Flutist Aliya Vodovozova has established herself as a versatile artist, performing internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. With the Pacific Quintet, she received the 2nd Prize and Audience Award at the 2024 ARD International Music Competition, 2nd Prize at the Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition, and 1st Prize at the “Ton & Erklärung” competition.
Aliya has appeared at renowned festivals including the Verbier Festival, Ravel Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Pacific Music Festival, Zermatt Music Festival, Santander Encuentro, and Villecroze Music Academy. She has performed at prestigious venues including the Berlin Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Berlin, Suntory Hall, Auditorium de Radio France, and Grand Théâtre de Provence.
Born in Ukraine and raised in Türkiye, Aliya began studying flute and piano with her mother. She continued her education at the Gnessin School and Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory before moving to Berlin to study with Benoît Fromanger at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.
Alongside her solo and chamber music career, Aliya regularly performs as guest principal flutist with leading European orchestras, including the Orchestre National de France, Kammerakademie Potsdam, and Dresden Philharmonic. She has also appeared as a soloist with the Tekfen Philharmonic, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, and Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Türkiye.
Her recordings have been released by Deutsche Grammophon, Pentatone, and Outhere Music, while her performances have been featured on ARTE Concert, Medici.tv, Deutschlandfunk, WDR, Radio France, and France Musique. She was selected as Artist in Residence at the Villecroze Music Academy for a project dedicated to the music of Sofia Gubaidulina.
