Natalia Gerakis is considered one of the most accomplished Greek flutists. Both Stuttgart- and Athens-based, she has performed as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player at major halls and festivals throughout Germany and Greece, as well as in numerous European countries, in Asia, Africa and South America. She has been principal flute of the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra and performed among others with the Athens State Orchestra, Athens Camerata, Wuerttemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, Stuttgart State Opera House (Chamber Theater). As a soloist she has performed with the Bosch Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, Stuttgart University Academic Orchestra, Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, Athens Philharmonia Orchestra, Athens Academica, Universidad Mayor Orchestra Santiago/Chile. She has recorded for the Bayerischer Rundfunk, the Greek Radio & TV, the record labels Spektral Records/GER and Utopia/GR, the Hellenic Foundation for Culture. In addition to her musical activities as a performer, Natalia Gerakis has shown a remarkable educational activity. Commitment to her art and success in teaching makes her a highly regarded and sought-after flutist among international courses (Adams European Flute Center Masterclasses/Holland, International Forum for Flute and Piano/Luxembourg, Springiersbach Summer Courses/GER, Alliance Française Courses Lusaka/Zambia, Universidad Mayor Masterclasses Santiago/Chile, Music Library of Greece Masterclasses, International Music Academy of Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses/GR). Natalia Gerakis is Flute Professor at the Athens Conservatoire and tutor for Flute Methodology at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. Furthermore, she taught the flute (master’s degree program) in the Music Department of the Athens National University. She has studied the flute with Geneviève Amar and Vicens Prats at the Nadia & Lili Boulanger Conservatoire in Paris. She has obtained her flute master’s degree at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart in Germany under Professor Jean-Claude Gérard, on a scholarship of the Greek State. Currently she is PhD Candidate in the Music Department of the Athens National University.
