Aisling Agnew is a diverse and well-known flautist from Belfast.

 

She has performed internationally including North & South America, Asia and across Europe at prominent festivals such as Musicahora in Chile, NFA Flute Convention at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Jeonju International Sori Festival in Korea, Warsaw Autumn, Sarajevo Winter Festival and closer to home at New Music Dublin, British Flute Convention in Manchester, Celtic Connections in Glasgow, and Belfast International Arts Festival.

 

Aisling is host of the successful podcast The Flute NI and has released several recordings, many of which are broadcast on BBC Radio, RTE Lyric FM and Classic FM. Her latest album Alone was released in 2025.

Aisling is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and is the recipient of many awards including the Countess of Munster, SIAP (Arts Council of Northern Ireland), Creative Scotland and Belfast Classical Music Bursaries. Aisling leads a busy and diverse career, regularly performing with orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout the UK and Ireland, most notably as both flautist and Artistic Director of Hard Rain SoloistEnsemble. This reflects her long-standing passion for new music, and collaboradons with creadve musicians and composers.

 

Aisling has commissioned, premiered and recorded many important contemporary works for flute and highlights include performing for Sir Peter Maxwell Davies 80th birthday concert, Greg Caffrey’s Flute Concerto with Camerata Ireland at Clandeboye Fesdval and giving the first performance in Scotland of Penderecki’s Flute Concerto with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

Aisling established the Four Corners Flute Orchestra in 2026 with partners across Ireland, and she teaches the flute at Queen’s University Belfast.