Julius Baker
Julius Baker (1915–2003) was one of the
leading American flute players and
teachers. Baker studied for a time with
Leonardo De Lorenzo and later, at the
Curtis Institute, with William Kincaid. He
was first flute in the New York
Philharmonic Orchestra for 18 years from
1965, having previously played first flute in
the Pittsburgh and Chicago orchestras. He
taught at the Juilliard School and at the
Curtis Institute, where his students
included many of the best-known players
working today.
Christopher Steward’s early flute recordings
Foote: Night Piece. Julius Baker, flute; Sylvan
Shulman and Bernard Robbins, violins;
Harold Coletta, viola; Bernard Greenhouse,
cello. Recorded about 1954.
Robert Bigio flute pages
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