfal, flautist

Concert soloist, chamber musician and recording artist, bringing the classical flute to concert halls, festivals and open-air stages across the Levant and the Gulf.

Biography
An exceptional performer whose tone is warm, agile and utterly captivating from the first note to the last.
— Al Masrah Weekly, Culture pages, Beirut

Biography

A warm, singing tone

Trained at the conservatoire from the age of seven, Shatha has performed as a soloist with orchestras across Europe and Asia, won international competitions and recorded four acclaimed albums. Today Shatha divides the year between concert halls, chamber festivals, teaching and spontaneous street performances.

Full biography

Recordings

Four albums

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

Moonlit Sonatas

Baroque sonatas for flute and harpsichord, recorded live in an old stone hall in Byblos.

Silver flute on dark slate in a beam of golden light

One Breath

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

Red velvet curtain beside an empty stage in golden light

Curtain Call

Romantic concertos with a full chamber orchestra.

Silver flute beside a violin and wildflowers on a wooden table

Songs of the Mountains

Levantine folk melodies and film themes, reimagined for flute and strings.

What audiences say

A breathtaking recital. The Debussy alone was worth the trip.
Rana Saad Concert-goer, Beirut
Shatha played at our wedding ceremony and every guest was moved. Pure magic.
Suhail Ashqar Amman
Precise, generous and full of colour. A true artist and a joy to work with.
Jamil Murr Orchestra director
We stopped in the square to listen and stayed for an hour!
Amjad Fanous Dubai

Media

On stage and off

Flautist performing a solo in front of an ensemble
Flautist playing to a small crowd in a cobblestone square
Close-up of fingers on the keys of a silver flute
Young student practising the flute in a music room
Flautist performing at a candlelit garden wedding dinner
Flautist performing in an ornate recital hall as the audience applauds