Brandon Patrick George

Brandon Patrick George, hailed as a “knockout musician with a gorgeous sound” by The Philadelphia Inquirer, is a Grammy® Award-winning flutist whose repertoire extends from the Baroque era to today. He is the flutist of Imani Winds and has appeared as a soloist with the Atlanta, Baltimore, and Albany symphonies, American Composers Orchestra, and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, among others.   

Brandon has performed at the Elbphilharmonie, the Kennedy Center, the Dresden Music Festival, and the Prague Spring Festival. In addition to his work with Imani Winds, Brandon’s solo performances include appearances at Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 92nd Street Y, Tippet Rise, and Maverick Concerts. His current collaborations include touring projects with harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, pianist Aaron Diehl, and the Escher String Quartet. In 2021, Brandon was part of the inaugural class of WQXR’s Artist Propulsion Lab, a program designed to advance the careers of early and mid-career artists and support the future of classical music. A sought-after orchestral artist, he has performed as guest principal flute with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, appeared with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and toured internationally with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. In September 2023, Brandon's latest album, Twofold, was released on In a Circle Records. Twofold follows the success of Brandon Patrick George’s debut solo album, released in 2020 on Haenssler Classics. Raised by a single mother in Dayton, Ohio, Brandon is the proud product of public arts education. He draws on his personal experiences in his commitment to educating the next generation, performing countless outreach concerts for school children every year and mentoring young conservatory musicians of color embarking on performance careers. This commitment also guides his current concerto commissioning project, with extensive school visits and performance opportunities for local students built in to every commission. Brandon trained at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music with Michel Debost, in Paris with Sophie Cherrier, and received a Master of Music from the Manhattan School of Music. He continued his studies under the guidance of Lorna McGhee, now principal flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Brandon serves on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.