About
Isabeau is from Albury, NSW, and began her musical journey at age 14. After completing her HSC at the Conservatorium High School with Rosamund Plummer, she began her undergraduate studies with Laura Jellicoe at the Royal Northern College of Music. At the beginning of her third year, she was invited to audition for the postgraduate-level Advanced Orchestral Training course of the Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia orchestra. Since being awarded this position in Rome, she has studied with Principal Flute and international soloist Andrea Oliva alongside her UK undergraduate.
Since 2018, she has been a student of Sir James Galway, and she has been awarded merit scholarships and instrument prizes at his festival in Luzern, Switzerland. She has also attended masterclasses with principal players of the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw and London Symphony Orchestra, among others.
Isabeau has played with many of the UK’s leading orchestras, including the BBC Philharmonic, English National Ballet, Opera North, and The Hallé, with whom she recently appeared as a soloist. During her time at the RNCM, she has held the position of Principal Flute in many Symphony and Chamber Orchestra projects, working with international conductors including Edward Gardner, Baldur Brönnimann, Gergely Madras and Sir Mark Elder.