Flutist Olivia Staton was appointed Second Flute of The Philadelphia Orchestra at the start of
the 2018-19 season at the age of 21, becoming the orchestra’s youngest member at the time. She
is a graduate of The Juilliard School where she received a Bachelor of Music degree and studied
with Jeffrey Khaner. Upon graduating, she was awarded the Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Achievement and Leadership in Music. Her previous teachers include Aaron Goldman and Jennifer Lapple.
As a chamber musician, Olivia performs with Philadelphia’s Network for New Music, and has
participated in the Philadelphia Orchestra’s series “Our City, Your Orchestra” as well as their
Audience Appreciation Concerts. Previously, Olivia performed in the New York Philharmonic
Biennial as a member of the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble, as well as Juilliard’s
“ChamberFest”. Olivia has performed with various chamber ensembles in Alice Tully Hall,
David Geffen Hall, Seiji Ozawa Hall, the Metropolitan and Whitney Museums of Art, and the
Aspen Art Museum. As a soloist, Olivia recently appeared with the Main Line Symphony
Orchestra with music director Don Liuzzi of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Philadelphia
Orchestra with conductor Nicholas McGegan performing J.S. Bach’s fourth Brandenburg
Concerto.
Olivia has appeared as guest principal with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, performing for
the sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition with conductor Nicholas McGegan.
She has also performed with the National Symphony Orchestra and New World Symphony, and
during her time at Juilliard, Olivia performed as a member of the Juilliard Orchestra, AXIOM
and New Juilliard Ensemble. In 2018 Olivia was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in
Lenox, Massachusetts, and for three previous summers she attended the Aspen Music Festival
and School where she served as Principal Flute of the Aspen Conducting Academy for two
summers.
Olivia has served on the faculties of the Philadelphia International Music Festival and
Metropolitan Concert Artists, both summer music intensives. Olivia has also coached
Philadelphia’s All-City Orchestra, Philadelphia Sinfonia, and been a guest at the Boston
University Tanglewood Institute, Interlochen Arts Academy, and Luzerne Music Center. Most
recently, Olivia was the featured Guest Artist for the Flute Society of Greater Philadelphia’s
annual Flute Fair giving a masterclass and solo recital. During the year, Olivia is a regular coach
for the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) Music Institute and teaches lessons privately.
Olivia is a Yamaha Performing Artist.
