Principal flute of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal (OSM), Timothy Hutchins has performed to critical acclaim as a soloist in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Highly praised solo recordings include the concertos of Ibert, Rodrigo, Vivaldi and Honegger as well as the recital recording Flûte à la française with his pianist wife Janet Creaser, on Decca/London. This CD was described as “delectable” by the British classical record magazine Gramophone. As principal flute, he has also performed with and received invitations to join the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh Symphony. He can be heard on more than 70 award-winning OSM recordings, Charles Dutoit and Kent Nagano conducting, as well as on recordings with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Leonard Bernstein, and with the Pittsburgh Symphony under Mariss Jansons. Timothy teaches at McGill University, and has given classes in Japan, the UK and North America. Former students include performers with leading orchestras of the world. Mr. Hutchins was the soloist in the concert world première of William Perry’s Summer Nocturne for Flute and Orchestra.