Biography

The professional path of award-winning flutist Boglárka Kiss defies categorization. She has built a distinguished career in higher education championing students. As a management consultant, she worked with Fortune 500 companies on data-driven strategy development, and she has served public agencies as a human-centered designer.  Still, the underlying constant in her life has been music. Her musical journey has taken her to many unexpected places: From opera in Montana, recital appearances in Europe, to recording on many kinds of flutes for film and album projects in LA’s studio scene. 

In her own words,

Music can teach us (almost) everything: Acquiring solid musical skills takes perseverance and an analytical mind. Musicians spend a lot of time alone, practicing our craft, aiming to improve. On stage, music becomes our tool for communication: We create musical conversations that grow out of what we hear moment to moment. Musicians are but conduits in a long tradition, passing on the love for music to the next generation.

True to her commitment to explore life’s many gifts, her latest adventure has taken her to the beautiful sport of rowing as an athlete and coach.

…but back to music:

As an orchestral musician, she has collaborated with luminaries such as Alan Silvestri, Joel McNeely, John Debney, and Jorge Mester, and has performed in many of LA’s most prestigious venues. As a soloist, she gave the first U.S. performance of Endre Szervánszky’s Concerto for Flute and Orchestra. She and pianist Robert Thies gave the first European performance of Billy Childs’ Sonata for Flute and Piano shortly after completing the premier recording of the work. She is also a dedicated chamber musician, appearing in various ensembles on LA’s chamber music circuit, and she also enjoys working in the recording studio.

She is extremely proud of her former students who have found success in the world as wonderful human beings who give back to their community, and work in music and other fields as performers, conductors, teachers, technicians, and mentors to the next generation.

Educated in Europe, at Whittier College, the University of California, Boston University, and Stanford University, Boglárka’s mentors include Anne Zentner, Julius Baker, James Newton, and Kei Akagi, all of whom have had a profound impact on her values and career path.