- ABOUT ME - 

​Often humorously likened to an inflatable tube man onstage because of her enthusiasm, passion, and physicality, all flutist Eva Ding ever wants to do is imbue in her audience the same sense of joy and richness music brings to her. Through grants and residencies from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and The Center at West Park she has been able to produce original shows, which amplify the AAPI and immigrant experience through music and projected or interactive media. Her latest endeavour "For Mum, Dad" funded by the LMCC Creative Engagement Fund will have a multi-day run at the High Line Nine in November of 2022. Her upcoming engagements also include a collaboration with Grammy and Oscar Award-winning musician Jon Batiste at Carnegie Hall.

Prior to 2020, Eva returned to her hometown of Auckland and gave the New Zealand premiere of a new, orchestral arrangement of Claude Bolling’s “Suite for Flute and Jazz Trio”. Her most interesting gig to date, however, has to have been when she was the opening musical number for pro-wrestler, Orange Cassidy, at Independent Wrestling TV’s “Family Reunion” match.

Eva made her concerto debut when she was 14 at the Meet in Beijing Festival. In 2017, Eva made her New York concerto debut with the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra performing Honegger’s “Concerto da Camera”. She was invited back in 2019 to perform the New York premiere of Tailleferre's “Concertino” for Flute, Piano, and Chamber Orchestra. An avid proponent of highlighting contemporary music, Eva gave the New Zealand premiere performance of “The Golden Flute” Concerto by Chinese-American composer Chen Yi at the Auckland Town Hall in 2016.

During the summers, Eva has been an artist-in-residence with the Caroga Arts Collective and Avaloch Farm Music Institute. Having performed with the United Nations Chamber Music Society, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Auckland Chamber Orchestra, and Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra, she is also an accomplished ensemble musician. 

In recognition of her potential as a performer, she has received accolades and fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts, bespoken NYC, New Zealand Symphony, Chamber Music New Zealand, and the Performing Arts Competitions ​Association of New Zealand. Eva was recognized as Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's 2017 Young Soloist of the Year. 

Eva is Shanghai-born, Auckland-raised, and New York-based. She received the Manhattan School of Music President’s Scholarship and completed a Master of Music with Robert Langevin, Principal Flute of the New York Philharmonic. Prior to that, she gained her Bachelor of Music with First Class Honors from the University of Auckland, under the tutelage of Professor Uwe Grodd. 

In her spare time, Eva plays with her poodle Chocco, who adores singing along to her flute practice. 

- UPCOMING EVENTS - 

JULY 17-30, 2022 
| AVALOCH SUMMER FESTIVAL
Avaloch Farm Music Institute, New Hampshire

AUG 8-21, 2022
| CAROGA LAKE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Caroga Lake, New York

SEPT, 2022 
| JON BATISTE "AMERICAN SYMPHONY"
Carnegie Hall - Stern Auditorium, New York

NOV, 2022 
| "FOR MUM, DAD"
High Line Nine, New York

- PAST EVENTS -

2016

Sat 8 October 2016
| Auckland Youth Orchestra
Auckland Town Hall
Auckland, New Zealand

Chen Yi: "The Golden Flute" Concerto (soloist)

2017

Sun 19 March 2017
| Passio - Auckland Chamber Orchestra
For The Auckland Arts Festival
Auckland Town Hall
Auckland, New Zealand

Jack Body; David Farquhar; Ross Harris; Lissa Meridan; Michael Norris; Dame Gillian Whitehead

Thu 11 May 2017
​| Pushing Boundaries - Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Auckland Town Hall
Auckland, New Zealand

Stravinsky: Rite of Spring

Sun 21 May 2017
| Magic Flutes Devonport Concert
Holy Trinity Devonport
Auckland, New Zealand

​Doppler: Chanson d'amour (soloist)
​Hirose: Songs of the Ocean
Kocher: Winter's Journey
Bozza: Jour d'été à la montagne 
Elmsly: From silvered tubes….

Mon 29 May 2017
​| Magic Flutes Concert
Music Theatre, University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand

Doppler: Chanson d'amour (soloist)
Kocher: Winter's Journey
Elmsly: From silvered tubes….

Sun 20 August 2017, 5pm
| Solo Flute Recital
Music Theatre, University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Kent Isomura, Piano

Mozart: Concerto in G Major
Enescu: Cantabile et Presto
M. Norris: Chrysalis

Fri 18 August 2017, 5:30pm​
| La Flûte Enchantée
Raye Freedman Arts Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
Clare Hood, Soprano
Rachel Fuller, Piano

Selection of solos and duets for flute and soprano including:
Enescu: Cantabile et Presto; Borne: "Carmen" Fantasie; Ravel: La Flûte Enchantée, Bach: St John Passion: No. 63 "Zerfliesse, mein Herze" 

Sat 18 November 2017
| An Evening of Cinematic Works
William Vale Ballroom
New York, USA
Brooklyn Metro Chamber Orchestra

HONEGGER: Concerto da Camera
More info: https://www.thewilliamvale.com/calendar/2792/

2018

Sat 17 November 2018, 6:00pm | Sun 18 Nov, 2:30pm | Sun 18 Nov, 7:30pm
| Manhattan Symphony Orchestra
Neidorf-Kerparti Hall
New York, USA
Student and alumni musicians from the Manhattan School of Music

BEETHOVEN: Consecration of the House, Op. 124
BEETHOVEN: Fanstasia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 80 ("Choral fantasy")
BERNSTEIN: Make Our Garden Grow from Candide
COPLAND: Simple Gifts from Old American Songs
BRAHMS: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor

2019

Saturday 9 February 2019, 7:00pm
| Songs from Home - Solo Flute Recital
Greenfield Hall, Manhattan School of Music
New York, USA
William Woodard, Piano
Emma Kato, Cello
​
FISHER: Te Tangi a Matui
CRUMB: Vox Balenae
HE ZHANHAO & CHEN GANG: Butterfly Lovers' Concerto (arranged for flute)

Tuesday 18 May 2019, 8:00pm
| Celebrating Women Composers
BAM Fisher
New York, USA
Brooklyn Metro Chamber Orchestra

TAILLEFERRE: Concertino for Flute, Piano, & String Orchestra

Monday 15 - 29 July 2019
| Caroga Arts Collective 
Caroga Lake Area
New York, USA
Various Musicians

Chamber and orchestral works including Poulenc Sextet, Barber - Knoxville, Saint-Saens - Carnival of the Animals, Hummel Septet, & more. 
More info: http://carogaarts.org 

Saturday 24 August 2019, 6:00pm
| Maverick Chamber Orchestra
Maverick Concert Hall
Woodstock, USA
featuring: Elizabeth Bishop (Metropolitan Opera), mezzo-soprano & Barry Banks (Metropolitan Opera), tenor

​MAHLER arr. SCHOENBERG: The Song of the Earth
more info: https://maverickconcerts.org 

Sunday 27 October 2019, 2:00pm | Sunday 3 November 2019, 2:00pm
| Auckland Symphony Orchestra
Auckland Town Hall | Bruce Mason Centre
Auckland, New Zealand

BOLLING: Suite for Flute and Jazz Trio arr. for Orchestra

- MEDIA - 

Helen Fisher - Te Tangi a Te Matui

Crushing the Myth (Asian-American Speaker Series) - A Case Study of Debussy's "Syrinx"

Gobi Canticle - Lei Liang

Claude Bolling - Suite for Flute & Jazz Piano Trio, VII. Vèloce

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