Julien Beaudiment

International Visiting Professor of Flute

Julien Beaudiment, former Principal Flute of the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel, now holds the same position at the Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Lyon. He teaches at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon and the regional conservatory in Paris Rueil-Malmaison. He previously served as Principal Flute with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the only French musician to do so in a British orchestra, and among the few in an American one.

Originally from La Rochelle and Bordeaux, he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and later at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he won the Premier Prix de Flûte. His time in London and Los Angeles deeply shaped his musical and personal journey.

Beaudiment performs as a soloist in major venues and festivals worldwide, including the Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris), Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Berlin Konzerthaus, Walt Disney Hall (Los Angeles), and the Beijing National Center for the Performing Arts. He has collaborated with orchestras such as the Orchestre de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie am Rhein, Seoul Gangnam Philharmonic, Chicago Philharmonic, and the Mariinsky Orchestra.

He has played in iconic halls like the Hollywood Bowl, Suntory Hall, Concertgebouw, and Royal Albert Hall, with leading ensembles including the Berliner Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia, and Orchestre de Paris, under conductors such as Dudamel, Salonen, Rattle, Pappano, and John Williams.

Beaudiment teaches annually at the Nice International Summer Academy and Domaine Forget in Canada, and gives masterclasses globally – from Juilliard and Colburn in the US to Guildhall and Royal College in the UK, Sibelius Academy in Finland, and conservatories across Europe and Asia.